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Chafee, John H. – Progressive Architecture, 1980
Federal energy measures have tended more to conservation than to developing alternate energy sources; but they have coordinated public building, tax regulations, and lending policies in the effort. (Author)
Descriptors: Efficiency, Energy Conservation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Health, Education, and Human Services Div. – 1998
This report describes progress in addressing problems identified earlier in the process of consolidating student loans under the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP) or the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). Consolidation loans allow borrowers to extend their repayment periods and may combine loans under either or both…
Descriptors: Efficiency, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Higher Education
Peer reviewedWinslow, Mary B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Outlines how the "cult of efficiency" and the "cult of deficiency" emphasize weakness and have affected American education. Points out that a new "cult of proficiency" emphasizing strengths, not weaknesses, is needed. (MD)
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational History
Haveman, Robert H., Ed.; Palmer, John L., Ed. – 1982
These nine papers are from a conference held at Brookings Institution on April 3-4, 1980, focusing on subsidizing private sector job creation for workers with structural employment problems. Chapter 1 summarizes the papers and conference proceedings. The remaining nine chapters are divided into three parts consisting of three papers each. Part 1…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Categorical Aid, Cost Effectiveness
Library of Congress, Washington, DC. Congressional Research Service. – 1992
The four parts of this memorandum are not intended to be definitive or complete; rather, their object is to present a range of alternative strategies for federal elementary and secondary education policy and to provide an initial basis for discussion. The first problem addressed is that of meeting the serious and multiple needs of children living…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Coordination, Education Work Relationship, Educational Change
Hoffman, Ellen – 1980
Results of an analysis of the federal role in lifelong or continuous learning indicate that the single most important existing component is educational equity. The major policy question is how to reshape existing policy, programs, and expenditures to meet the needs of particular, diverse groups of Americans who lack access to promised benefits. It…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Adult Education, Delivery Systems
Fishbein, Estelle A.; Blumer, Dennis H. – 1981
In response to a request by the Presidential Task Force on Regulatory Relief, this report offers specific recommendations for reform of federal regulations. A cover letter explains the constraints imposed by the recommended format: that the report is unable to address adequately the area of federal regulatory activity generating the most adverse…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Affirmative Action, Attendance, Change Strategies
