The Special Summer Food Service Program for Children is one of several programs for the feeding of children administered by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The program is designed to feed during summer vacation, children from areas having poor economic conditions or high concentrations of working mothers. It is authorized through fiscal year…

This project provides school authorities with the stimulus and funds to take leadership, on behalf of children living in circumstances of poverty, in utilizing the participation of parents and bringing about coordination between the school and community agencies providing services to meet the physical and mental health, and nutritional and…

This report contains twenty-four tables which present data on Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I-funded projects for the state of Ohio. Major instructional areas are: reading, mathematics, vocational education, tutorial services, pre-school education, and special education. Reading and mathematics evaluation data are presented in…

This evaluation of reading programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I, in Vermont provided an assessment of the success of the programs. It was prepared to assist classroom teachers in improving instructional programs. The Prescriptive Reading Inventory was developed as a criterion referenced test to aid instruction. It…

It is essential that the traditional emergency management structure be used as a framework for higher education emergency planning. The four phases of emergency management should be reflected in the architecture of all planning efforts. These include "preparedness," "response," "mitigation," and "recovery."…

This article is a sequenced description by the chief of cycle operations at Teacher Corps of the origin and development of Teacher Corps projects, from selection and evaluation of concept papers, to proposal rating and funding, to assessment of each project's success. (JA)

This report provides an overview of the major program activities for fiscal year 1978 and 1979 of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It is intended to give readers a clear idea of the structure and functions of NCES and does not present any actual statistical data. The first section summarizes the center's purpose and objectives.…

This report describes the fiscal year 1977-78 program and plans for the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). It is intended to give readers a clear idea of the structure and functions of NCES and does not present any actual statistical data. The report consists of three main sections. Section 1, "NCES Policies, Procedures, and…

The U.S. Office of Consumers' Education, which existed for almost seven years, disbursing in excess of $18 million for grants and contracts in support of consumer education activities, is examined. Program successes and program problems are discussed. (Author/CT)

Presents an assessment of the implementation of the Career Education Incentive Act program. A major finding was that the goals of widespread career education implementation as a result of the Act were probably unattainable, given the low levels of funding provided to states during the first years of operation. (CT)

Using a multilevel statistics framework, a study examined the role of multiple sites in evaluation of three programs: Greater Avenues to Independence (GAIN), Job Training Partnership Act, and Food Stamp Employment and Training. Although multisite evaluations have great potential, they are more difficult and expensive and have limited success in…

The Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) established a System of Support program that included certain mandates for schools in restructuring and school improvement within the framework of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB). The Bureau operates 184 elementary schools and 24 colleges nationwide. Some of the schools are required to utilize scripted…

The purpose of this study was to examine principal leadership styles and their influence on school performance as measured by adequate yearly progress at selected Title I schools in South Carolina. The main focus of the research study was to complete descriptive statistics on principal leadership styles in schools that met or did not meet adequate…

K12 Inc. enrolls more public school students than any other private education management organization in the U.S. Much has been written about K12 Inc. (referred to in this report simply as "K12") by financial analysts and investigative journalists because it is a large, publicly traded company and is the dominant player in the operation…