Three citizen advisory boards, designed to advise elected officials on how federal money should be spent locally, were examined. The Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) Planning Council, the Citizen's Task Force on Community Development Block Grants (two groups mandated by federal legislation), and the Human Services Commission (a…

The State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 was shaped by a decade of discussion and compromise. Under the Act, federal funds have been disbursed to all State and local general purpose governments from 1972 through 1976. This legislation has been renewed without major revision. The principal focus of this work is an evaluation of the…

This report is Part 2 of the Advisory Commission's second assessment of The Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. The first assessment was made in 1970. The report is divided into two major sections: (1) a comparative analysis of the 10 case studies of Safe Streets experience and individual state reports; and (2) the questionnaires…

This report is Part 1 of the Advisory Commission's second assessment of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; the first assessment took place in 1970. The purpose of this report is to determine how well the block grant has worked since that time and what statutory and administrative changes are desirable. The report is divided…

The U.S. Department of Education's financial management environment and effectiveness are described, together with the reliability of its accounting and internal control systems for the management of the money it gives or lends to schools, individual students, states, and local education agencies. The study found that key accounting and related…

This state-by-state report shows expansion and improvement of both facilities and programs as a direct result of the Vocational Education Act of 1963. Vocational-technical schools are becoming more accessible to men, women, and youth. At least 125 new schools are under construction, 209 additional ones are planned, and 62 existing centers have…

THE MAIN CONTENT OF A RECENTLY COMPLETED STUDY OF THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION WAS DESCRIBED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS HELD NOVEMBER 16, 1967, IN SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO. THE 769-PAGE APPRAISAL, IN PROCESS OF PUBLICATION, EXAMINES THE OPERATION AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EACH DIVISION OF THE FOUR…

In 1974, the National Institute of Education initiated a three-year study to determine what compensatory education programs have accomplished in the last decade and how they can be improved. Thirty-five separate projects investigated relative effectiveness of State and local approaches to implementing Title I in terms of the allocation of funds,…

The National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education was established under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the purposes of giving advice to the Community Service and Continuing Education Program and reviewing the administration and effectiveness of all Federally supported extension and continuing education programs.…

This report presents results of an examination of state and federal funding of special education programs in Hawaii. Among the objectives of the study were assessment of resources and the appropriateness of their allocation, as well as exploration of alternatives for resource allocation. After a brief introductory chapter, chapter 2 presents…

This report consolidates the information from a series of reports by the General Accounting Office (GAO) on states' fiscal, programmatic, and managerial responses to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981. Section 1 describes the major issues related to block grant implementation: (1) fiscal strategies adopted by states in response to…

The review of states' and local districts' progress in implementing the Education Amendments of 1976 regarding vocational education was the purpose of the Oversight Hearing on Vocational Education before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education. Prepared statements and testimony were given by various persons, including…

This report presents an analysis of and conclusions (based on audits of projects) on the progress being made by state educational agencies (SEA's) in assuring that local educational agencies (LEA's) are designing and implementing projects to meet the needs of educationally deprived children. Two considerations are said to have been employed in…

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Program is the largest federal program for training elementary and secondary teachers in mathematics and science. It has two major components: the national program provides funding for projects of national significance and the state grant program allocates 75% of the funds to different…

The overall effectiveness of Title I is assessed, particularly successful projects are indicated, and means for replicating and expanding worthy projects are recommended. It is concluded that the program has demonstrated the interest and capacity of postsecondary institutions and communities to engage in cooperative problem-solving efforts.…