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Download full textDepartment of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC. – 1994
This report outlines the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' 40-member Advisory Committee on Services for Families with Infants and Toddlers in regard to the Early Head Start Program. This program, introduced in 1995, is designed to provide services to children from birth to age 3 (and their families) who were not previously…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, Educational Policy, Educational Research
Thornton, Julie A. – 1996
The report describes one segment of the Federal Language Testing Board's Unified Language Testing Plan (ULTP), the validation of the speaking proficiency test in Russian. The ULTP is a project to increase standardization of foreign language proficiency measurement and promote sharing of resources among testing programs in the federal government.…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language
Carter, Yvonne B., Comp.; Owens, Janice E., Comp. – 1992
The Library Career Training Program, Title II-B of the Higher Education Act (HEA), provides grants to institutions of higher education and library organizations or agencies to train persons in librarianship through fellowships, institutes, and traineeships, and to establish, develop, and expand programs of library and information science. The U.S.…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Ounce of Prevention Fund. – 1994
This report examines the expansion of Head Start programs to include children from birth to age 3. The report notes that high-quality, comprehensive programs for families and young children have demonstrated their effectiveness in helping families raise healthy, confident, curious children and, by providing support to parents, increasing parents'…
Descriptors: Child Health, Day Care, Federal Programs, Financial Support
Goetz, Kathy, Ed.; Peck, Shelley, Ed. – 1994
Institutions have been slow to respond to changes in family life, and service delivery has mostly been limited to responding to crises and to treating problems. Family resource and support programs began emerging in the 1970s to fill parents' expressed need for more support. As part of this trend, the federal Family Preservation and Support…
Descriptors: Community Programs, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Fund Raising
Amon, Ronald D. – 1991
As a result of a review of performance reports submitted by almost 400 colleges and universities receiving Veterans Education Outreach Program (VEOP) grants, 37 exemplary programs were identified by a panel of 5 professionals in veterans' education and government administration. The exemplary programs selected showed consistency in staff efforts…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Outreach Programs
Peer reviewedLevitan, Sar A. – Monthly Labor Review, 1975
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Innovation, Educational Programs, Federal Programs
Vanhorenbeck, Susan M. – 1988
This paper briefly discusses new housing programs for the homeless sponsored by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the funding provided by the 100th Congress, and two additional HUD programs to aid the homeless. The following four programs are discussed: (1) the Emergency Shelter Program; (2) the Transitional Housing Program,…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Office of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1984
Described in this report are fiscal year 1984 activities of the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, a program established in 1975 as part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. Following an executive summary, chapter I describes the mission and organization of the CSE. Chapter II reviews the child support enforcement amendments of 1984,…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. National Assessment of Educational Progress. – 1982
Reports of declining test scores and high school graduates who can't read or compute have triggered a public demand for higher standards in education. In light of this demand, National Assessment re-examined its role with respect to raising educational quality in this country. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) asked seven…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education
Synectics Group, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
The Institutional Conservation Program (ICP) is a voluntary grant program designed to help such non-profit institutions as schools, hospitals, local governments, and public care facilities save energy and reduce anticipated energy-related costs. Another primary ICP goal is to conserve oil, thereby reducing the nation's dependence on imported…
Descriptors: Conservation Education, Cost Effectiveness, Energy, Energy Conservation
Education Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1973
The National Advisory Council for Indian Education is a 15-member, all Indian Council established by the Indian Education Act of 1972. The article discusses the role and responsibilities of the Council, and lists its members, including their tribes, addresses, and experience. (KM)
Descriptors: Adults, Advisory Committees, American Indians, Court Litigation
Engel, Penelope – Day Care and Early Education, 1975
Discusses the development and current status of the Child Development Associate credential, including financial support, state adoption, and public criticisim. (ED)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Certification, Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education
National Council on Educational Research (NIE), Washington, DC. – 1980
In five chapters and two appendices, this report discusses the goals and activities for 1978-79 of the National Institute of Education (NIE) and the National Council on Educational Research (NCER), which is the policy-making body for the NIE. In the first chapter, outgoing NCER chairman John E. Corbally reviews problems involved in utilizing NIE…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Government Role
International Business Services, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1980
This booklet provides a description of representative practices developed by various state educational agencies under State Leadership and Training Program (SLTP) grants funded by the Right to Read Office. The first section of the booklet contains approximately 30 individual SLTP project summaries. The second section describes each state's…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Leadership Training, Program Content
