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Cruz Cain, Marisol – US Government Accountability Office, 2022
The Department of Education's (Education's) Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) initiated the Next Gen program in 2017. Next Gen's purpose was to modernize the systems and processes that students, parents, borrowers, and school partners use to apply for, administer, and/or process federal student aid. This report examines: (1) the status of FSA's…
Descriptors: Information Technology, Student Financial Aid, Best Practices, Planning
British Columbia Teachers' Federation, 2015
The British Columbia Teachers' Federation (BCTF) has taken an active role in addressing both youth and teacher mental health issues in recent years, and will continue to do so. The BCTF is a participant in the British Columbia (BC) School-Based Mental Health Collaborative, has a web page with resources to support teachers in understanding mental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Children, Youth
Academic Senate for California Community Colleges, 2009
This paper considers noncredit instruction in the California Community College System. It identifies three related concepts: a state need for increased levels of education that noncredit instruction is well placed to supply, several changes that begin to facilitate that response, and additional changes that are needed to ensure success. The…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Adult Education, Adult Learning, Adult Students
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
Included in this document are the texts of the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Older Americans Act Amendments of 1984, the Older Americans Amendments of 1975, and the Comprehensive Older Americans Act Amendments of 1978. The text of the Older Americans Act of 1965 contains seven titles: (1) Declaration of Objectives and Definitions; (2)…
Descriptors: Age Discrimination, Aging (Individuals), Federal Legislation, Older Adults
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. – 1975
Prepared to assist both the Congress and the public involved in Rural Development (RD), the 1975 Revised Guide to the Rural Development Act of 1972 provides definitive and implemental information. Part 1 deals with the Act itself, detailing its purpose, historical perspective, and major provisions. Divided into three areas of concern, Part 2 deals…
Descriptors: Definitions, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Guides
Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, Salem. – 1974
This manual states process standards for educational personnel development programs. Part A provides an introduction; Part B lists the members of the 1974 Teacher Standards and Practices Commission; Part C summarizes the rule of standards; and Part D states the authority of the rule. Standards for accreditation are stated for program planning and…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Developmental Programs, Program Administration, Program Development
New Jersey State Developmental Disabilities Council, Trenton. – 1985
The 1985 update addresses New Jersey's plans for services to people with developmental disabilities. In a question and answer format, the manual focuses on the following topics: definitions and impact (incidence); the state planning council on developmental disabilities (council members and staff); the administering agency for the developmental…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Administration, Program Development
Moore, William; Toews, Jane – 1985
The workbook is designed to assist Oregon counties in developing comprehensive written plans for early intervention with students with disabilities. The process is broken down into seven stages with information on necessary actions at each stage: (1) forming an early intervention advisory group (conducting initial planning meetings); (2) setting a…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Community Resources, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations. – 1976
This publication on Federal Employee Alcoholism Programs, printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations, contains hearings on Federal agency compliance with the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Act of 1970. (JLL)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Alcoholism, Federal Government, Government Employees
Texas Education Agency, Austin. Dept. of Occupational Education and Technology. – 1980
The guidelines for vocational assessment of handicapped students are intended to help Texas educators fulfill requirements that a vocational assessment be completed before a handicapped student is placed in a vocational education program. Three levels of assessment data are distinguished: Level I data which are collected by special education…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Program Development, Secondary Education, Student Evaluation
Smissen, Betty van der – Parks and Recreation, 1980
Because of the changing values of the American public, lawsuits in cases of personal injury are on the upswing. Recreation professionals must be prepared to encounter these situations by establishing accident reporting procedures and obtaining appropriate insurance. (RJG)
Descriptors: Accidents, Accountability, Futures (of Society), Legal Responsibility
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. – 1985
This hearing examined the impact of illegal drugs on both professional and amateur sports and the national effort of sports figures to help fight drug abuse. Witnesses included individuals currently involved in programs designed to prevent drug abuse, members of groups formed to rehabilitate drug users, and former professional athletes who…
Descriptors: Athletes, Athletics, Drug Abuse, Drug Legislation
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Stein, Todd J. – Journal of College and University Law, 1990
The most common problems associated with establishing educational programs abroad are illustrated by the case of Britain, which has a large population of foreign students. Four problem areas are addressed (program formation, immigration, accreditation, and taxation), with the greatest amount of attention given to taxation. (MSE)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Foreign Countries, Immigrants, Legal Problems
Minnesota State Planning Agency, St. Paul. – 1983
The document presents Minnesota's state plan for developmentally disabled residents. A question and answer format is used along with a narrative and references to state and federal law, regulations, and court rulings on the following topics (sample subtopics in parentheses): definition and impact of developmental disabilities (effects on…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Elementary Secondary Education, Financial Services, Program Administration
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. – 1988
Hearings were held to: (1) receive "Healthy Children: Investing in the Future," an Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) study on cost-effective strategies for improving the health of mothers and children; and (2) consider reauthorization of the Federal Family Planning Program (FFPP), Title X of the Public Health Service Act. This…
Descriptors: Children, Cost Effectiveness, Family Planning, Federal Legislation
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