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Bowman, William R. – 1993
A study examined the feasibility of using a "nonexperimental" technique to evaluate Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) programs for economically disadvantaged adults. New statistical techniques were applied to data about a sample of Utah JTPA participants and data about Employment Security registrants linked with their individual…
Descriptors: Adult Programs, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Economically Disadvantaged
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National Commission on Migrant Education, Bethesda, MD. – 1991
This report evaluates the Migrant Student Record Transfer System (MSRTS), a national computer system of records on migrant children, that was voluntarily created in 1969 by state directors of the Migrant Education Program (MEP). As the Federal Government instituted policy changes, MSRTS became the primary source of data for federal and state…
Descriptors: Data Collection, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government
Employment and Training Administration (DOL), Washington, DC. Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Development. – 1993
This publication summarizes state vocational education (VE) council biennial evaluations of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA)/VE coordination in Fiscal Years 1991-92. It is presented in the form of a table with information under these headings: situations/needs, coordination highlights, and recommendations. Information is provided for 41…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Federal Legislation
Educational Testing Service, Atlanta, GA. – 1993
Region C Technical Assistance Center (TAC) and Region 3 Rural Technical Assistance Center (R-TAC) provide Chapter I support and technical assistance to state and local education agencies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Region C encompasses a mix of urban centers and rural…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Curriculum Development, Data Analysis, Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This report is designed to provide members of Congress and the general public with information about the National School Lunch Program (NSLP), in light of the fact that a number of provisions of the National School Lunch and Child Nutrition Acts are to be reauthorized during the current congressional term. It contains a description of the NSLP and…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Government Role
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1990
A statewide evaluation of compensatory education programs was initiated during the 1985-86 school year to identify effective compensatory education practices. This final report summarizes study background, strategies, and findings through Phase III (1988-89) of the study. Recommendations are made for effective compensatory education programs in…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Sticht, Thomas G. – 1991
This report discusses evaluation as required under the Department of Education rules and regulations for the National Workplace Literacy Program (NWLP). It is intended to help workplace literacy programs meet the requirements of the rules and regulations governing the NWLP so that the Department of Education can determine the value of programs.…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Employment Practices
Merrimack Education Center, Chelmsford, MA. – 1986
This summary presents information on the design rationale, project coordination, and findings of the Technology Applications in Basic Skills project (TABS), which was administered by the Merrimack Education Center and designed to implement programs that use the computer and related technologies to increase student competencies in the basic skills…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Basic Skills, Computer Assisted Instruction, Curriculum Development
Advanced Technology, Inc., Reston, VA. – 1984
The Pell Grant Quality Control Study of 1982-83, the third stage of a contract with the Department of Education, was designed to identify program error rate, to measure the impact of increased validation activity, and to propose corrective actions to reduce the misallocation of program funds. A nationally representative sample of approximately…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Delivery Systems, Error Patterns, Federal Aid
Detroit Public Schools, MI. Office of Instructional Improvement. – 1986
The purpose of this study was to determine the nature and impact of the Chapter 1 instructional programs in the Detroit school system. The study sought answers to two questions. In what types of settings did the Chapter 1 instruction in reading and mathematics take place? Did the type of setting have a significant bearing upon the academic…
Descriptors: Attendance Records, Citizenship, Compensatory Education, Educational Environment
Austin Independent School District, TX. Office of Research and Evaluation. – 1988
This document comprises the final technical report of the evaluation of the 1988-89 secondary bilingual and English-as-a-Second-Language programs for Hispanic limited-English-proficient (LEP) students in the Austin (Texas) Independent School District (AISD); these programs are enhanced with federal funding under the Emergency School Aid Act of…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, English (Second Language), Federal Programs, Hispanic Americans
Zyskowski, Gloria; Rincones, Rodolfo – 1990
In November 1986, the United States Congress passed the Immigration Reform and Control Act, which, in part, mandated a program granting legal status to certain undocumented residents who had been in the country since before January 1, 1982. The program involves a two-step process by which currently undocumented aliens are granted temporary and,…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Civics, Classroom Observation Techniques, Educational Assessment
Steele, Diane; Gutmann, Babette – 1989
This document summarizes the State Performance Reports for programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act for 1986-87. Reports are submitted annually by State Education Agencies (SEAs) to provide information on Local Education Agency (LEA) and State Agency Neglected or Delinquent (SAND) compensatory education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, Compensatory Education, Educationally Disadvantaged
Rose, Janice – 1989
This evaluation report of Colorado's migrant education program during fiscal year 1987-88 was published according to a federal requirement. The program's background, budget, and funding sources are described. The 1987-88 figures on student and district involvement are reported. In the 1987-88 school year, 4,771 children were identified as eligible…
Descriptors: Academic Records, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Duchnowski, Albert J.; Johnson, Michael K. – 1990
Due to the efforts of mental health consumer and advocacy organizations, there now exists a legislated community-based mental health policy for the treatment of children and adolescents with serious emotional disorders and their families. But the implementation of this policy has not met the intended legislative standards. Accordingly, this…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Health, Childhood Needs, Community Health Services
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