In recent years, New York State has encouraged school districts to ensure that their facilities are adequate to educate students by offering financial incentives through building aid formulas. In 1997, legislation was enacted to increase state support for school capital projects by restructuring building aid. The laws of 2000 and 2001 further…

Paper reports some of the early findings of a study of subject specialization at school based on postal questionnaires completed by 200 former grant recipients. (Author)

The familiar adage states that teachers "teach like they were taught." The lack of technology integration in classroom teaching practices would then indicate that teachers are experiencing little technology integration in their teacher preparation programs. This article identifies many barriers to technology use in teacher education and reports…

Flexibility and accountability are two levers for change that occupy an increasingly prominent place among federal strategies for educational improvement. In return for introducing higher academic standards and performance-based accountability systems, states and districts have been granted increasing flexibility over how they may use the funding…

The "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 19981" (commonly referred to as "Perkins," "Perkins III," or "the Act" and referred to hereafter as "Perkins III") requires, in Sec. 113(c)(3)(C), that the secretary provide the appropriate committees of Congress copies of annual…

This guidebook provides basic information to assist charter schools in accessing the federal programs and resources available to them. The programs represented in this guide are those that are commonly considered the most beneficial to charter schools. Most of the programs are administered directly by the U.S. Department of Education (ED). Chapter…

The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provides for annual federal incentive payments to states if they improve foster care programs by (1) avoiding unnecessary removal of children from their homes; (2) preventing extended stays in foster care; and (3) reunifying children with their families or placing them for adoption. To be…

Recent legal action and research raise doubts about the advisability of measuring fiscal effort in the Illinois general grant-in-aid program by using the simple school district tax rate for operational purposes. Various logical, and perhaps legal, considerations might be sufficient to compel adjustment of the measurement of effort. Beyond these…

In order to provide a structured program for improved access to New York state libraries, legislation is being developed to establish nine regional library systems funded completely by the state and including public, school, and reference and research library resources systems. Each regional system will be governed by a Board of Directors,…

In order to encourage the professional instructional staff to develop innovative teaching strategies and techniques, the Los Angeles Community College District established an Instructional Development Grant Program (IDG) in 1973. This evaluation is based upon a variety of data sources: campus visits, surveys, telephone interviews, and data…

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a national conference, regional conferences, and small seed-money incentives used to encourage diffusion of the Career Facilitation Program. The mini-grant program was most effective, though institutions that were rejected also completed a large number of science-related programs. The national conference…

In view of faculty morale problems and budget limitations, a case is made for selective funding of new approaches to higher education. The value of incentive grant programs is addressed, and two specific programs are cited: the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education and a special California State Fund for Innovation and Improvement in…

This study surveyed Head Start grantees in California who had received federal funds to expand their programs through partnerships with local and state organizations or blended funding. The survey sought to provide a profile of the collaborative partnerships formed and identify best practices, program barriers and solutions, and unresolved issues.…