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Emrey-Arras, Melissa – US Government Accountability Office, 2020
American Indian and Alaska Native students enrolled in public schools have performed consistently below other students on national assessments from 2005-2019. The Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) program provides academic and cultural supports, through contracts, to meet the specialized and unique educational needs of American Indian and Alaska Native…
Descriptors: American Indian Students, American Indian Education, Public Schools, Alaska Natives
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 1998
This report addresses the Florida Community College System's (FCCS) performance based on measures established by the General Appropriations Act. Discussed are: (1) FCCS' performance on the measures used in the performance-based budgeting (PBB) incentive fund; (2) improvements that can be made to the PBB incentive fund; and (3) changes to community…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Performance Based Assessment
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1987
The Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources reports an original bill (S. 1238) to amend the Bilingual Education Act to make federal financial assistance available for children of limited English proficiency without mandating a specific method of instruction, to encourage innovation at the state and local levels through greater administrative…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Committees, Costs, Federal Aid
Cross, Christopher T. – 1979
This document details the changes that have occurred in the 95th Congress with respect to compensatory education and explores the implications of those changes with respect to Federal policy for compensatory education programs. The 93rd Congressional hearings on Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act are reviewed. Also described are…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Oklahoma State Board of Education, Oklahoma City. – 1982
This document contains the State plan designed to enable the State Department of Education to implement an adult education program in Oklahoma that will meet the critical educational needs of the adult population. Sections of the plan include purpose; state definitions; legal authority; audits, goal statement, administrative provisions;…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Demonstration Programs, Educational Planning
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
Both Federal and State administrative policies were examined by a Congressional committee as part of a general evaluation of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I programs. The principal findings of the committee are presented. Proceedings of the hearings on Title I administration, statements of educators, and supporting statistics…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
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
South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Columbia. – 1983
A review of the South Carolina master plan for higher education is presented. The following issues are addressed: coordination and governance, roles and missions of state colleges and universities, enrollment projections, program review, prerequisites for freshman admission, quality incentives, desegregation of state institutions, finances, and…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Desegregation, College Planning, College Programs
Office of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1985
The fiscal year (FY) 1984 annual report on executive agency actions to assist historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) is presented by the Secretary of Education in accordance with Executive Order 12320. The report is a compilation and comparison of actual dollar amounts obligated by the 27 designated federal agencies to the nation's…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Annual Reports, Black Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1995
Both the Department of Education (ED) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) support a wide variety of studies of systemic and other educational reform in science, mathematics, and technology. Many of the studies have common or complementary purposes. To provide more comprehensive knowledge as a basis for decision making and to manage resources…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Data Collection, Decision Making
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1984
Presented are transcripts of hearings on legislation which is intended to improve the operations of the federal bilingual education program by (1) focusing on building the capacity of the local educational agencies to carry out bilingual education programs; (2) broadening the range of instructional approaches eligible for assistance; (3) targeting…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education, Washington, DC. – 2001
The purpose of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a high-quality education and reach, at a minimum, proficiency on challenging state academic achievement standards and state academic assessments. After presenting a statement of…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement Programs, Child Neglect, Delinquency
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1977
Offered in response to a request for background information from the Congressional Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Technology, the document presents a report of the National Science Foundation's (NSF) support for social and psychological sciences research. Major objectives of the report are to review the origins of NSF support programs;…
Descriptors: Developmental Programs, Educational Assessment, Federal Aid, Federal Government
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Commerce. – 1998
This hearing examined federal and private sector programs that provide assistance to schools and libraries to ensure that telecommunications technologies are being used effectively by schools. Topics include: local, state and national information infrastructures; program development; the role of technology; increase in funding; access to the…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Development, Educational Finance