Ten points have caused concern in connection with the federal involvement in educational matters in the states: (1) the imposition of federal programs directly to school districts without input from the states; (2) the attitude that states have no business inquiring about programs initiated between the school district and the federal government;…

This brief presentation outlines several options for making federal aid to the education of future citizens more effective. Emphasis is placed on grants consolidation, the effective meshing of federal categorical aid with state finance support systems, the concentration on a few major programs, and radical management and reporting simplification…

Much of the contention and rhetoric would lessen if there were more federal money for existing block grants and fewer categorical programs; if the federal money were made available in a timely fashion; if Congress would simplify existing programs and attempt less regulation; and if an effective system of coordination and joint human services were…

Before meaningful structural changes in the federal role in education can be made, a new style of action must be developed that would include streamlining existing patterns of national intervention so that priority emphasis is unmistakably placed on those functions appropriate to the federal role and supporting and increasing the capacity of state…

The elimination of inadequacies and inequalities existing in state education financing cannot be accomplished at the state level. The situation demands one-third federal financing rather than the present one-fourteenth. (MJB)

The Improving America's Schools Act of 1994 (IASA) was signed into law on October 20, 1994, as P.L. 103-382. The legislation reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA) through fiscal year 1999. The ESEA authorizes most federal elementary and secondary education programs, including the Title I program to provide…

This hearing received testimony on school-age care. The hearing examined proposals to coordinate federal and state efforts to establish increased programs to provide after-school care for children and to improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours. Testimony was given by: (1)…

Argues that the best defense against increasing federal inroads on state educational policy-making is a strong showing of state and local initiative on educational issues and in increased effort by state governments to influence educational legislation at the federal level. (JG)

The report discusses issues related to special education financing and proposes nine actions to remedy problems in this area. The commission's members included leaders from professional organizations as well as representatives of federal, state, and local groups responsible for public education. The first six recommendations focus on improved…

Focusing specifically on the two largest federal education programs, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142), this study analyzes how states implement federal and state education programs. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 offers background on federal-state…

A federal system is better than one that is totally nationalized or left totally in the hands of the states and their districts. The principle undergirding that system is appropriateness. Responsibilities most appropriately handled at the state level ought to rest at that level. Responsibilities best met by the resources and reach of the national…

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 136) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State of California in providing educational services for students attending schools located within…

This is the text of a 1979 hearing requesting that the Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare delay issuance of any new final regulations under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act until that department has conducted a review of the proposed regulations and has completed a comprehensive revision of such…

Most federal programs supporting elementary and secondary education are state-administered; the federal government allocates funds to the states, which then suballocate the funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) and other agencies. This report presents information on the states' use of funds from the federal fiscal-year 1992 appropriations.…

Goals 2000: Educate America Act (P.L. 103-227) authorizes a range of initiatives for federal support of education reform. Its basic strategy is that of systemic reform guided by sets of agreed-upon educational goals and standards at each level of governance. An overview and analysis of the Act's basic provisions and authorizations is provided.…