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West Comprehensive Center at WestEd, 2015
Title VII provides funding for the education of American Indian/Alaska Native students based on a formula grant available to school districts, charter schools, and local education agencies (LEAs). This report explores why some eligible schools and districts do not apply for federal Title VII, potentially resulting in American Indian/Alaska Native…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, Alaska Natives, Federal Aid, Federal Programs
Hayes, Marka G. – 2000
This report discusses the outcomes of a study designed to identify the reasons that individuals with disabilities use the assistive technology loan programs offered by state assistive technology projects. The study aimed to identify the types of devices that were purchased through the loan programs and the effects of these devices on the lives of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Disabilities
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Herman, Sandra E. – Mental Retardation, 1994
This paper reports a survey of 1,283 Michigan families of children with severe mental impairment, multiple impairments, or autism, concerning the state's cash subsidy program. Families reported that the subsidy amount was adequate. The greatest need was for sitters and respite care, followed by life planning, speech and physical therapy, and…
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Developmental Disabilities, Family Programs
Gilbert, Neil; And Others – 1992
This longitudinal study examined the California Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) program, which mandated that recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) work, prepare for work, or attend school after their youngest child reached 6 years of age. Interviews with 255 single AFDC mothers with one or more children under the age…
Descriptors: Child Welfare, Day Care, Employed Parents, Family Life
New Mexico State Dept. of Education, Santa Fe. – 1995
An Educational Technology Institute (ETI) has been offered annually by the New Mexico State Department of Education cooperatively and collaboratively with numerous other groups since its inception in 1990. The 1995 ETI was developed to address implementation of New Mexico's 1994 Technology for Education Act. This act provides for funding…
Descriptors: Distance Education, Educational Technology, Instructional Development, Long Range Planning
Hollenbeck, Kevin; Anderson, William – 1993
The economic outcomes of the Ohio Department of Education's (ODOE's) full-time, job-specific adult vocational education classes were assessed. The primary intent was to document strengths and weaknesses of the three types of institutions that offer this type of training below the baccalaureate level (ODOE-funded adult programs, community/technical…
Descriptors: Adult Vocational Education, Associate Degrees, Educational Benefits, Educational Certificates