This study was conducted to document successful linkage efforts and activities between education agencies and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) programs. To identify successful linkage efforts, a nomination questionnaire was initially sent to educational institutions; prime sponsors; state agencies active in employment,…

One component of the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) is the Nonprofit Organization Program (NPO), under which local groups funded for this purpose carry out a program designed to support the development or implementation of a public school desegregation plan. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of NPO groups compared with…

TO FACILITATE GATHERING OF RESEARCH AND OTHER INFORMATION, RETRIEVAL SERVICES HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN MANY FIELDS. THE ERIC SYSTEM IS A LARGE SCALE PROGRAM TO BRING THE LITERATURE OF THE EDUCATION FIELD UNDER CONTROL. ADMINISTRATIVELY, IT IS A COMBINATION OF CENTRALIZED AND DECENTRALIZED CONTROL, WITH A CENTRAL OFFICE, A DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION…

BECAUSE OF THE INTERDEPENDENCE OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THE POSITION OF THE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION IS THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD HAVE AN ACTIVE ROLE IN STRENGTHENING HIGHER EDUCATION. THE GOVERNMENT'S SHARE IN FACILITIES CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS SHOULD BE INCREASED, AND EMPHASIS ON EXPANSION OF ENROLLMENT CAPACITY SHOULD…

THE EFFECT WHICH THE FIRST YEAR OF VARIOUS ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA) TITLE I COMPENSATORY EDUCATION PROJECTS HAS HAD ON A DISADVANTAGED POPULATION IN CINCINNATI IS REPORTED IN THIS EVALUATION. THE EVALUATORS HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE MOST DRAMATIC RESULTS WOULD OCCUR IN SCHOOLS WHICH RECEIVED THE MOST INTENSIVE TREATMENT. IN THE…

THE PRESENT INEQUITIES IN FINANCING URBAN EDUCATION ARE ATTRIBUTABLE TO (1) THE HIGH COST OF PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE CITY AS COMPARED TO OTHER AREAS, WHICH RESULTS IN CITIES SPENDING MORE PER CITIZEN THAN THE CORRESPONDING SUBURBAN AREAS, AND LESS PER CITIZEN ON EDUCATION, (2) THE FACT THAT PRESENT STATE FORMULAS OF AID TO LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS…

AS PART OF THE "ROOMS OF 20" PROJECT IN THE ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, A BOOK-OWNERSHIP PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO MOTIVATE DISADVANTAGED PUPILS TO READ AND LEARN. CHILDREN IN THIS PROGRAM ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO "EARN" BOOKS BY SHOWING THE TEACHER THAT THEY OWN A PUBLIC LIBRARY CARD OR BY HAVING READ TWO…

STATE- AND FEDERAL-LEVEL DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS WERE DEVELOPED FOR A SYSTEM CAPABLE OF COLLECTING AND REDUCING NATIONWIDE STATISTICAL DATA ON VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. THESE SPECIFICATIONS WERE EXPECTED TO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR THE ADOPTION BY ALL STATES OF AN INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM THAT WOULD MEET BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE FEDERAL REPORTING…

Thirteen federal agencies offer a total of 68 programs related to energy education, extension and information activities. Chapter 1 of this report describes these energy outreach programs. Chapter 2 addresses: (1) procedures for minimizing potential conflict between federal energy outreach efforts and those offered by the private sector, (2) the…

Presented is the third in a three-volume report detailing the evaluation of the National Science Foundation Comprehensive Assistance to Undergraduate Science Education (CAUSE) program, a program developed to encourage the improvement in quality and effectiveness of undergraduate science education in institutions of higher education. This volume…

The National Sea Grant College Program sponsors efforts which encompass research applied to current problems, labor force development, and transfer of technology and knowledge to people who need it in a form they can use. Summarized in this report are Sea Grant's history, programs, and results during its first decade (1967-1976). Provided is an…

This guide introduces Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act as it operates in the City of New York. The majority of the report is devoted to a description of how Title I programs are funded and administered. Attention is devoted to each of the four levels of government involved in Title I administration: The Federal government, the…

A statistical view was compiled of the impact of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title I programs on student achievement in all 55 West Virginia county school districts in school year 1978-79. The RMC Model A-1 design was used by each district. Nationally normed achievement tests or criterion referenced tests which were equated…

Effects of variations in the structure of targeted employment subsidy programs on the attainment of program objectives are explored in this paper. First, the objectives that underlie targeted subsidy programs are outlined in relation to individual program characteristics and the economics of such programs are discussed. Then the wide range of…

This report provides data on Federal funds for research and development for the period from 1977-1979. The data show Federal R&D funding levels as reported by 94 agencies in March through May of 1978, and are based on agency budgets as incorporated in the President's 1979 budget message to Congress. This report is based on three years of the 1979…