The Appalachian region of Southwest Virginia was selected as a surplus labor area in a pilot project to show the effectiveness of using financial assistance to increase mobility and reduce unemployment. Most of the workers were relocated in Alexandria, Newport News, Richmond, and Petersburg. Of the 920 unemployed workers interviewed, 200 were…

The adult vocational training received by Indians under Public Law 959 was evaluated to determine benefits of institutional training programs and to develop manpower policy recommendations. Criteria of the evaluation included employment experience, income, labor force attachment, and benefit cost ratio. Of the approximately 670 Indians who…

Los Angeles Unified School District secondary school activities funded during 1967-68 under Title I/ESEA are evaluated in this volume. Selected public and nonpublic schools served pupils through 32 activities in achievement (reading and other communicative skills), counseling (attitude and self-image improvement), fine arts (music and art), and…

Los Angeles Unified School District components funded under Title I/ESEA and implemented primarily during the summer of 1968 are evaluated in this volume. Seven elementary level programs concentrated on educational enrichment for pupils, human relations and instructional technique development for staff, and new curriculum material development for…

The successful operations of the Neighborhood Youth Corps are described in this Department of Labor document. The publication consists of brief comments about the program's achievements in various cities and includes some graphic and statistical presentations. (NH)

The level and nature of federal support exert substantial influence on the development of higher education and are thus issues which excite a great deal of controversy. Of the 5 major methods of funding--categorical aid, student aid, tax relief, institutional grants, and revenue sharing--the great bulk of direct aid has been channeled through the…

At the request of the Senate Subcommittee on Education an inquiry was conducted as a joint effort of the Department of Interior and the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare to determine whether responsibility for Indian education should continue to reside with the Bureau of Indian Affairs or be transfered to the Office of Education. The…

Environmental and outdoor education projects organized under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 are described. This 1967 National listing provides information by state, such as title, director, project synopsis, number of school districts served, area coverage, total population figures, and student population figures.…

These hearings concern a review of the implementation of Public Law (PL) 94-502, The Veterans' Education and Employment Assistant Act of 1976 and The Veterans Education and Training Program. Testimonies of representatives of the Veterans Administration, veterans' organizations, and education associations are presented regarding resolution of the…

A research project was done to develop a methodology for a national evaluation of the employer services program conducted by the Employment and Training Administration (ETA) at State and local levels. Two program evaluation methodologies, each requiring different approaches and resource expenditure, were developed that could provide the needed…

This paper reports on seven day care centers established through the Southeastern Day Care Project to provide state child welfare agencies with experience in developing day care programs and providing program administrators with information for program planning and development. The project was funded by the Donner Foundation and the Office of…

This annotated bibliography of documents discussing program evaluation methodologies was compiled in order to help federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies improve their evaluation activities. The three major categories include: (1) techniques and methodology for evaluation of criminal justice projects, (2) evaluation methods and…

Explained are the rationale and procedures for determining a college student's family's ability to contribute to payment of educational costs, as structured by the Congressional Budget Office. The problems of these calculations--including difficulties in obtaining enough information about state and local taxes, and possible changes in consumption…

This publication outlines the activities of the Office of Juvenile Justice since its creation. It also reports on the entire Federal effort in delinquency prevention and juvenile justice. An introductory section describes the history and purpose of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-415). Other sections…

Presenting testimony on legislation to restore the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (Oregon) to the status of a federally recognized tribe, these hearings from the 95th Congress include: (1) the text of the bill itself (S. 1560); (2) testimony given by 3 individuals (a representative from the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of…