This resource was prepared in response to a request from a Race to the Top -- Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) State for a high-level summary of the March 2016 research brief, "Coordinated Monitoring Systems for Early Care and Education" (see ED583970), prepared by Child Trends for the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation…

Early care and education providers are subject to monitoring by multiple agencies and organizations. In this brief provides an overview of monitoring and the major early care and education monitoring systems. It then offers possible goals for a coordinated monitoring system and describes some approaches to addressing those goals. Eleven dimensions…

The report identifies key administrative issues at the Federal/State/local level which need to be addressed before new Federal career education legislation can be Proposed. The paper is divided into two parts: (1) issues on the Federal level that will be important to policymakers, administrators, and educators; and (2) important issues that must…

If Congress passes legislation consolidating federal funding for vocational education, job training, and adult education, states will be free to combine federal funding with state programs to create more coherent and effective systems. If such legislation is stalled, states have the power to reform the patchwork that now exists, but doing so…

In 1991-1992, the Montana state legislature's Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) Review Committee evaluated implementation of JTPA in Montana. The committee gathered background information on JTPA and state laws and programs implementing the federal programs and heard testimony on the plans and state job training programs. After 3 meetings, the…

The primary concern of this conference was the seeming discrepancy between role groups and functions within and across Teacher Corps projects and the importance of local team members working together toward identified goals. Speeches were presented on the following major topics: (1) collaboration and teaming; (2) preservice and inservice training…

Vocational guidance and counseling is supported by the United States government through a variety of laws. The Vocational Education Act (VEA) and other federal legislation consistently provide funds for services to assist in the transition from education/training to work, from unemployment to employment, or from one career to another. Most…

This report attempts to clarify Title I requirements in order to enhance the development of new State and local special programs and the modification of existing programs in a manner that conforms to Title I rules. Five fundamental areas are addressed. These include: (1) the basic requirements contained in the Title I legal framework applicable to…

In December 1991, the Nevada Workforce Group and Nevada Workforce Agencies (NWA) were formed in an effort to expand/improve joint planning and collaboration between occupational education (OE) and job training (JT) throughout Nevada. The NWA consists of the directors, administrators, or designated representatives of 13 state agencies involved in…

These Congressional hearings contain testimony dealing with the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA). Included among those persons providing testimony at the hearings were representatives of the following agencies and organizations: the National Governors' Association, the Department of Labor, the Office of Management and Budget, the National…

The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. This report is a reaction to three papers which were presented at the final session of…

Highlighting the fact that a different concept in delivery is required to provide educational programs and services to mobile populations, this paper describes the special educational needs of mobile students, gives the legislative history that has led to creation of an administrative structure to fulfill those needs, and suggests policies and…

A study reviewed the Adult Education Act's (AEA's) largest program--the State Grant Program, its coordination with federal employment training programs, and the extent to which the program ensured accountability for program quality and results. The study relied on national data in conducting its review and performed more detailed work in three…

Recommendations of the President's National Advisory Council on Adult Education are the subject of this first annual report. The activities of the Council during its first year are listed. Recommendations for Action are: (1) a higher budget priority for adult education in Fiscal Year 1973, and the development of a Comprehensive Adult Education…

This paper focuses on the data ramification of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) and the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998. Section 1 provides an outline of the role of these postsecondary institutions under WIA: members of the State and local boards; one-stop operators; one-stop partners; and eligible service…