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Download full textHarris, Linda; Tsoi-A-Fatt, Rhonda – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2007
This paper presents Center for Law and Social Policy's (CLASP's) recommendations on how No Child Left Behind (NCLB) could better address the workforce challenges faced by this country. CLASP is a nonprofit organization engaged in research, analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on a range of issues affecting low-income families. The…
Descriptors: Lifelong Learning, Educational Change, Education Work Relationship, High Schools
Center on Education Policy, 2012
To learn more about states' experiences with implementing school improvement grants (SIGs) funded through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), the Center on Education Policy (CEP) administered a survey to state Title I directors. (Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides federal funds to schools in low-income…
Descriptors: State Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Politics of Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Human Resources. – 1993
This document contains a record of the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Chicago (Illinois) Congressional hearing on the Job Opportunities and Basic Skills (JOBS) Training Program. Witnesses at the hearing included officials from various Illinois programs funded by the JOBS program, government officials, and unemployed persons. They…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Blacks, Disadvantaged
Office of Policy and Planning (ED), Washington, DC. – 1993
It is time to revise the Chapter 1 program to prepare disadvantaged children to meet the challenges of the National Education Goals. The Chapter 1 program must be aligned with larger reforms to develop higher standards for student performance and greater accountability. The gap in achievement between disadvantaged and other students means that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Compensatory Education
RMC Research Corp., Denver, CO. – 1991
This publication is a guide with the materials necessary for leading a workshop session on a method for Chapter 1 program improvement that involves teachers and administrators. The "For the Children" approach to program improvement offers a plan for bringing together the people who are responsible for implementing the program that has…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Objectives
Berkeley Planning Associates, CA. – 1991
An assessment was made of the staff structures of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs, recommended staff backgrounds, current staff backgrounds, and staff development measures. Recommendations were made on how staff development could be improved. Data for the study were gathered through a survey of all state JTPA directors and a random…
Descriptors: Adults, Community Programs, Compliance (Legal), Employment Programs
Latta, E. Michael – 1987
An evaluation is presented of the adequacy and effectiveness of the vocational education program delivery systems in the State of North Carolina assisted under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (VEA) and under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Evaluation was conducted through analysis of seven reports issued by various state…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Disadvantaged, Educational Trends
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report, prepared in response to a requirement in the Academic Research Facilities Modernization Act, proposes a plan for the modernization of general research facilities in which academic research is conducted, including research buildings, research laboratories, support rooms, and other institutional or departmental facilities in scientific…
Descriptors: Facility Planning, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Sklar, Morton H. – 1986
The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) mandates that service delivery areas shall expend 40 percent of Title IIA funds on training and employment programs for youth. To ensure quality programs, a substantial portion of resources should be targeted to the most seriously at-risk youth. The most effective youth programs take a comprehensive approach…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
Levine, Daniel B., Ed. – 1986
At the request of the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement, the Panel to Evaluate the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) was established in 1985 by the National Academy of Sciences. This report culminates an extensive two-year study of NCES and reflects the panel's broad view of the center's…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Educational Assessment, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Beuke, Vernon L.; And Others – 1980
This report presents findings of a study to (1) describe state and local implementation of the 1976 Education Amendments and consequences of federally mandated vocational education policy and practice on vocational education activity, (2) understand ways in which state and local conditions affect policy implementation, and (3) recommend ways to…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Disadvantaged, Educational Legislation
PDF pending restorationBall, Joseph; And Others – 1979
At the end of September, 1978, 37,000 low-income youths in seventeen competitively selected communities across the country were enrolled in Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects which guaranteed them a part-time job during the school year and a full-time job during summer months on the condition that they remain in, or return to, a secondary…
Descriptors: Cooperative Planning, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1975
The report discusses the need to vary the training of Reserve and Guard units by skill and readiness requirements and to make more efficient use of training time. It contains recommendations to the Secretaries of Defense, Transportation, Army, Navy, and Air Force. The review was based on questionnaires mailed to 2,209 randomly selected reservists…
Descriptors: Armed Forces, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Efficiency
Wilson, Duane A.; And Others – 1970
A study was conducted in Minnesota on attitudes of county leaders (commissioners, auditors, and appointed Extension committee members) on ways of expanding Extension programs. In each county data were gathered by questionnaire from at least two thirds of the leaders. Questions were asked about expansion (1) through working with other…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agriculture, Community Leaders, Extension Agents
Haber, William; Kruger, Daniel – 1964
This monograph examines the developments which have influenced the United States Employment Service during the 30 years of its history, since the Wagner-Peyser Act of 1933. The major social and economic developments, the enabling legislation, and the issues and problems regarding the proper role of that service are discussed. Some of the…
Descriptors: Agencies, Agency Role, Career Counseling, Employment Programs
