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Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1995
The Subcommittee met in the first of a series of hearings on graduate medical education aimed at developing a new Medicare health professional education and teaching hospital payment policy. The hearing examined new policies for training future health professionals, future medical manpower needs, and the financing of teaching hospitals. Current…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations Education, Dentistry, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1990
In December 1989, the school district in Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Research for Better Schools, Inc., with the support of the Pennsylvania State Department of Education, initiated a collaborative 2-year study of the district's Chapter 1 schoolwide projects. This report presents findings from the study of Taylor Elementary School (currently…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1993
A compilation of 11 federal laws that pertain to education is presented. The following are included: (1) Department of Education Organization Act, with its six titles addressing general provisions; establishment of the department; transfers of agencies and functions; administrative provisions; transitional, savings, and conforming provisions; and…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Legislation, Dependents Schools, Educational Finance
Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance, Washington, DC. – 1988
This paper summarizes results of a hearing by the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance in Atlanta, Georgia, on the delivery and disposition of higher education student financial assistance funds. Seventeen individuals offered testimony. They included representatives of guarantee agencies, the lending community, the financial aid…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Federal Programs
Buron, Lawrence; Beecroft, Erik; Bell, Stephen; Price, Cristofer; Gemmen, Eric – 1998
As a reflection of the importance attached to successfully educating children whose native language is not English, the U.S. Department of Education's longitudinal study of Chapter 1 assistance, "Prospects," includes a component devoted to the analysis of limited-English-proficient (LEP) students. Chapter 1, renamed Title 1 in 1994, is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Cross Sectional Studies, Elementary Education
Haas, Daniel – 1999
To fulfill legislative reporting requirements, this report describes accomplishments of federal agencies with archeological programs, as well as the impact of federal projects on the nation's archeological heritage. In 1991, the Secretary of the Interior outlined actions that agencies should take in (1) preserving and researching sites, (2)…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians
Research for Better Schools, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. – 1990
In December 1989, the School District of Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) and Research for Better Schools, Inc., with the support of the State Department of Education, initiated a collaborative 2-year study of the district's Chapter 1 schoolwide projects. This report presents findings from the study of McMichael Elementary School (kindergarten through…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Classroom Observation Techniques, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Evaluation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
A compilation of 11 federal laws that pertain to education is presented. The following are included: (1) Department of Education Organization Act, with its six titles addressing general provisions, establishment of the department, transfers of agencies and functions, administrative provisions, transitional, savings, and conforming provisions, and…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Civil Rights Legislation, Dependents Schools, Educational Finance
Hollinger, Debra K.; And Others – 1992
A study was done to determine the extent to which children in public high and low poverty schools receive similar services and levels of supports, and whether public schools receiving Chapter 1 assistance appear to have more services and support than do similar non-Chapter 1 schools. The study used data from the base year Schools and Staffing…
Descriptors: Ancillary School Services, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Economically Disadvantaged
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1992
In response to a request of the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor, the General Accounting Office (GAO) studied how school districts use funds for compensatory education under Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. To obtain this information, the GAO gathered Chapter 1 expenditures for the school…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Finance, Educationally Disadvantaged
Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE), Tallahassee, FL. – 1993
This directory lists approximately 100 tribes, agencies, organizations, and institutions concerned with American Indian education in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, and South Carolina. While the organizations listed here reflect the Southeastern Regional Vision for Education (SERVE) region, inclusion does not imply…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Advocacy, American Indian Education, Boards of Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1991
Federal laws related to elementary and secondary education, individuals with disabilities, and other programs are compiled in this report. Part I, Elementary and Secondary Programs, contains: (1) the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (which concerns basic programs, critical skills improvement, magnet schools assistance, special…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
Forlizzi, Lori A. – 1989
This document addresses issues related to the problem that many U.S. citizens do not have literacy skills adequate to meet their needs and ambitions. The first section of the paper provides an overview of the problem, discussing how to define literacy, how it has been measured, some estimates of how many people are illiterate, who they are and…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Basic Skills, Federal Programs
National Center for Education Statistics (ED), Washington, DC. – 1981
High School and Beyond is a national longitudinal study of the cohorts of 1980 high school seniors and sophomores in the United States. The School File, a machine-readable data file (MRDF) contains questionnaire response data provided by administrators from 988 public, Catholic, and private schools. The file focuses on a number of school…
Descriptors: Administrators, Catholic Schools, Courses, Databases
Thomas, Carol H., Ed.; Thomas, James L., Ed. – 1982
Intended as a resource guide for individuals involved with educational programming for the bilingual special child, the book's two parts include seven articles and essays by experienced professionals and a list of 343 sources of information and assistance. The book commences with a fact sheet on bilingual education for exceptional children. Part I…
Descriptors: Agencies, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Curriculum Development
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