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Jenkins, Jade Marcus; Farkas, George; Duncan, Greg J.; Burchinal, Margaret; Vandell, Deborah Lowe – Society for Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2014
This study is a secondary data analysis of data collected on preschool and kindergarten-aged children in Tulsa, Oklahoma in the fall of 2006 to study the effects of school and community-based public early learning programs on children's cognitive and social-emotional outcomes. Children in the study participated in the state-funded pre-k program,…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Program Effectiveness, Preschool Education, Public Education
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Tansey, Timothy N.; Strauser, David; Frain, Michael P.; Bishop, Malachy; Chiu, Chung-Yi; Kaya, Cahit; Chan, Fong – Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education, 2015
The experience of living with multiple sclerosis (MS) can have a profound effect on employment. The impact of MS is a complex interaction of personal, medical, functional, financial, and psychosocial variables that ultimately results in up to 80% of persons with MS leaving their jobs within 10 years of their diagnosis. The aim of this study was to…
Descriptors: Diseases, Chronic Illness, Neurological Impairments, Job Applicants
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
Achilles, C. M.; Finn, J. D. – 2000
The federal class-size-reduction initiative and programs such as Wisconsin's Project SAGE (Student Achievement Guarantee in Education) provide funds for a variety of "small-class models," including intact small classes with one teacher, team-taught classes with 30 or more students and 2 full-time teachers, "push-in" or…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Size, Comparative Analysis, Educational Change
Wheelock, Gerald C.; Warren, Ann Preyer – 1976
This study uses empirical analysis of the school lunch and breakfast programs as it has been implemented since 1972 in 28 north Alabama school districts to seek answers to a number of questions concerning the effects of an administration proposal to provide block grants to the states to design and implement their own child nutrition programs. The…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
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Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1979
A limited statistical report of student aid dollars in each of the states is presented. The report covers only the following programs: Basic Education Opportunity Grant Program, Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant Program, State Student Incentive Grant Program, College Work Study Program, The National Direct Student Loan Program, the…
Descriptors: College Students, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Hubbard, Ben C.; Hickrod, G. Alan – 1975
The United States Supreme Court decision in the Rodriguez case does not make unequal educational opportunity between students any less of a moral injustice. It is immaterial whether these students are in different school districts in the same state, or in different school districts in different states. There is a role for the federal government in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Constitutional Law, Costs, Court Litigation
Hinrichs, Clare; Schafft, Kai – Center for Rural Pennsylvania, 2008
Farm to school (FTS) programs have been getting more and more attention these days. FTS programs aim to increase the supply of fresh, locally grown farm products served for meals and snacks in K-12 school environments, and tend to incorporate educational and experiential components designed to increase students' understanding of and engagement…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, School Activities, Agriculture, Food Service
Carroll, Stephen J.; And Others – 1977
An empirical approach is taken to the problem of predicting effects of student financial aid programs on postsecondary enrollment rates and patterns. A model of students' enrollment decisions is developed and used to estimate the likely effects of alternative award policies for the Basic Educational Opportunity Grant (BEOG) program. The analysis…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, College Bound Students, College Choice, Educational Economics
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1974
Reflecting the philosophy and policy of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education, the report first examines the adult basic education (ABE) target group from the vantage point of the discipline of economics, focusing on: educational attainment and occupation distribution; education, mobility, and occupation; technology and increasing…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Dropouts, Adult Education, Adult Programs
Aladjem, Daniel K.; LeFloch, Kerstin Carlson; Zhang, Yu; Kurki, Anja; Boyle, Andrea; Taylor, James E.; Herrmann, Suzannah; Uekawa, Kazuaki; Thomsen, Kerri; Fashola, Olatokunbo – American Institutes for Research, 2006
The National Longitudinal Evaluation of Comprehensive School Reform (NLECSR) is a quantitative and qualitative study of behavior, decisions, processes, and outcomes. It employs a quasi-experimental design with matched treatment and comparison schools. NLECSR seeks to determine the effects of CSR models on student achievement in about 650…
Descriptors: Quasiexperimental Design, Middle Schools, Educational Change, Social Capital
Office of Vocational and Adult Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1980
This report prepared by the Policy Analysis and Legislation Staff of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, for the Congress, discusses the status of vocational education using statistical information, state evaluations, and audits, and reports compliance and quality of vocational education programs in selected states. The general…
Descriptors: Adult Education, American Indian Education, Annual Reports, Bilingual Education
Siebert, Ivan N., Comp.; Waddell, Jerry N., Comp.; Murphy, Louise R., Comp. – Office of Education, US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1961
The initiation of the educational records and reports study by the Office of Education in 1951 marked a turning point in the Federal State teamwork approach toward providing a basis for complete, accurate, and comparable educational information. In cooperation with State education agencies and professional groups, three major handbooks of standard…
Descriptors: Educational History, Federal State Relationship, Student Records, Reports