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Download full textHolstead, Michael S.; Spradlin, Terry E.; McGillivray, Margaret E.; Burroughs, Nathan – Center for Evaluation and Education Policy, Indiana University, 2010
In December of 2009, Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels announced that the latest state revenue forecasts predict that the state of Indiana will spend $1.8 billion more than it receives in tax revenue collections through July 2011. Therefore, Governor Daniels announced that he will cut at least $300 million from K-12 education spending in the next…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Incentives, Advanced Placement Programs, Program Effectiveness
Direct linkWatson, Louise; Ryan, Chris – Australian Journal of Education, 2010
For over three decades, government subsidies have been a major source of funds for private schools in Australia. Private schools now enrol more than one-third of all students. Analysing administrative and participation data, we find that Australian private schools have used government subsidies to increase the quality of their services (that is,…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, Foreign Countries, Grants
Naik, Manish; Yorkman, Michell; Casserly, Michael – Council of the Great City Schools, 2010
President Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act or ARRA) into law on February 17, 2009. This federal stimulus package provided an unprecedented infusion of new education aid for the nation's schools--more than $100 billion. To determine how the unprecedented federal infusion of education funding was…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Districts, Educational Technology, Federal Programs
Mead, Sara – 2002
A small federal program piloting tax credit bonds to support school construction, the Qualified Zone Academy Bond (QZAB), has existed since 1997--providing evidence of how tax credit bonds could work. This paper analyzes the results of QZABs to date in order to inform policymakers, advance the debate over federal school construction aid, and…
Descriptors: Bond Issues, Educational Finance, Federal Programs, Policy Analysis
Warren, Paul; Johnson, Hadley – 1985
As part of a review of California's strategy for helping recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) find jobs through the Work Incentive Program (WIN), eight demonstration programs were analyzed. There were four major findings. First, the Department of Social Services (DSS), which targets AFDC recipients with recent job…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Employment Programs, Job Training, Program Costs
Thompson, Barbara – 1984
This report provides financial, demographic, personnel, and performance information on Wisconsin's Title I program, designed to assist some educationally disadvantaged students. This information is presented in descriptive summaries, tables, and graphs for fiscal year 1981-82, with some comparisons fiscal year 1981-82, with some comparisons…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1978
This report from the General Accounting Office reviews selected aspects of Wisconsin's Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. Chapter 1 describes AFDC and specifies the scope of the program review. In Chapter 2 the potential for increasing child support collections from parents is explored. Actions which could increase collections…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Efficiency, Federal Programs, Motivation
Parker, James T. – 1985
The Fiscal Year-1986 310 catalog includes more than 350 projects funded under Section 310 of the Adult Education Act, with a total investment of almost $8 million. Analysis of 310 project information submitted by states came to the following conclusions, among others: (1) staff development is the highest priority for 310 projects, nationally (32…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Education, Postsecondary Education, Program Content
Mississippi State Legislature, Jackson. PEER Committee. – 1997
In March 1995, the Mississippi State Department of Education implemented the Home Ties program as a 5-year pilot program at five sites, using federal funds made available through a sub-grant from the Mississippi Department of Human Services (MDHS) and matching funds appropriated by the Mississippi legislature. The program provided intensive,…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Crisis Intervention, Family Programs, Financial Support
Pietrowiak, Diana; St. Pierre, Michelle; Mink, Melissa; Rasmussen, J. Bryan – 2003
Title IV-B of the Social Security Act authorizes federal funding for services to help families address problems leading to child abuse and neglect and prevent unnecessary separation of children from their families. Subpart 1 of Title IV-B provides funds for almost any child welfare activity, but has statutory limits on foster care maintenance and…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Welfare, Children
Adelman, Nancy E.; Cleland, Christene P. – 1987
This study describes and analyzes the Section 143 Migrant Education Interstate and Intrastate Coordination discretionary grants program from 1981-86. The program's funding mechanism changed fully from grants to contracts in fiscal year 1987. The study was designed to address the following broad research topics: (1) determination of inter- and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Needs, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Stemmler, Peggy; Naimark, Dana Wolfe – 2000
The Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Arizona is called KidsCare. This report provides a portrait of children's health coverage in the state after a year of operation of KidsCare. Following an executive summary, the first section of the report presents overall statistics and trends in children's health coverage. The second section…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Child Health, Children, Health Care Costs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
This report provides information on the following: (1) the percentage of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households receiving food stamp benefits, both nationally and by state; and (2) some of the reasons why the AFDC households in some states may not have higher food stamp participation rates. In fiscal year 1986, 83.4 percent of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Family Income, Family Involvement
Peer reviewedGifford, Judy; Scanley, Anne – SRA Journal of the Society of Research Administrators, 1991
A recent survey by the Federal Demonstration Project, which analyzes the research administration system, found that state governments need to improve how they administer sponsored research in colleges and universities. The analysis focused on management of state-appropriated funds, federal flow-through funds, and applications to and awards from…
Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Financial Support, Higher Education, Institutions
Akins, Julie – 1988
Despite the positive contributions of the 1987 Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (the McKinney Act), Federal emergency aid has failed to keep pace with the growing need for assistance. Less than one year after the passage of the McKinney Act, progress has been made toward meeting the emergency need for food, shelter, and health care…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Emergency Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
