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Opportunities to Reduce Potential Duplication in Federal Teacher Quality Programs. Testimony before the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives. GAO-11-510T
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Scott, George A. – US Government Accountability Office, 2011
This testimony discusses the findings from our recent work on fragmentation, overlap, and potential duplication in federally funded programs that support teacher quality. We recently issued a report addressing fragmentation, overlap, and potential duplication in federal programs that outlined opportunities to reduce potential duplication across a…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Federal Programs, Resource Allocation
A Report of the Commission on Federal Paperwork. Final Summary Report.
Commission on Federal Paperwork, Washington, DC. – 1977
The Commission on Federal Paperwork was charged by Congress and the President with the task of making recommendations to eliminate needless paperwork while assuring that the federal government has the information necessary to meet the mandate of law and operate effectively. The 36 reports of the commission (summarized in the appendixes) examined…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Change Strategies, Confidentiality, Efficiency
School Lunch Program: Cafeteria Managers' Views on Food Wasted by Students Report to Chairman, Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, House of Representatives.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1996
In fiscal year 1995, about 26 million students in about 94,000 schools nationwide were served lunches each day through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). In response to concerns raised about the amount of food thrown away by students (called plate waste), the General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed a random sample of cafeteria managers in…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Dining Facilities, Educational Economics, Efficiency
Federal Education Funding: Multiple Programs and Lack of Data Raise Efficiency and Effectiveness Concerns. Testimony before the Education Task Force, Committee on the Budget. United States. Senate. Statement of Carlotta C. Joyner, Director, Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division.
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General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1997
Information that Congress and various agencies can use to plan, implement, and evaluate programs supported by more than 30 agencies is provided. This statement focuses on the amount and complexity of federal support for education and addresses the challenge of obtaining more and better information. Research indicates that six programs--Child…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Budgets, Children