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New York City Dept. of City Planning, NY. – 1990
This guide to immigrant entitlements for New York City agencies serving immigrants reflects major changes in immigration law and entitlements law since 1985. The guide focuses on programs administered by the City of New York, but also includes information about some state and federal programs. The guide identifies the following: (1) government…
Descriptors: Eligibility, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Health Services
Small, Ken; And Others – 1990
Changes in the Federal food stamp program have resulted in a reduction in the number of eligible people receiving needed food assistance and a weakening of the "safety net" that protects the needy from poverty, unemployment, and high medical costs. Blacks and Hispanic Americans appear to have been disproportionately affected by these…
Descriptors: Blacks, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Federal Programs
Dement, Edward F. – 1985
A summary of a 50-state assessment of the organization, composition, staffing, and operations of State Job Training Coordinating Councils (SJTCCs), conducted through telephone interviews with Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) or SJTCC administrators, produced a sketch of SJTCC procedures and practices. Some of the findings of the summary…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Advisory Committees, Aging (Individuals), Cooperation
Older Women's League, Washington, DC. – 1989
This report provides and discusses current statistical indicators of the status of women caregivers in the United States. An introductory message from Lou Glasse, president of the Older Women's League, is included. Charts portraying the following caregiver statistics are presented and discussed: (1) percent of women over 18 who will be caregivers…
Descriptors: Demography, Family Caregivers, Federal Programs, Females
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1990
This conference report on the Library Services and Construction Act Amendments of 1990 includes the text of a substitute amendment agreed to by a committee of House of Representatives and Senate members. Amendments are presented for the following sections of the act: (1) Short Title; References; (2) Definitions; (3) Authorization of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Programs, Federal Legislation
Preston, Nancy R., Comp. – 1990
The 15 citations in this bibliography were selected through a computer search of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) database. Documents and journal articles featured here pertain to the first and second White House Conferences on Library and Information Services (the second conference was originally proposed for 1989). The…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Federal Programs, Government Role, Information Needs
Lam, Tony C. N.; And Others – 1987
This report describes an extensive field test of the Bilingual Education Evaluation System (BEES) used to evaluate local level bilingual education projects. Because such projects will usually not be able to implement a traditional true or quasi-experimental design, BEES employs a "gap-reduction" evaluation design that is easily…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, English (Second Language), Evaluation Methods
Weller, Carolyn R., Ed.; Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1990
This annotated bibliography provides citations, abstracts, and indexes for the 256 publications produced by the 16 Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouses in 1989. These publications consist of digests, bibliographies, state of the art reviews, and information syntheses of various types. An introduction describes the ERIC…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Clearinghouses, Education
Weller, Carolyn R., Ed.; Brandhorst, Ted, Ed. – 1987
A broad range of education-related topics are addressed in this annotated bibliography, which presents citations and abstracts for 229 publications produced by the 16 ERIC Clearinghouses in 1986. An introduction describes the ERIC system, clearinghouse publications, the organization of this bibliography, and the availability of clearinghouse…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Annotated Bibliographies, Clearinghouses, Education
Will, Madeleine – 1986
Developed by the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), this report presents current weaknesses in the education of students with learning problems (those having difficulties learning for any of a variety of reasons) and suggested strategies for correcting those weaknesses. The goal of effective education for all students…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. – 1986
This document contains proceedings of a congressional hearing to review the employment programs for veterans administered by the Department of Labor. Its purpose is also to discuss structural and procedural changes being contemplated by that Department that could affect the delivery of services to veterans and perhaps jeopardize veterans' priority…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Employment Problems, Employment Programs, Employment Services
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1986
This report, the second of two volumes, provides descriptions and legislative histories of Federal programs that affect the rights of children to education of high quality, opportunities for self-sufficiency, healthy bodies, and safe and liveable environments. Programs and related legislation are grouped under the headings of these four rights.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Community Involvement, Education, Employment
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. – 1986
Two reviews have been initiated regarding the extent of worker dislocation and efforts by the public and private sectors to assist dislocated workers. One assignment obtained information on the extent of business closures and permanent layoffs from a random sample of 2,600 such establishments via a telphone interview. Information on the assistance…
Descriptors: Adults, Career Education, Dislocated Workers, Employment Patterns
Lundh, Wendela – 1986
Discussion focuses on Swedish population demographics, child-oriented political reforms, research on the declining birth rate, the provision of child health care centers for children, legally mandated parent education, the law against corporal punishment of children, and aspects of community child health and maternity health care services. The…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Children, Family Health, Federal Legislation
Smith, Edward J. – 1986
The Carnation-ILWU (International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union) Project attempted to find employment for a group of unskilled and semiskilled manufacturing workers displaced by the closing of the Carnation Company of Oakland, California. Although more than 2,000 employers were contacted in Alameda County in the year following the…
Descriptors: Dislocated Workers, Employer Attitudes, Employment Programs, Federal Programs
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