This paper describes the staff training and program installation techniques utilized by the Parent Readiness Education Project (PREP), a model early childhood education program. PREP was funded by the United States Office of Education to serve as a Developer/Demonstrator project to provide information, training, materials, and advice to school…

The Satellite Technology Demonstration (STD), through its unique field services network (the STD's Utilization Component), was able to develop and insure Project credibility among its many regional, state, and local participants. How the field service mechanism was used to maintain positive relationships between the STD and its many constituents…

A planning model incorporating the concepts of Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS) was developed in the Duluth, Minnesota public school system to assist in the consolidation of federally funded programs in the district, especially those under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title III. A cost effectiveness model…

To determine the continuation rate of Title III projects after termination of Federal funding in December 1967, questionnaire response data from directors of 149 projects were analyzed, and a study was made of the respective project proposals on file at the Title III bureau of USOE. For purposes of analysis, projects were categorized by…

Federal programs in operation in Kentucky's Appalachian counties are briefly discussed. A computer-assisted instruction program (Title III/ESEA) serves as a supplement to regular instruction in 20 counties. Several Title I and Title III classroom reading and library programs provide instructional and supplementary activity, and teacher aide and…

This Federally funded 1966 training program for adult basic education teacher trainers was evaluated using questionnaires, surveys, and field interviews. A series of four-week institutes had given 982 persons 132 hours of instruction at colleges and universities in nine regions. Findings included the following: (1) full time, formally trained…

This study focuses on eight cities in the Model Cities Program and the effects of the program on national urban policy and the ability of cities and counties to cope with urban problems. The cities (Boston, Chicago, Dayton, Indianapolis, Newark, New York, Savannah, and Seattle) were chosen not only for their geographic and population…

This document is the fourth and final part of a comprehensive study designed to review child development data and program evaluation data so that proposals for Federal program planning can be made. This section (Volume 4) provides a summary of the topics, findings, and recommendations of the other three parts of the study. (DP)

Recent increases in the cost of food and labor, while affecting individual families across the Nation, are also affecting food programs supported by the Federal Government. In response to concerns regarding the impact of these increases on the School Lunch Programs, particularly, the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of this Select Committee…

Authorized by the Johnson O'Malley Act (JOM) and supervised by the Oklahoma State Department of Education, several programs have been designed to involve the American Indian in the education of his children. Prepared by the director of the Division of Indian Education, this 1963-64 annual report presents pertinent information and statistical data…

The Education Program in Oklahoma is financed and operated under the provision of a contract between the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Oklahoma Department of Education as authorized by the Johnson-O'Malley Act (JOM) of 1936. In this 1971 annual report, average daily attendance figures for participating school districts; JOM funding for…

The Declaration of Purpose of this Act states that it is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress, as a measure of national security, to safeguard the health and well being of the nation's children and to encourage the domestic consumption of nutritious agricultural commodities and other food, by assisting the States, through grants-in-aid and…

Noting that the Federal adult education program, Adult Performance Level Program (APL), only affects 1% of its target population, the author examines the program and concludes with seven major observations: (1) Increased attention should be given to the admonition, "Users of the instrument should have a general knowledge of the principles of…

This coordination guide has been written as a reference for Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Prime Sponsor administrators, planners, and operations staff who are interested in pursuing coordination opportunities with Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) employment-related programs. It is intended to serve four major purposes: (1)…

The special section contains information on federal programs, state programs, independent programs, social/recreational programs and agencies, and supportive organizations and agencies serving the deaf. (SBH)