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Greenberg, David; Verma, Nandita; Dillman, Keri-Nicole; Chaskin, Robert – MDRC, 2010
Distressed urban neighborhoods face challenges on multiple fronts, but most efforts to confront these problems work in isolation of one another. The New Communities Program (NCP) is an exception, helping selected Chicago neighborhoods develop partnerships to address challenges involving employment, education, housing, and safety in a…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Urban Areas, Poverty Areas, Neighborhood Improvement
Prusoff, Linda L.; Sumner, Gerald C. – 1974
Findings of a study that examined the role of the state education agency (SEA) in implementing innovative projects within school districts are presented in this paper. The following federal programs were investigated: (1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III, Innovative Projects; (2) ESEA Title VII, Bilingual Projects; (3)…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Program Administration
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Management and Planning Services. – 1980
To assist directors of local migrant projects in planning/developing a project application and in implementing/evaluating migrant projects, this guide also serves as a reference or checklist for mandated responsibilities, as an outline of good management, as an evaluative instrument to both new and experienced project directors who wish to assess…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, Migrant Education
Tschantz, Jennifer – 2002
This report provides information about state monitoring practices on the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C program that provides early intervention services for infants and toddlers with disabilities. The findings reported summarize responses from 10 states with a variety of Part C lead agencies. In five…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Compliance (Legal), Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Scott, George A. – Government Accountability Office, 2007
Concerns have been raised about the Department of Education's (Education) role in overseeing the lenders and schools that participate in the largest of the federal government's student loan programs, the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). GAO was asked to analyze Education's use of its oversight, guidance, and enforcement authorities…
Descriptors: Industry, Guidance, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1983
A formal review was conducted to assess the efforts made by federal agencies to implement the 1983 Emergency Jobs Appropriations Act (EJAA). (The EJAA provided emergency supplemental appropriations to provide productive employment for jobless Americans, to hasten or initiate federal projects and construction of lasting value to the nation, and to…
Descriptors: Agency Role, Construction Programs, Employment Programs, Federal Government
Grasso, Janet; Fosburg, Steven – 1980
Fifth in a series of seven volumes reporting the design, methodology, and findings of the 4-year National Day Care Home Study (NDCHS), this volume presents a descriptive and statistical analysis of the day care institutions that administer day care systems. These systems, such as Learning Unlimited in Los Angeles and the family day care program of…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Agency Role, Early Childhood Education, Family Day Care
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities. – 1992
This annual report provides an overview of activities that New York's Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID) undertook from October 1, 1990, to September 30, 1991, to promote the employment and independence of individuals with disabilities in New York State. Following introductory messages by three…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Disabilities
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1985
A study examined the role of the U.S. Department of Labor in implementing the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Staff from the General Accounting Office (GAO) interviewed officials from the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) and Office of Inspector General (OIG); ETA regional officials in four cities; state JTPA officials in five…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Agency Role, Delivery Systems, Educational Legislation