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Download full textRotberg, Iris C.; Harvey, James J. – 1993
The RAND Institute on Education and Training in consultation with the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives undertook an analysis of federal policy options to improve education in low-income areas. The analysis focuses on Chapter 1 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, drawing on a comprehensive review…
Descriptors: Accountability, Children, Compensatory Education, Disadvantaged Youth
Cuyahoga County Dept. of Development, Cleveland, OH. – 1990
A Cuyahoga County (Ohio) project developed a multiagency, comprehensive basic skills improvement system designed to increase the employability of people receiving public assistance, out-of-school youth, and Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) clients. An advisory committee composed of individuals representing the collaborative groups was…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Agency Cooperation, Coordination
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1991
Congressional hearings on American children and youth living in crisis were conducted in an effort to determine how the needs of these young people can assume their proper place in national priorities. A three-pronged strategy was suggested by chairman Edward Kennedy: (1) more investment in cost-effective programs that work (for example, Head…
Descriptors: Child Health, Children, Dropout Prevention, Early Parenthood
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Finance. – 1988
This hearing, the first of three on welfare reform, focuses on "how we can reform welfare programs to conserve the best of the past and give us new latitude to deal with the emerging problems of the future," according to Senator Lloyd Bentsen, the Chairman of the Committee. The following individuals were witnesses: (1) Richard E. Lyng,…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Child Support, Child Welfare, Cost Estimates
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1982
In-school youth programs that operated under Title IVA-3, Youth Employment and Training Programs (YETP), and under Title IIB of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) were reviewed. Standardized survey questionnaires mailed to former participants in the IIB and YETP in-school youth programs focused on post-termination education,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Research, Employment Programs
Kimball, George H.; And Others – 1984
This study was conducted to determine whether the Chapter 1 instruction provided to low-achieving students in the Oklahoma City Public Schools had a detectable effect on student academic growth. Reading and math achievement test scores of Chapter 1 students in grades 2 to 8 were compared with those of a matched group of low-achieving non-Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Academic Aptitude, Achievement Gains, Achievement Tests, Analysis of Covariance
Coyle, David A.; And Others – 1975
One of five supplements which accompany chapter 3 of "Mountain-Plains Handbook: The Design and Operation of a Residential, Family Oriented Career Education Model" (CE 014 630), this document contains specific information concerning the data monitoring procedures and forms utilized by the research services division. Included are the…
Descriptors: Career Education, Charts, Computer Programs, Data Processing
England, Robert G. – 1976
Designed to give the teacher a capsule explanation of how the system works, this guide introduces the Mountain-Plains instructor to specific curriculum materials and provides examples of the basic instruments used in the Mountain-Plains program, a residential, family-based education program developed to improve the economic potential and lifestyle…
Descriptors: Career Education, Demonstration Programs, Disadvantaged, Economically Disadvantaged
Johnson, Miriam; Sugarman, Marged – 1978
One of a series on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models, this monograph provides professionals employed in CETA programs with information on how job recruiting and searches take place to help them improve their job placement and development skills. The content is in four sections. The first section briefly covers the…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities, Employment Practices, Employment Programs
Carsrud, Karen; And Others – 1981
The evaluation design for Austin Independent School District's Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I project for 1981-82 is a 1-year plan of evaluation work which provides a brief project and evaluation summary, the major decision and evaluation questions to be addressed, other information needs, dissemination plans, and information sources…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Economically Disadvantaged, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Education
Knight, Lucy – 1979
Reauthorization of the federal government's main jobs and training program, the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), P.L. 95-524, has resulted in legislative changes that could lead to greater participation of postsecondary institutions. This paper addresses those changes and serves as an introduction and guide to CETA. The changes…
Descriptors: Ancillary Services, Basic Skills, Compensatory Education, Definitions
Pyecha, John N.; Berls, Robert – 1976
The purpose of this paper is to provide the background and objectives of an evaluation study of Upward Bound (UB), a nationwide program to help selected low income high school students prepare for and enter post secondary education. The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the accomplishment of two of the program's major objectives, to increase…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, College Preparation, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Objectives
Scheflen, Kenneth C.; Brandewie, Robert J. – 1973
The document evaluates the impact of the Veterans' Education and Training Service (VETS) program on G.I. Bill utilization rates. The VETS program is designed to increase enrollments of educationally and economically disadvantaged veterans in Veterans' Administration education and training programs. Statistical data on veterans and descriptive data…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Data Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Programs
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 2003
The General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed officials in nine federal agencies regarding the following aspects of the employment and training programs they administered: funding levels; types and numbers of participants; services provided; and outcome measures. The 9 agencies were administering 44 programs providing a range of employment and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Adult Education, American Indians, Budgets
Alderete, Karen L. – Online Submission, 2006
This report summarizes the 2005-2006 program evaluation results of AISD's federally-funded smaller learning communities grant program.
Descriptors: School Districts, College Preparation, Career Development, Federal Programs
