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Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2018
The Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) is the State Lead Agency for the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part C program for Washington State. Within DCFY, the Part C programmatic home is the Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) program. During Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017, the ESIT program held contracts…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, State Programs, Federal State Relationship
Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families, 2019
The Department Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) is a new cabinet level agency focused on the well-being of children. The vision is to ensure that "Washington state's children and youth grow up safe and healthy-thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community." (House Bill 1661) DCYF serves as the…
Descriptors: Infants, Toddlers, State Programs, Federal State Relationship
Wykes, Bruce L. – Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research, 2015
Many policies and initiatives have been proposed or implemented to address the unique needs of military families who face special challenges while supporting the service of their military member(s). Some of those policies and initiatives have sought to focus on military-connected children (MCCs) and the particular academic challenges they face.…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Student Needs, Public Schools, Educational History
Kim, Jimmy; Sunderman, Gail L. – Civil Rights Project at Harvard University (The), 2004
This report examines how state policymakers designed their accountability systems to meet the NCLB Title I requirements and the implications of its provisions for schools with large numbers of low-income and minority students. The authors conducted their study in six states--Arizona, California, Illinois, New York, Virginia, and Georgia--which are…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Government, State Programs, Public Schools
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1991
This report is an analysis of available data on the participation of people with disabilities in the nation's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs. Covering program year 1989, this report includes information about people with disabilities served by JTPA in every service delivery area (SDA) in the country. The narrative section briefly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Disabilities, Employment Programs, Federal Legislation
National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, Washington, DC. – 1990
This document presents the 1989 Annual Statistical Report on the three major Program Activities of the National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems, a federally funded agency designed to directly impact the delivery of state social, medical, and legal services to persons with disabilities. Data on the three programs--The Client…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Agencies, Civil Liberties, Delivery Systems
Pennsylvania State Council on Vocational Education, Harrisburg. – 1988
This annual report outlines the activities of the Pennsylvania Council on Vocational Education for the year 1987-88 and provides an overview of the status of vocational education in the state. The activities of the council included public meetings on vocational education, a review of the use of federal vocational education funds in the state, a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Advisory Committees, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Maryland State General Assembly, Annapolis. Dept. of Fiscal Services. – 1997
This report provides general background information on the State of Maryland's Special Education Nonpublic Placements program, which is responsible for approving the placement of Maryland students with disabilities in private schools. The report describes the program, analyzes the trends, and makes several recommendations. Findings of the report…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrollment Rate
Jefferys, Marcie – 1997
This report presents the Children's Defense Fund's (CDF) recommendations for spending the fiscal year 1998-1999 Minnesota state budget surplus. The intent of the CDF plan is four-fold: (1) emphasizing long-term investments in children's well-being; (2) address children's immediate health and safety concerns; (3) contribute to the continued…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Budgets, Child Advocacy, Child Health
Ohio State Dept. of Education, Columbus. Div. of Vocational and Adult Education. – 1995
This document is a comprehensive report of Ohio activities related to the expenditures of federal funds under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act of 1990 during the period July 1, 1994 through June 30, 1995. The report contains three sections, each formatted to meet different accountability standards. Section 1…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Students, Compliance (Legal), Disadvantaged Youth
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1984
This document provides an overview of programs and activities in adult and secondary education, along with statistical data about adult education efforts in the United States. The first part of the document presents seven short sections about council functions and programs in adult education. Included in these sections is the following…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Adult Programs, Bilingual Education
1984
Background information for the auditing of New Jersey School Districts is given. Included are chapters on the following: (1) a digest of the School Audit Law, Title 18A:23-1 to 18A:23-11; (2) directives to the Boards of Education; (3) school district bookkeeping; (4) scope of funds to be audited; (5) conducting the school audit; and (6) sample of…
Descriptors: Accounting, Bookkeeping, Capital Outlay (for Fixed Assets), Compliance (Legal)
Hershey, Alan M.; Silverberg, Marsha K.; Haimson, Joshua; Hudis, Paula; Jackson, Russell – 1999
A comprehensive evaluation of state and local progress in implementing school-to-work (STW) programs focused on the following: whether states and local partnerships have created coherent STW systems of connected, sustainable practices and programs; how STW systems have changed students' experiences at the elementary, secondary, and postsecondary…
Descriptors: Career Development, Career Education, Case Studies, Cooperative Planning