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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Program Evaluation and Methodology Div. – 1988
This general program evaluation framework provides a wide range of criteria that can be applied in the evaluation of diverse federal progams. The framework was developed from a literature search on program evaluation methods and their use, the experiences of the United States Government Accounting Office (GAO), and consideration of the types of…
Descriptors: Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs, Federal Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
Healthy Start is a 5-year program that encourages community-based strategies for reducing infant mortality. This report addresses Congressional concerns of preliminary evaluation results reported by the press concerning the program's efficacy. The report strives to answer three Congressional concerns: (1) the plan for the national program…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Problems, Evaluation Utilization, Federal Programs
Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges (RP Group), 2005
This report to the Legislature and Governor provides recommendations on the design of a workable structure for the annual evaluation of district-level performance for California Community College districts. Under contract with the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, a six-member panel of the Research and Planning Group for…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Educational Needs, Educational Planning, Educational Indicators
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
This report provides information on the following: (1) the percentage of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households receiving food stamp benefits, both nationally and by state; and (2) some of the reasons why the AFDC households in some states may not have higher food stamp participation rates. In fiscal year 1986, 83.4 percent of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Family Income, Family Involvement
Peer reviewedCross, Christopher T. – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 1979
Review of congressional hearings leading to the enactment of the Education Amendments of 1974 (Public Law 93-380), the initial response of the United States Office of Education, and the study conducted by the National Institute of Education as mandated in Section 821 of PL 93-380. (MH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Compensatory Education, Data Collection, Educational Objectives
US House of Representatives, 2007
This document records testimony regarding the Department of Education's slow pace in providing States the assistance they require to implement No Child Left Behind's provisions for English Language Learners (ELLs) and the status of recent efforts to correct that; practices for training teachers of ELL students and for improving their academic…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Legislators, Limited English Speaking
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Human Resources. – 1978
On July 31, 1978, the U.S. Senate Committee on Human Resources held a hearing in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, on the problem of youth unemployment. In particular, the effectiveness of the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and YEDPA (Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act) programs concerned the Committee. Following an opening…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Community Organizations, Cooperative Programs, Coordination
Commission on Civil Rights, Washington, DC. – 1975
The effectiveness of bilingual bicultural education as a means of increasing the opportunities of language minority students is examined in this report, which is addressed to educators and the general public. First, an introduction defines key terms, briefly outlines controversies which surround bilingual education, and describes the contents of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Syfrett, Evelyn E. – 1984
Florida state legislation has mandated the evaluation of its compensatory education programs. The Florida Accountability Act of 1976 called for minimum basic skills testing in grades 3, 5, 8, and 11 (subsequently amended to grade 10). In 1977, the Florida Compensatory Education Act mandated remedial programs for students performing below the…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Achievement Tests, Basic Skills, Comparative Analysis
Office of Educational Research and Improvement (ED), Washington, DC. Office of Research. – 1994
A 3-year national assessment of vocational education (VE) examined various issues related to improvement of VE programs, their academic and employment outcomes, participation of special population students in VE, and Perkins funding and administration. The assessment established that most secondary VE is still very traditional and that Perkins…
Descriptors: Academic Education, Accountability, Articulation (Education), Classroom Techniques
