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Phillips, Sarah Fierberg – Afterschool Matters, 2010
Emphasizing the intersection of policy and politics, this paper uses Theda Skocpol's polity-centered approach (1992) to analyze two key moments in the history of the 21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC) program: (1) 1998, when the program's budget grew from $40 million to $200 million; and (2) 2003, when President Bush attempted to cut…
Descriptors: Learning Resources Centers, After School Programs, Community Centers, Educational History
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Finn, Chester E., Jr.; Petrilli, Michael J. – Public Interest, 1998
Discusses the proliferation of federal education programs and the many problems inherent in federal education policy. Suggestions are given to reform the federal role in education through changes in the reauthorization of the Elementary Secondary Education Act. (SLD)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
SINGLETON, CARLTON M. – 1966
THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE ORGANIZATION, IMPLEMENTATION, AND OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR A REGIONAL LABORATORY IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION. A SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF THE SOCIOECONOMIC BACKGOUND AND SCHOOL SYSTEMS IN THIS AREA IS INITIALLY PRESENTED. THE REGIONAL LABORATORY WAS IMPLEMENTED WITH THE GOALS OF REDUCING CULTURAL DISADVANTAGEMENT,…
Descriptors: Aspiration, Curriculum, Disadvantaged, Education