School improvement is complex and difficult, especially in comprehensive support and improvement (CSI) schools, which concurrently struggle with multiple challenges. To guide state education agencies (SEAs) in supporting schools, this report summarizes the resources that SEAs have identified and developed, insights from national technical…

This hearing of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions examines improving college affordability, focusing on a view from the states. Following an opening statement by Honorable Tom Harkin (Chairman, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) and Honorable Michael B. Enzi (U.S. Senator from the State of Wyoming), the…

Substantial increases in federal support for higher education over the last decade or more have made the federal government the largest direct investor in U.S. higher education. That increase however, has not produced the expected level of increase in college educated people in the workforce. This is largely for two reasons. First the investment…

This Quick Reference Document has been prepared by the Regional Resource Center Program Fiscal Priority Team to aid RRCP State liaisons and other Technical Assistance (TA) providers in understanding the general context of State questions surrounding Maintenance of State Financial Support (MFS) and Local Educational Agency (LEA) Maintenance of…

A recent survey by the Federal Demonstration Project, which analyzes the research administration system, found that state governments need to improve how they administer sponsored research in colleges and universities. The analysis focused on management of state-appropriated funds, federal flow-through funds, and applications to and awards from…

There are three areas in which federal grant outlays to California could be affected by reduced local spending brought about by the pasage of Proposition 13. The biggest impact on federal outlays probably will result from matching and maintenance of effort requirements in federal assistance programs. Both base federal aid on the amount of the…

Every day, millions of three- and four-year-old children attend early education programs. The range of early childhood education program models includes, among others, state-funded pre-k, Head Start, and child care programs. Children attend these programs in public schools, private schools, colleges, businesses, community-based centers, and homes.…

Student grant assistance in New York State and federal-state interaction are considered. The evolution and growth of New York's student grant programs is traced. The state's response, or lack of it, to the federal Basic Grants program is addressed, and ways that other states might coordinate their own assistance programs with Basic Grants are…

This booklet presents the 3-year plan for Minnesota's management of developmental disabilities services and related issues for the period between October 1986 and September 1989. Section 1 presents definitions of developmental disabilities; estimates of general incidence; and effects on individuals, families, and communities. Section 2 describes…

There have been numerous attempts over the past seven years to replace the federally-funded Work Incentive Program (WIN) with another type of work program. As a result of increased flexibility, decreased federal funds, and continuing debate about welfare reform, there is now considerable variability among states in the types of employment and…

This report outlines findings and recommendations of a committee study of whether the State of Missouri is in need of welfare reform. The major finding is that Missouri's current welfare system is substantially deficient and requires correction of laws, policies, practices, and resource allocation. Three major themes are the following: (1) welfare…

THE ARIZONA ACADEMY CHOSE FOR THE TOPIC OF ITS NINTH ARIZONA TOWN HALL THE BROAD PROBLEMS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ARIZONA. A GENERAL HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES AND A CORRESPONDING HISTORY FOR THE STATE OF ARIZONA IS GIVEN. THE HISTORY OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ARIZONA GIVES A BRIEF SUMMARY OF PERTINENT DATA ABOUT EACH INSTITUTION…

The community college is uniquely qualified by virtue of its comprehensiveness to serve as a recipient of many funds for programs and services which are relevant to its local needs. This report discusses the local situation, the state level, and the private sector as realistic avenues for funding. Basically, the most viable source for receiving…

The New York State Interdepartmental Committee on American Indian Affairs renders, through the several state departments, various services to Indians located in the state. The Committee's 1971-72 Annual Report describes these services for the state's 8 Indian Reservations--Allegany, Cattaraugus, Onondaga, Poospatuck, St. Regis, Shinnecock,…