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Taylor Maag; Tamar Jacoby – Progressive Policy Institute, 2024
America's labor market presents a paradox. Although the unemployment rate is just 3.9%, there are more jobs open than people who can fill them. Nationwide, there are roughly 68 workers for every 100 open jobs. Many factors contribute to this workforce shortage, but one of the most significant is a growing skills gap -- millions of workers across…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Postsecondary Education, Labor Force Development, Government School Relationship
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Thomas, Jaime; Gonzalez, Naihobe; Paxton, Nora; Wiegand, Andrew; Hebbar, Leela – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
Pell Grants are the cornerstone of federal financial aid for low-income students enrolled in postsecondary education. Currently, these grants are available only to those who seek an initial undergraduate degree or credential lasting at least a typical semester. Because these rules may restrict access to programs providing skills needed for new or…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Student Financial Aid
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National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
Pell Grants are the cornerstone of federal financial aid for low-income students enrolled in postsecondary education. Currently, these grants are available only to those who seek an initial undergraduate degree or credential for a program lasting at least a typical semester. Because these rules may restrict access to programs providing skills…
Descriptors: Grants, Federal Aid, Eligibility, Student Financial Aid
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Thomas, Jaime; Gonzalez, Naihobe; Paxton, Nora; Wiegand, Andrew; Hebbar, Leela – National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, 2020
These are the appendices for the report "The Effects of Expanding Pell Grant Eligibility for Short Occupational Training Programs: Results from the Experimental Sites Initiative." Four appendices are included in the document: (1) Implementation of the 2011 Pell Experiments; (2) Study Design and Analytic Approach; (3) Supporting Details…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Grants, Eligibility, Vocational Education
Office of Finance and Operations, US Department of Education, 2019
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, other external stakeholders, and the American people on how the Department used the federal resources entrusted to it to promote student achievement and preparation for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2018
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, other external stakeholders, and the American people on how the Department used the federal resources entrusted to it to promote student achievement and preparation for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2017
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, other external stakeholders, and the American people on how the Department used the federal resources entrusted to it to promote student achievement and preparation for…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2016
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, and the American people on how the Department has used the federal resources entrusted to it to promote achievement and preparedness of students entering a global…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2015
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, and the American people on how the Department has used federal resources entrusted to it to promote achievement and preparedness of youth entering a global environment by…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2014
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) Fiscal Year (FY) 2014 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to inform Congress, the President, and the American people on how the Department has used federal resources entrusted to it to promote achievement and preparedness of youth entering a global environment by…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2013
The purpose of the United States Department of Education's (the Department) FY 2013 "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) is to assist Congress, the President, and the American people to assess the Department's stewardship over resources with which it is entrusted. This annual report is required by legislation and complies with the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Office of the Chief Financial Officer, US Department of Education, 2012
The United States Department of Education's (the Department's) "Agency Financial Report" (AFR) for fiscal year (FY) 2012 provides an overview of the Department's financial performance and results and detailed information about the Department's stewardship over the financial resources entrusted to it. Additionally, as required by the…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Carnevale, Anthony P.; Reich, Kathleen – 2000
This publication identifies the front-line lessons learned to date on the role of education in the next phase of welfare reform. It presents the voices of leading welfare administrators, educators, business people, and current and former welfare recipients. Part 1, "Identifying the Issues," presents "The Case for Investing in…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Educational Finance, Employed Parents, Evaluation Methods