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Burke, Lindsey M. – Heritage Foundation, 2018
This Issue Brief reviews general state practices to maintain safe schools and federal education programs that fund and shape some local school practices. Re-examining how school safety initiatives are implemented in states suggests the need for increased collaboration among states and new flexibility for states when it comes to the use of existing…
Descriptors: School Safety, State Programs, Agency Cooperation, Government Role
Gottfried, Michael A.; Stecher, Brian M.; Hoover, Matthew; Cross, Amanda Brown – RAND Corporation, 2011
U.S. educators and policymakers are concerned about the poor performance of the public schools, particularly schools that serve students from low-income families. Although education is primarily a state function, the federal government also has a longstanding interest in improving education for disadvantaged students, and it targets funding to…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Change
US Government Accountability Office, 2009
Policymakers and researchers have focused on improving the quality of our nation's 3 million teachers to raise the achievement of students in key academic areas, such as reading and mathematics. Given the importance of teacher quality to student achievement and the key role federal and state governments play in supporting teacher quality, GAO's…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Shared Resources and Services, Federal Programs, State Programs
Pinkus, Lyndsay M. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2009
As the national education policy community prepares for the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), revamping the school improvement approach leveraged by accountability systems has risen to the top of the agenda. There is an emerging consensus that the school improvement process should be systemic, led by states and…
Descriptors: High Schools, Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Accountability

Houk, Vernon; Lisella, Frank S. – Journal of Environmental Health, 1975
Descriptors: Environmental Influences, Federal Programs, Government Role, Public Health
Silverstein, Robert; And Others – 1977
This document explores the interaction between the Title I legal framework and selected state and local compensatory education programs (SCE). Specifically, it is concerned with: (a) whether the language of the Title I legal framework setting forth the basic local educational agencies (LEA) program requirements applicable to SCE programs is…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Government Role
Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (DHHS/PHS), Rockville, MD. Office for Substance Abuse Prevention. – 1990
This directory presents information about alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and prevention services and activities available around the United States. It is noted that this directory was designed to assist individuals and communities who want to participate in America's prevention efforts and to help them match their knowledge, skills, and…
Descriptors: Alcohol Abuse, Drinking, Drug Abuse, Federal Government

Rosenbaum, Sara – American Behavioral Scientist, 1992
Observes that adequate health care is essential to every child's development and achievement. Discusses some of the indicators of child health and the U.S. Surgeon General's goals for childhood health care. Describes means of protecting child health and what the federal and state government role should be. (SG)
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Health, Federal Programs, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1985
In response to a congressional inquiry, the General Accounting Office reviewed the work of five state humanities councils: California, Florida, Idaho, Maryland, and Oregon. Out of about 700 projects funded by these state councils during fiscal years 1982 and 1983, ten were judged by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) or state council…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Decision Making
Shulman, Carol Herrnstadt – 1976
Participation of postsecondary institutions in student consumerism occurs largely because of the broader problem of external pressures on all postsecondary institutions requiring institutional responses. A major source of pressure comes from government regulations for federal student-based aid programs, especially loan programs. These regulations…
Descriptors: Consumer Economics, Consumer Protection, Federal Programs, Government Role
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
At the request of Congressman Charles B. Rangel, the General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted an investigation of federal efforts in drug abuse prevention and education activities, focusing on: (1) how the federal government provides leadership and coordination; (2) the federal agencies involved in drug abuse prevention and education activities;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Programs, Drug Abuse, Drug Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries. – 1980
The three days of House subcommittee hearings reported in this transcript deal with the proposed Maritime Education and Training Act, H.R. 5451 and the Maritime Education and Training Elements of Maritime Appropriations Authorization Act--H.R. 6554. The primary goal of the legislation is to provide for the supply of merchant marine officers from…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role, Higher Education
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training. – 1987
The National Apprenticeship Program is the term used to describe the coalition of management, labor, and government that supports the apprenticeship program in the United States and the aggregate nationwide of such programs and enrolled apprentices. Apprenticeship programs are operated by employers, employer associations, or jointly by management…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal Regulation
Education Journal of the Institute for the Development of Indian Law, 1973
A report by the Department of the Interior on the misuse of Johnson-O'Malley funds in Oklahoma is reprinted in its entirety. The questionable costs total over $400 thousand, and the report recommends that the Bureau of Indian Affairs seek compensation and adjustment for the misspent funds. (KM)
Descriptors: American Indian Reservations, American Indians, Educational Finance, Federal Aid
Wurf, Jerry – Day Care and Early Education, 1975
An American labor leader questions the nation's sense of priorities and offers his views on the sponsorship of day care services. (ED)
Descriptors: Child Care, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Delivery Systems