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Hannah Acheson-Field – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2023
In 2008, Maine implemented the Educational Opportunity Tax Credit (EOTC), a tax credit that repays up to $4,400 of student loan debt to filers who live in Maine, work in Maine, are paying towards their student debt, and who have an eligible degree. In 2019, Maine Revenue Services (MRS) provided 14,341 EOTC tax credits to 19,798 people, with annual…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, State Policy, Educational Opportunities, Tax Credits
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Goldrick-Rab, Sara; York, Travis; Cady, Clare; Baker-Smith, Christy – Journal of Student Financial Aid, 2021
Public universities are intent on increasing degree completion for many reasons. A stronger policy focus on completion and interest in removing students' financial hurdles has led to a rapid proliferation of completion grant programs. This paper reports on a mixed-method implementation study of completion grant programs at seven broad- and…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Graduation, Grants, Student Financial Aid
Goldrick-Rab, Sara; York, Travis; Cady, Clare; Baker-Smith, E. Christine – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: Public universities are intent on increasing degree completion for many reasons. A stronger policy focus on completion and interest in removing students' financial hurdles has led to a rapid proliferation of completion grant programs. This paper reports on a mixed method implementation study of completion grant programs at seven broad-…
Descriptors: Public Colleges, Graduation, Grants, Student Financial Aid
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Rifelj, Kelly Krupa; Kuttner, Paul J. – Teachers College Record, 2020
Background: Promise scholarship programs designed to increase college access and success are proliferating across the country. However, little research has investigated how such programs are implemented or how differences in program design, such as the inclusion of merit requirements, could affect the success of these initiatives. Project/Research…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Counselors, Merit Scholarships, Eligibility
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2021
The Head Start Act mandates that each Head Start recipient receive a monitoring review at least once every 3 years; each newly designated recipient be reviewed after the completion of its first year (and then at least once every 3 years thereafter); and all recipients that "fail to meet the standards" receive Follow-up reviews. Reviewers…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2020
The Head Start Act mandates that each Head Start grantee receive a monitoring review at least once every 3 years; each newly designated grantee be reviewed after the completion of its first year (and then at least once every 3 years thereafter); and all grantees that "fail to meet the standards" receive Follow-up reviews. Reviewers…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2019
The Head Start Act mandates that each Head Start grantee receive a monitoring review at least once every 3 years; each newly designated grantee be reviewed after the completion of its first year (and then at least once every 3 years thereafter); and all grantees that "fail to meet the standards" receive Follow-up reviews. Reviewers…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Rauner, Mary; Perna, Laura W.; Kanter, Martha J. – WestEd, 2018
College Promise programs are thriving in California, and with the continued growth comes a need to understand the features of these diverse efforts and the perspectives of the communities in which they exist. In 2018, the James Irvine Foundation supported California College Promise Project (CCPP) at WestEd to study the College Promise landscape in…
Descriptors: College Programs, Program Descriptions, Paying for College, Student Financial Aid
Office of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2018
This report presents a summary of the findings of fiscal year (FY) 2018 Head Start monitoring reviews, fulfilling the reporting requirement in Section 641A(f) of the Head Start Act. It highlights the enhancements made to the FY 2018 monitoring review system, summarizes grantee review outcomes, and describes the types of findings most commonly…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Welbeck, Rashida; Ware, Michelle; Cerna, Oscar; Valenzuela, Ireri – MDRC, 2014
Difficulties in paying for college and in maintaining good academic performance are two major hurdles to college graduation for low-income students. In recent years, state and federal budgets for postsecondary education have been cut significantly, limiting the options policymakers, education leaders, and communities have to improve rates of…
Descriptors: Technical Assistance, Guidelines, Guides, Performance Contracts
Taylor, J. L.; Harmon, T. – Office of Community College Research and Leadership, 2010
This report provides a summary of major results of the Illinois Bridge Status Survey, administered online between April and June 2010. The purpose of the survey was to understand the extent to which bridge programs are being implemented in Illinois, as well as to build an online directory of bridge programs. Bridge programs are an emerging…
Descriptors: Transitional Programs, Developmental Studies Programs, Program Evaluation, Program Implementation
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Bansak, Cynthia; Raphael, Steven – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2007
We evaluate the effects of state policy design features on SCHIP take-up rates and on the degree to which SCHIP benefits crowd out private benefits. The results indicate overall program take-up rates of approximately 10 percent. However, there is considerable heterogeneity across states, suggesting a potential role of inter-state variation in…
Descriptors: Public Health, Health Insurance, Children, State Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
This report addresses the issue of whether Federal regulations and certain state and local office practices and procedures may discourage or prevent eligible persons from participating in the Food Stamp Program. The report focuses on only those procedures and practices that affect households once they have contacted the local food stamp office for…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Programs, Food, Program Administration
Heyburn, Sara; Lewis, Jessica; Ritter, Gary – National Center on Performance Incentives, 2010
In U.S. K-12 public education, incentive pay for educators remains firmly fixed as a high-interest policy topic and has recently become a popular reform initiative in many school systems. The Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), created in 2006 by the U.S. Department of Education, is at the forefront of this policy movement and has provided hundreds of…
Descriptors: Awards, Teacher Motivation, Public Education, Teacher Salaries
Wilds, Thomas F.; Liacopoulos, George N. – Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (JASH), 1988
A survey of 66 chapters of a national autism society found that the availability of extended school year (ESY) services is increasing. Significant variation was found in how states determine eligibility, in the duration of ESY programs, and in the length of ESY days; parental dissatisfaction was also reported. (JDD)
Descriptors: Autism, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Eligibility
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