Between October 1999 and May 2000, Congress considered the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965. This report examines the proposals for changes in the act and underlying political factors. Research methods consisted of interviews and gathering of documents. Staff of both parties and both houses, at committee…

Family literacy programs are a unique component of the adult education system. They work by bringing parents with low literacy skills together with their children to learn and receive instruction, reaching a cohort of people who might not be served by other adult education programs. As parents see their children's learning increase, they are…

The future role and importance of educational evaluation are analyzed in terms of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (1981), a block grant whose provisions minimize planning, reporting, evaluation and accountability requirements to ensure that national goals are met. The background in federal and state evaluation programs is…

This paper addresses three issues--current constraints on the local level that contribute to failures to bring about innovation, conditions that have been isolated as significant to the success of the change process, and ways in which Title IV-C of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act could encourage the presence of these favorable…

Federal and state legislation which provides funds in support of library programs and legislation that has financial implications for libraries are reviewed with examples from public and academic libraries. Implications of accepting library funds, the impact of the Copyright Act law, Title II-C of the Higher Education Act, postal regulations, the…

The Canadian Government has established the Educational Technology Program to encourage the effective utilization of technology to meet educational needs. The success of this program at the federal-provincial level underlies its timeliness and importance. In the area of computer resource sharing, the federal government is aware of the diversity…

The Education Data Improvement Project of the Council of Chief State School Officers collected data to identify specific elements collected by each state, and to isolate discrepancies in ways different states define, collect, and report fiscal data. A shuttle survey was designed to verify what information states collect on revenues and…

When the Secretary of Education recommended in the 1988 Fiscal Year Budget that the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act not be renewed, and therefore that vocational education receive no federal funds, the National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education (NASDVE) conducted their own evaluation of the effectiveness of the Act. A…

This speech reviews briefly the emergence of day care licensing standards at the state level and indicates the rapid growth in the number of children served in licensed centers between 1960 and 1972. Also outlined are legislative and regulatory actions leading to the 1979 Federal regulations for day care programs. Long range trends in day care are…

Under the State Child Health Insurance Program, states receive funds to purchase health insurance for low-income, uninsured children. Noting that partnering with managed care will be essential if school-based health centers are to receive reimbursement for serving the publicly insured portion of their clientele, this paper examines the…

This publication provides a framework that is designed for use by state agencies as a guide for planning and conducting evaluation of different aspects of the State Adult Education Program. The evaluation framework is presented using a set of design tables that offer different approaches states can use to address the Adult Education Act's…

The National Teacher Center Resource Center surveyed the activities of 27 federally-funded state and territory teacher center projects from October, 1979 through May, 1980. The teacher center coordinators reported only the activities they wished to report. The background information about the coordinators showed that most were attached to teacher…

This hypothesis-generating study of New York, Michigan and California social services for children attempts to assess the adequacy of Title XX social service programs, the WIC (women, infants and children) feeding program, and the EPSDT (early periodic screening, diagnosis and treatment) program. Data were obtained through literature searches,…

This paper discusses the continuing need for additional educational funds and suggests that the only way to gain these funds is through concerted and persistent political efforts by supporters of education at both the federal and state levels. The author first points out that for many reasons declining enrollment may not decrease operating costs…

This paper describes the need of educators for small-area data on low-income populations, how it has been met in the past ten years, and some of the steps that have been taken to improve the effectiveness of the data for federal purposes. The first section concentrates on how concern for the low-income pupil is translated into a quantitative…