The purpose of this book is to provide background information on administration of financial aid and financial aid resources. Sections are written by experts in financial aid who represent various geographical areas as well as the various sections of postsecondary education. Sections cover: (1) history of institutional aid in the United States;…

As the introductory volume to the 19-volume Highway Safety Program Manual (which provides guidance to State and local governments on preferred highway safety practices), the document concentrates on aspects of planning and administration of a statewide highway safety program. Topics discussed are: the purpose of planning and administration,…

THE REPORT AND ITS GUIDELINES SUMMARIZE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN SEVERAL PAPERS AND CONFERENCES SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON SERVICES FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE PURPOSES OF THE INSTITUTE ARE DEFINED. GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY PRELIMINARY COMMITTEES AND REFINED BY CONFERENCES COVER FIVE AREAS--COOPERATION AMONG VOLUNTARY…

Governors of 30 states having significant Indian populations were invited to this conference to create better intergovernmental relations in Indian affairs. State involvement was stressed in formulating Federal policy and services, as was allowing the Indians to participate in planning programs affecting them. At the conference, officials from the…

This study was undertaken in response to Congressional concern about the relationship between two major federal programs: the Chapter 1 Handicapped Program and the Education of the Handicapped Act (EHA). The study found that, although the services handicapped children receive are similar in both programs, they often are more frequent or more…

Observations and recommendations of the National Advisory Council on Vocational Education (NACVE) are presented based on its participation in a series of management evaluation reviews designed to assess the degree of state compliance with the requirements of current law, P.L. 90-576 (the Vocational Education Amendments of 1968). Section 1 reviews…

Numerous federal, state, and institutional projects have been undertaken in the areas of current educational opportunity programs for the disadvantaged, but there is still a need to bring about significant changes in the areas of administration, curriculum, program evaluation, and financial assistance. The state of compensatory education at the…

This report is written to address the informational void of literature explaining the cause of the conflict, rather than cooperation, existing between the CETA (Comprehensive Employment and Training Act) and ES (Employment Service) systems. It also touches on the reasonableness of ES and CETA operating similar but separate systems. One section is…

Federal taxpayers may spend more, nominally, on each Indian than they do on other Americans, but the permanent benefits to reservation communities have been smaller. One-fifth of all spending maintains federal agencies. Funds that do reach reservations tend to be absorbed by tribal administration and unproductive employment. (ERB)

The formulation, implementation, and evaluation of the Title II program objectives are reported by three groups. The State Title II administrators report the procedures of management, needs assessment, information dissemination, and evaluation for the program in a question-answer form, and present statistical summary charts of data from every…

The purpose of this paper is to examine cooperative and regional educational service agencies from the viewpoint of the consumer, explaining what users of cooperative and regional services may be seeking now and in the future. Since sufficient school finances will continue to be a problem, educational managers will look to cooperatives for greater…