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 National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM) coordinates Federal programs and activities in support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education pursuant to the requirements of Sec. 101 of the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology…

This Annual Plan presents the major initiatives and priorities the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Inspector General (OIG) intends to undertake to assist the Department in fulfilling its responsibilities to America's taxpayers and students. The Department continues to face a significant number of challenges in FY 2013 that…

Four basic propositions lead to significant questions concerning government-university relations: (1) The nation needs an increasing supply of college graduates in all fields. So far, the financial implications of such a commitment have not been grasped. (2) Although the existing structure of higher education represents a sizeable investment,…

The task of this analysis is to examine the underlying assumptions, assumed needs, and implied behavioral objectives of federal legislation since 1867 in an historical perspective. (Author)

The author of this article is concerned with the role of scientific research and technology in providing solutions for some of this country's problems. The roles of congress and the Chief Executive in authorizing government funding are also examined. (MA)

Originally established with the aid of federal grants, the continuing state dissemination program--designed to place the results of educational research and other educational resources at the disposal of Montana educator users--is described from its inception in 1976 through 1980. The dissemination capacity of the state educational system is…

This narrative report on a 5-year project summarizes the major objectives and accomplishments of a federally supported dissemination program designed to place the results of educational research and other educational resources at the disposal of Illinois users. The report includes highlights of the first four years of the project, entitled…

Special revenue sharing is a tool that can allow almost unlimited state flexibility in social service interventions, while primarily confining the federal role to the specification and measurement of national social service objectives. Goal specification and measurement procedures are crucial to the special revenue-sharing idea. Federally…

Federal support for graduate education has given way to a period of skeptical probing and budget tightening. (Editor)

A special issue of "Policy Analysis" on the HEW Mega-Proposal contains papers on restructuring all programs and policies of the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Comments by Elliot Richardson about the origin and need for the Mega-Proposal preface an introduction by Laurence Lynn and John Seidl of the story of the…

This is the second revision of the "Long Range Program for Library Development in Oregon," reflecting the need for emphasis on projects oriented toward county, regional, or statewide scope. The revision contains the projected five year action plan; revised policy for Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) Title I, Library Services,…

An analysis of the major federal goals in postsecondary education is undertaken along with a consideration of the effects of federal programs on these goals. Also included are topics for deliberation by the 95th Congress. The paper focuses on labor market effects of postsecondary education, future policy questions, federal efforts to achieve equal…