This booklet is a guide for those wishing to route Title XX money into the community programs for children. Part I discusses ways for child advocates to participate in four key stages of the Title XX planning process in their state: planning proposals, raising the 25% non-federal share of the funds required by Title XX, and publishing proposed and…

In 1968, the Southeastern Education Laboratory began a project to provide technical assistance to rural isolated school systems with problems in education. From the project came 7 illustrative Title III proposals, 5 of which have been funded by the U. S. Office of Education. This guide, then, provides ideas for local school planners and proposal…

Emphasized in this address are the current needs for foreign language and area studies teaching in the United States. A discussion of program desiderata includes interdisciplinary approach practices, generalist versus specialist considerations, and team teaching potential. Also mentioned briefly are government, as opposed to private, funding of…

This report proposes reform recommendations in the Federal Student Loan Program that are intended to reduce government (and taxpayer) costs, allow for the incorporation of the National Service Initiative, and provide more flexible repayment terms for borrowers. The proposal provides for an evaluation period for direct government lending, the…

In 1988, the Chancellor's Office of the California Community Colleges (CCC) established an Economic Development Program (EDP) to support community colleges' efforts to provide education, training, and technical services to business and industry. The EDP's mission was to establish model programs, demonstration projects, and college/business…

This manual provides guidelines for responding to a request for proposals under the provisions of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act of 1984 in the State of Maine. The manual is organized in five sections. The first section (introduction) outlines basic goals and program standards of the act, categorical set-asides and allocations, and…

Grant monies are available from a variety of sources and many grants go unused year after year. Teachers need to be alerted and informed about how to look for potential funds and/or available services for inservice teacher education, what sources to seek out, how to put the information in the right hands, and then how to seek out those who can…

This handbook contains worksheets and information summaries for participants in a workshop designed for developers of native American career education programs. The workshop consists of four sessions, each two to three hours in length. The first session is devoted to providing participants with a general background in career education content and…

The report provides an account of how the U.S. Office of Education's discretionary vocational education research program for fiscal year 1974 was planned and implemented under the administration of the new Bureau of Occupational and Adult Education and its component new Division of Research and Demonstration. The report contains basic information…

Since 7 volumes make up the Southeastern Education Laboratory's SEL Pathway Series, SEL suggests that Volume 1, "Comprehensive Planning Guide," be used before any other volume in this series which is designed to assist local school planners in assessing their needs and systematically planning strategies to meet these needs. The present document,…

This book offers a review of Web sites useful to educational grant writers. Chapter 1, "The Internet Advantage," examines the benefits that the Internet offers grant writers. These benefits include greater accessibility and savings in cost and time. Chapter 2, "Learning To Look: The World of Search Engines," examines strategies for effective use…

For many literacy organizations, obtaining adequate funding for a technology purchase is difficult and requires additional fund-raising activities outside of the regular program grant-funding processes. While the search for additional funding is time consuming and frustrating, the task can be made easier through careful organization and systematic…

This Legislative Appropriation Request (LAR) requests a total of $46,325,825 for the Texas Commission for the Blind for Fiscal Year 2000 and $46,934,426 for Fiscal Year 2001. Funds are designed to meet three major goals: (1) assist Texans who are blind or visually impaired in achieving independent living goals by providing a program of developing…

Capital improvements programming is one financial managment technique for providing public services within the constraints of limited financial resources--a particular problem for communities experiencing rapid population growth. Long-range planning and improvement of public facilities for water supply, sewage treatment, parks and recreation,…

A seven-year master plan for Barber-Scotia College, which was needed to substantiate requests for federal grants for Strengthening Developing Institutions (SDIP) under the Title III program, is described. An outline for developing a long-range plan is also presented that features: college role, admission policies, enrollment, student recruitment,…