In 2002 Congress passed the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA), authorizing the creation of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, statistics, and assessment arm of the Department of Education, and crystallizing the federal government's commitment to providing national leadership in expanding fundamental…

"Children's Budget 2022" finds that the share of federal spending on children climbed to a historic 11.98% of the U.S. budget in FY 2022, producing remarkable declines in child poverty, hunger and the rate of children without health insurance. The report finds that the share of U.S. domestic and international spending on children rose…

"Research Universities and the Future of America" presents critically important strategies for ensuring that our nation's research universities contribute strongly to America's prosperity, security, and national goals. Widely considered the best in the world, our nation's research universities today confront significant financial…

In 1998, the National Science Foundation (NSF) launched a program of Grants for Vertical Integration of Research and Education in the Mathematical Sciences (VIGRE). These grants were designed for institutions with PhD-granting departments in the mathematical sciences, for the purpose of developing high-quality education programs, at all levels,…

The National Endowment for the Humanities was established in 1965 as an independent, grant-making agency of the U.S. government. The Endowment supports scholarly research, education, and public programs in the humanities. This report lists federal funds obligated for grants made in fiscal year 1989 through the Endowment's five divisions: Education…

This publication describes the 62 projects that received 5-year Technology Innovation Challenge Grants beginning in 1995, 1996, and 1997, with reviews of the projects occurring in late 1999 and early 2000. Part 1 of the report describes the Technology Innovation Challenge Grant (TICG) program and its importance. Part 2 contains the project…

This monograph examines the nature of federal-provincial relationships in Canadian education. Section 1 broadly outlines the federal government's involvement in many areas of Canadian national life in order to provide a general background for discussion of federal involvement in education. Section 2 describes the many different dimensions of…

In order to identify and analyze conditions and factors that may affect the success of two-year colleges in securing federal categorical aid funds, 28 public community colleges in Florida were studied. In fiscal year 1975, four had received more than $1,000,000 in federal categorical aid funds, three over $500,000, eleven between $125,000 and…

This reference guide describes Department of Education programs authorized and funded under federal law, along with any applicable competitions made possible by these programs. It includes information on funding for laboratories, centers, and other facilities that provide important resources for education. Information is provided on financial…

The history, current priorities, and future directions of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) are discussed with an emphasis on the applicability of NEA programs to community colleges. The Endowment has three major goals: (1) to promote broad dissemination of cultural resources of the highest quality; (2) to assist cultural institutions in…

This report presents the findings of the investigation, conducted by the National Advisory Council on Women's Educational Programs, on how federal programs affect girls and women. The council investigated the extent to which the Education Division of HEW has used the tools available to it (including enforcement of Title IX of the Education…

During calendar year 1994, the U.S. Department of Education published significant revisions to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). These regulatory changes addressed the noncompeting continuation (NCC) application process for discretionary grants and cooperative agreements, the Department's implementation of the…

This volume analyzes government policies for helping students pay for education beyond high school and was developed as a result of an October 1994 gathering of policymakers, analysts, and practitioners convened to review federal student assistance and to consider policy alternatives for the Clinton Administration. Chapter 1, "A Fifty-Year…

The Guaranteed Student Loan Program (GSLP) and other forms of financial aid are described under the following headings: (1) the Guaranteed Student Loan Program (what the program is; how much and when to borrow; the student loan; the Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS) Program; guidelines for the independent undergraduate--the…

This book on financial aid for college education is designed to be a guide to sources and an aid to the process of obtaining financial assistance. An introductory essay titled "The Twenty Most-Asked Questions About Financial Aid" gives a basic orientation on the issues and expert advice on how to tackle the problems of filling out forms,…