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National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE, 2018
Because the needs of homeless children and youths are so extensive and varied, State educational agencies (SEAs) and local educational agencies (LEAs) must become part of a system of services to ensure that these vulnerable children and youths can receive the support they need to attain an education. The McKinney-Vento Act, the Federal law that…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Federal Legislation, Homeless People, State Departments of Education
Stimson, Jim; Scherer, Joseph J., Ed. – School Administrator, 1985
A study of Chapter 2 first-year implementation in nine states found that administrators like the flexibility of the block grants. Problems remain concerning the participation of private school students, service to special populations, and the continued use of state advisory councils. (MLF)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Landon, Craig Louis – 1983
Utilizing data from 31 applications for financial assistance from Johnson-O'Malley (JOM) Indian Education Fund for the 1980-81 school year, the study examined the influence of Indian Parent Advisory Committees (PACs) over school curricula and activities supported by JOM funds in Washington State. Applications were surveyed for information relating…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, American Indian Education, American Indians, Cooperative Planning
Dannenberg, Arlene C. – 1984
This handbook on the advisory and decision-making aspects of parent involvement provides information and skill-building activities to help parents establish, maintain, and increase the effectiveness of parent advisory councils (PAC) for bilingual education programs in Massachusetts. Chapter 1 describes the legal background and the basic structures…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Advisory Committees, Bilingual Education, Communication Skills
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, Washington, DC. – 1996
The report provides background information on the next reauthorization of the federal Higher Education Act, and is intended for college and university financial aid officers. An introductory section chronicles the history of federal legislation for student financial aid. The next section outlines the congressional reauthorization process,…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Committees, Conflict Resolution, Elections
Darling-Hammond, Linda; Marks, Ellen L. – 1983
The Education Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981 is intended to provide opportunities for states and local governments to have more control of their educational programs and to deregulate the administration of federal programs. Introduced at a time when state funding and revenue systems are in flux and severely depleted, it presents…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education