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Download full textCenter on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC. – 1994
A study used data on the characteristics, Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) program activities, and quarterly earnings of about 6,500 adult female Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) recipients who enrolled in JTPA programs in 11 states during Program Year 1986. The study tracked the experiences of the women in the JTPA programs and…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Career Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. National Security and International Affairs Div. – 1994
The National and Community Service Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-610), enacted in November 1990, authorized the establishment of a program for minority students to receive financial assistance grants in preparation and exchange for Peace Corps service. Although more than 3 years have passed since the enactment of the authorizing legislation, the…
Descriptors: Colleges, Demonstration Programs, Educational Finance, Eligibility
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1993
Some facts about the homeless population in Florida are the following: (1) 40,000 persons in Florida are homeless on any given day, with 40 percent of the total being families; (2) 65 percent are new homeless (not chronic); (3) 30 percent of the homeless are addicted to drugs or alcohol and 20 percent are mentally ill; (4) causes of homelessness…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
St. Pierre, Robert; And Others – 1993
This evaluation report is the third in a series of reports that are part of a 4-year national effort designed to describe the types of Even Start projects that have been funded, the services provided, the collaboration efforts undertaken, and the obstacles to program implementation that have been encountered. The current report provides…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, At Risk Persons, Early Childhood Education, Family Literacy
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1990
This report on effective programs for children updates the 1988 report by providing new and stronger documentation of the programs' benefits and cost effectiveness. Eight programs and types of programs are discussed in Part I and four program areas that warrant attention are discussed in Part II. Part I reports on: (1) the Special Supplemental…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Employment Programs
Coballes-Vega, Carmen; And Others – 1979
A survey instrument to evaluate the program's effectiveness was sent to project directors of 49 institutes of higher education (IHE's) that participated in the Title VII Bilingual Education Fellowship Program from 1975 to 1978. Data from the 44 completed survey instruments were gathered and tabulated in July and August 1978. Areas addressed were:…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Doctoral Programs, Dropout Rate, Employment Level
Guerrero, Frank; And Others – 1990
The Chapter 1 English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) program provided supplementary, intensive English language instruction to limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in 69 non-public schools in New York City. The program's primary goal was to help LEP students gain the listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary to improve their…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
Barker, Linda Toms; And Others – 1986
A study examined the objectives of supported employment programs for individuals with severe disabilities and identified performance measures to document the practices and achievements of such programs at the federal, state, and local levels. A set of proposed data items and potential performance measures was developed on the basis of programs…
Descriptors: Counseling Objectives, Data Collection, Employment Opportunities, Employment Services
McKey, Ruth Hubbell; And Others – 1985
Including all Head Start research (both published and unpublished) and using, when possible, the statistical technique of meta-analysis, this final report of the Head Start Evaluation, Synthesis, and Utilization Project presents findings on the impact of Head Start on children's cognitive and socioemotional development, on child health and health…
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Community Involvement, Compensatory Education, Early Childhood Education
National Association of Private Industry Councils, Washington, DC. – 1987
This paper contains four charts that describe the participation of people with disabilities in Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs for program year 1986. The first chart displays the state-by-state participation rates for both youth and adults with disabilities in JTPA Title II-A programs. Chart 2 lists the state-by-state participation…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Disabilities, Disadvantaged Youth, Employment Programs
Reisner, Elizabeth; And Others – 1988
This study evaluated the national network of Technical Assistance Centers (TACs), which provides technical assistance in evaluation and program improvement to state and local educational agencies responsible for implementing programs under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA). The U.S. Department of Education…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education
Mei, Dolores M.; And Others – 1988
The Young Diplomats Program: Israeli School-to-School Exchange, sponsored by the New York City Board of Education and the United States Information Agency, was an international exchange involving 15 American and 15 Israeli high school students. Students from five specialized New York and five specialized Israeli high schools participated.…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Educational Objectives, Federal Programs, Foreign Students
Schubert, Jane G. – 1983
Activities to achieve sex equity at five demonstration sites funded by the Women's Educational Equity Act are summarized. The five sites, all local education agencies, are located in North Carolina, Massachusetts, Oregon, Arizona, and Florida. The document is organized into seven major sections. Following an introduction, Section 2 describes the…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education, Federal Programs
South Carolina State Dept. of Education, Columbia. Office of Federal Programs. – 1983
This report consists of several tables which are intended to illustrate the impact that Title I has exerted on South Carolina schools and describes 23 Title I/Chapter 1 projects in operation in the State. The preliminary summary provides data for 1978-1982, delineating (for each year) funds allocated, number of students participating, participants…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1984
This document records hearings before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry and its sub-committee on Nutrition. The hearings, dated March 15 and April 9, 1984, were conducted in order to evaluate and reauthorize the special supplemental food program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), due to expire in 1984. Testimony…
Descriptors: Anemia, Birth Weight, Cost Effectiveness, Disadvantaged
