The continued growth of vocational education has set new trends in the field of American education over the past decade. Its growth can be attributed to government action to reduce unemployment and job immobility. Vocational education is an important aspect in State planning; each State is required by the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968 to…

The administrative handbook contains general information concerning Maine legislation relating to special education, state subsidy to special education programs, Title VI (A) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Public Law 85-926 related to preparation of professional personnel in special education, and the services of the Special…

The report by the comptroller general of the United States is directed toward an inquiry into charges of misuse of Federal funds in Delaware's vocational rehabilitation program. Significant program developments are reviewed to provide background data in understanding the specific charges. The charges involved: administrative salaries, cancelling…

This manual provides a guide to State administrators on the meanings, implications and practices involved in the Title III legislation and legislative changes accompanying it. A base for building accountability into projects and programs is included to assist State educational agencies in their role as educational change agents. The manual is…

The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Arizona is called KidsCare. This report provides a portrait of children's health coverage in the state after a year of operation of KidsCare. Following an executive summary, the first section of the report presents overall statistics and trends in children's health coverage. The second section…

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) in 1997 signaled a major increase in time, energy, creativity, and money devoted to enrolling eligible children in health insurance programs. Child advocates and others have focused on developing outreach and enrollment strategies to bring the benefits of these new SCHIP programs to children…

Recognition of the link between child care and the success of welfare reform has given rise to questions about how states are spending child care funds provided through Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF). At the request of members of Congress, this report from the General Accounting Office…

Information on postsecondary education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia is organized in four main parts: (1) narrative description of the state-level coordinating or governing agency, institutional governing boards, current master planning activities, the 1202 commission, state student assistance agency or agencies, state board of…

This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's state-funded State Compensatory Education program activities during the 2002-2003 school year.

A hearing was held for the purpose of receiving testimony concerning the Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990. The first panel provided testimony about: (1) the delivery of human services in northern Iowa that are funded through the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) and the need for continued block grant funding; (2) CSBG funding of…

This document contains guidelines, procedures, and administrative requirements based on the regulations, assurances, and certifications in the South Carolina Three-Year State Plan for Vocational-Technical Education as adopted by the State Board of Education. The guide contains an introduction (section I) and seven main sections. Section II…

This report provides information on the following: (1) the percentage of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households receiving food stamp benefits, both nationally and by state; and (2) some of the reasons why the AFDC households in some states may not have higher food stamp participation rates. In fiscal year 1986, 83.4 percent of…

Maryland's decade of experience in providing programs for gifted and talented students indicates that response to the needs of such students has been strongest when federal, state, and local policy and financial commitments were complementary. The notion that federal financial support is not necessary and may even be counterproductive is…

This report provides brief descriptive information about State compensatory education (SCE) programs in 17 States: (1) California; (2) Connecticut; (3) Florida; (4) Georgia; (5) Hawaii; (6) Maryland; (7) Michigan; (8) Nebraska; (9) New Jersey; (10) New York; (11) Ohio; (12) Oregon; (13) Rhode Island; (14) Texas; (15) Utah; (16) Washington; and…

South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, established by Act 194 of the General Assembly in 1967, was created as the agency of the state government specializing in higher education. The commission's primary concern is the strengthening of all the state institutions of higher learning, to the end that quality education and training beyond high…