This report describes the third year of the national Follow Through Classroom Observation study. The aims of the study were: (1) to assess program implementation at one site for each of 12 sponsors; (2) to search out the relationships between child outcomes and teaching-learning processes; and (3) to estimate which programs incorporate processes…

This report describes and evaluates the implementation of the Far West Laboratory's Responsive Educational Program (REP) in four communities participating in the Head Start and Follow Through "Planned Variation" experiment. The purposes of the report are: (1) to evaluate a particular implementation effort, and (2) to devise a new…

This handbook is designed to help school officials interpret the Title I, 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act regulations affecting the selection of target areas and to apply them in a manner most appropriate to their particular circumstances. It should help officials designate eligible attendance areas and select project areas, using the best…

This study of the impact of unrestricted federal aid on State bureaucracies describes how federal money was spent in nine SEA's (particularly in Massachusetts, New York, and South Carolina). It also examines whether Title V promoted a rethinking of SEA priorities and led to a "thorough overhaul" of SEA activities. Study findings reveal…

This report examines recent proposals for allocating to States revenue sharing and block grants that would provide unrestricted aid and which could be used at the discretion of each State. The report first presents the political administrative, and fiscal rationale for such aid and then points out the possible dangers inherent in unrestricted aid.…

The Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) of the Federal Council for Science and Technology has responsibility for the discussion of federal issues and problems relating to scientific and technical communication within the Government sector. Consideration of information problems on a national level began in 1958 and led to the…

Coordinated Optimal Program Effort (COPE), implemented at Phoenix Indian High School, was funded by Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The project set as its goals (1) the provision of services to the student according to perceived needs in the areas of guidance and counseling, social work, special education, psychological…

During fiscal year 1970, over 800 projects were approved by the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to help create employment opportunities for jobless and underemployed Americans. EDA activities included public works, business loans, technical assistance, and support for local and regional planning programs. Establishment of multi-state…

This report, volume II of an indepth study of special levy problems in Washington State, represents the results of a study commission examination of finance and curriculum and contact with commission counterparts in the Federal Government, and a review of the work of other States. Included in this volume are (1) a funding formula simulation study…

This report, the result of five NSBA workshops on performance contracting, provides guidelines to assist school boards in meeting public demands for accountability. Part I explains the broad concept of accountability, describes the mechanics of a performance contract, and outlines a model approach for "turnkeying" a successfully…

The central focus of this study was an analysis of social science research that had been supported by the U. S. Office of Education's Small Grant Research Program (SGRP). Background information was provided on the objectives and procedures of the SGRP. Information was provided on some 25 social science projects that had received support through…

The question of federal day care programs on a mass scale oriented toward influencing family life is discussed, and a number of issues concerning the behavioral and social effects of such a system are raised. This document is divided into six parts. Part I discusses the following: day care settings--social, cultural, and anthropological…

Objectives of the Migrant Research Project, a pilot study funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, were to obtain needed data about the migrant worker population and to develop instruments and research techniques for future studies. Thus, interviews were conducted with over 13,000 migrant families (representing almost 80,000 individuals) and…

This document describes the activities and programs of several national agencies for the arts. It discusses the following branches of the arts: architecture, dance, education, literature, music, public media, theatre, and visual arts. It also discusses the financial status of these agencies and public and private contributions to their funds. In…

In response to a public complaint filed with the Secretary of Labor alleging discriminatory practice by the Rural Manpower Service (RMS), an investigation of the charges was conducted. The petition was filed on behalf of 16 organizations and 398 specifically named individuals, and it accused the RMS of exploiting migrant farm workers. The…