Research shows that access to school health services improves health and academic outcomes, particularly for students with chronic health issues. Finding sustainable funding has been an ongoing struggle. This policy brief presents opportunities to expand access to--and resources for--school health services using available Medicaid funds. In…

The Council of Chief State School Officers' (CCSSO's) commitment to equity is rooted in the belief that all students--across race, ethnicity, gender, language, disability, sexual orientation, or family background or income--deserve an education that prepares them for success in college, careers, and life. One of the actions that state education…

Increasing federal intervention and the resulting burden of complying with federal programs, rules, and regulations has caused a significant growth in state bureaucracy, much of which has a parasitic relationship with federal education programs, straining the time and resources of local schools. Instead of responding first to students, parents,…

This Quick Reference Document has been prepared by the Regional Resource Center Program Fiscal Priority Team to aid RRCP State liaisons and other Technical Assistance (TA) providers in understanding the general context of State questions surrounding Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS) and Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of…

This hearing transcript presents testimony on the effects of placing federal nutrition programs in state block grants as required by the Personal Responsibility Act, the welfare bill contained in the "Contract with America." Witnesses testified that federal food programs such as Women Infants and Children (WIC), the Senior Nutrition…

The Elementary Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965 authorizes 39 programs that are administered by the United States Department of Education and account for $8.6 billion in FY 1993. ESEA funds are distributed through three allocation methods: formulas, discretionary grants, and specifically designated recipients. Almost half of ESEA programs…

THE MAJOR PURPOSES OF THE LAW WERE TO STRENGTHEN AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TO EXPAND THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES IN THE NATION THROUGH THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION ACT OF 1963, AND TO EXTEND FOR 3 YEARS THE NATIONAL DEFENSE EDUCATION ACT OF 1958 AND PUBLIC LAWS 815 AND 874. IT AUTHORIZED INCREASED FEDERAL GRANTS TO…

Developments in federal funding to individual colleges and universities are presented. Information included is: (1) Federal R&D funding principally accounted for the 15% increase in total Federal obligations to universities and colleges in 1978; (2) A sharp rise of 15% occurred as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) increased its R&D…

Documented are developments in federal funding to individual colleges and universities. It is reported, based on fiscal year (FY) 1977 data, that federal obligations to higher education institutions have grown substantially. Federal research and development (R&D) funds rose by 15% in FY 1977. However, federal funding for academic R&D in 1977 was…

Offers an analysis of the impact of Federal intervention and major criticisms of the notion of programistic aid as opposed to general aid. (Author)

This report discusses significant modifications to the Impact Aid programs (Public Law 81-874 and Public Law 81-815), as a result of Public Law (P.L. 100-297 (the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988). These changes include extending the authority for P.L. 81-874 and P.L. 81-815…

This report discusses Section 3 of Public Law (P.L.) 81-874, one component of the Impact Aid program. Section 3 provides financial assistance through formula grants to local school districts in which a Federal activity or project increases the number of children the local school district must educate. Section 3 is the largest part of the Impact…

The need for an appropriate governance structure of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and a governance proposal are discussed. NAEP provides time series data on student achievement within certain academic areas by age and geographic region. Its main purpose is informational, rather than diagnostic. Several objectives are…

As part of Child Watch, a national monitoring project set up in 1982 to determine the effects of Federal funding cuts and changes in health and social programs on children from low-income families, three programs in New York City were chosen for study. The three programs, which provided health services for low-income children and their mothers,…

Discusses the development and current status of the Child Development Associate credential, including financial support, state adoption, and public criticisim. (ED)