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Peer reviewedMandel, David R. – Education and Urban Society, 1983
Draws on case studies from eight states to examine the initial operation of federal block grants. Finds that Chapter 2 worked better in its first year than its critics had predicted and that local education agencies frequently used their "united" money in innovative ways to meet local educational needs. (GC)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Stimson, Jim; Scherer, Joseph J., Ed. – School Administrator, 1985
A study of Chapter 2 first-year implementation in nine states found that administrators like the flexibility of the block grants. Problems remain concerning the participation of private school students, service to special populations, and the continued use of state advisory councils. (MLF)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Download full textKnapp, Michael S. – 1986
This document reports the findings of the National Study of Local Operations under Chapter 2 of the Education Consoldation and Improvement Act of 1981 concerning the achievement of three of the goals set by federal statute for this educational block grant legislation. These goals are improving education for public school students and school…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Padilla, Christine; And Others – 1994
Chapter 2 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is a formula grant program designed to support educational improvement. The intent of the Chapter 2 program is to make funds available for state education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) to improve elementary/secondary education, meet the special educational…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Peer reviewedEyler, Janet – Economics of Education Review, 1985
A study of the implementation of Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act in Tennessee revealed that administrative burdens have been reduced, distributive rather than redistributive purposes have been served, availability of resources for private schools has increased, and responsible, program-oriented local control has been…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Knapp, Michael S.; Blakely, Craig H. – 1986
This document reports the results of the National Study of Local Operations under Chapter 2 of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. The 2-year study sought to (1) describe local district activities and operations under Chapter 2, the first federal education block grant, in the program's third year, noting changes occurring…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Rossman, Gretchen B.; And Others – 1984
This report is based on data collected in a 2-year study of the implementation of Chapter 2 of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981, which combined the funds from 28 federal programs into a single block grant. This study investigated the effects of the act on 12 school districts, in an effort to obtain a better general…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
