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Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1974
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…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Employment, Equipment, Federal State Relationship
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (DOT), Washington, DC. – 1974
The scope and content of this traffic records course are outlined in a chart (Course Structure) and tabulation (Overview of Course Content). General course objectives follow the overview. These define for the instructor the broad objectives, module by module, which the course is designed to reach. The last part of this section gives a detailed…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Objectives, Curriculum Guides, Data Collection
California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. Office of Program Evaluation and Research. – 1973
Achievement test scores and measures of district and pupil characteristics were analyzed for all California school districts. Achievement test scores were found to be highly correlated among each other. The best single predictor of achievement scores was a measure of family poverty. Scholastic aptitude scores were not used as predictors.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Tests, Economic Status, Performance Factors
Michigan State Dept. of Education, Lansing. Research, Evaluation, and Assessment Services. – 1970
The ninth in a series of reports of the Michigan Educational Assessment Program, this report contains education profiles for Michigan's geographic regions and community types. Three types of profiles are provided: (1) profiles constructed from district-level assessment results, (2) profiles constructed from school-level assessment results, and (3)…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Data, Data Collection, Evaluation Criteria
Maryland Library Association, Baltimore. – 1973
This is a handbook designed for use by the Maryland library community to exert influence on behalf of libraries. Indicating the necessity to get federal support to libraries, it gives handy information about organizing for action. A chart of the Maryland legislative coalition and information network with the names and addresses of members is…
Descriptors: Community Action, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Stephens, E. Robert – 1974
Focusing on one of the most critical and complex aspects of the concept of the regional educational service agency (RESA), the paper questions whether RESA's should be an arm of the state educational agency, pure creatures of constituent local school districts, or pure special district governments. The critical dimensions of the issue being…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Educational Cooperation, Local Government, Models
Maine State Dept. of Educational and Cultural Services, Augusta. – 1972
The methodology used in the Maine Assessment of Educational Progress in Citizenship and Writing is described in this report. The chapters of the report are: I. Introduction--background and purpose of the project, sampling considerations, Exercise Package development, administration and scoring, and data analysis plan; II. Sample Design--general…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Data Collection, Educational Research, Educational Status Comparison
Hathorn, John R. – 1972
The New York State Interdepartmental Committee on American Indian Affairs renders, through the several state departments, various services to Indians located in the state. The Committee's 1971-72 Annual Report describes these services for the state's 8 Indian Reservations--Allegany, Cattaraugus, Onondaga, Poospatuck, St. Regis, Shinnecock,…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Annual Reports
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Bureau of Secondary Curriculum Development. – 1966
This syllabus for a one-semester course in economics for high school seniors focuses on six topics: 1) The Nature of Economic Understanding; 2) The Market System; 3) The Role of Government; 4) Economic Growth and Stability; 5) The United States Economy in the World; and 6) Comparative Economic Systems. A general overview presents a rationale for…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Curriculum Development, Economics Education, Educational Objectives
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1973
An examination of statewide testing program results for New Mexico are presented under the following headings: (1) Assessment of Mental Abilities, School Year 1972-73, Grade 1; (2) Assessment of Academic Aptitude and Achievement, School Year 1972-73, Grade 5; (3) Assessment of Academic Aptitude and Achievement, School Year 1972-73, Grade 8; and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Anglo Americans, Aptitude Tests, College Bound Students
Stout, Larry – 1971
The paper examines Federal assistance and how it has benefited education in Appalachia. After a discussion of social change, regional education centers and educational cooperatives are considered, as are vocational education and teacher education. Other Federal programs, such as those funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity and Appalachian…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged, Educational Attitudes, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Feller, Irwin; And Others – 1970
This report documents study efforts to obtain information regarding the organization and performance of research and development in Pennsylvania State departments and agencies. Departmental procedures for determining research priorities, performers, project administration, and information dissemination were examined; and the relationship of these…
Descriptors: Budgets, Expenditures, Government Role, Higher Education
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Elementary and Secondary Education. – 1971
The right-to-read effort in Florida is a statewide program to encourage and expand the teaching and learning of reading on all educational levels. The program depends on the coordination of state-level activities with activities of local school districts, colleges, and universities. State-level activities include program development, assessment,…
Descriptors: College Role, Community Action, Community Colleges, Program Administration
Marland, S. P., Jr. – 1971
Background papers prepared in conjunction with the national survey of the gifted and talented are presented as appendixes to the study reported in ED 056243. Papers in Appendix A consider the characteristics of the gifted and talented, the question of why we should be concerned with them (are special programs undemocratic, will regular children be…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Exceptional Child Research, Financial Support, Gifted
CTB / McGraw-Hill, Monterey, CA. – 1971
A comprehensive assessment was made of the status of elementary education in Missouri in reading, mathematics, language, and study skills. The Comprehensive Tests of Basic Skills (CTBS) and the Short Form Test of Academic Aptitude (SFTAA) were administered to a sample of Missouri fourth and sixth graders. For each curricular area, Missouri…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Aptitude Tests, Basic Skills, Elementary Education
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