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Download full textGeneral Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
This General Accounting Office (GAO) report on employment competencies for youth in programs funded under title II-A of the Job Training Partnership Act describes the extent and nature of youth employment competency training systems implemented as of June 30, 1985, and assesses the adequacy of competency attainment data available to States to…
Descriptors: Achievement, Adolescents, Behavioral Objectives, Economically Disadvantaged
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1987
This report presents and discusses the results of a congressional study undertaken to assess the validity of a statement in the Department of Education's document, "Summary and Background Information for the Fiscal Year 1988 Budget," which asserted that many children who are neither poor nor low achievers receive Chapter 1 services. The…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Delivery Systems, Economically Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
Goertz, Margaret E.; And Others – 1987
Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act provides local school districts with federal funds to meet the special needs of educationally deprived children in high poverty areas. Because federal regulations provide little guidance for allocating Chapter 1 resources within the districts, distribution formulas vary and so do the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compensatory Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Equity (Finance)
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1983
Changes that have recently taken place in the composition of the American family and the circumstances in which children and youth are now growing up are highlighted in this Congressional report. While this compilation of approximately 64 tables of data is not intended to be comprehensive, nor does it use every statistical series available, it…
Descriptors: Children, Demography, Family Attitudes, Family Characteristics
Scott, Aurelia C. – 1983
The effects of a multi-phased assessment on the management and modification of Federal special education programs and policy is discussed. The purposes and methodology of the three-part assessment procedures (evaluability assessment, rapid feedback assessment, and the performance monitoring system) are presented. This is followed by a description…
Descriptors: Deafness, Educational Policy, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Needs
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service. – 1986
Hearings on the 1990 Decennial Census were held on May 1, 1986, and May 15, 1986. The May 1 session focused on data processing procedures. Speakers included John G. Keane, Daniel G. Horvitz, William Eddy, Judith S. Rowe, Benjamin F. King, and Stephen E. Fienberg. Topics included automation of address files and questionnaire check-in; dissemination…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Data Collection, Data Processing, Demography
Suitts, Steve – 1985
The first in a series of studies about poverty in the South, this report focuses on Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas and Texas. Since 1979, the rate of poverty for these states has shown a steady, sharp increase, bringing it up to 18.2 percent in 1983. The national…
Descriptors: Black Family, Economic Factors, Economically Disadvantaged, Family Problems
Office of Child Support Enforcement (DHHS), Washington, DC. – 1984
Described in this report are fiscal year 1984 activities of the Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, a program established in 1975 as part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. Following an executive summary, chapter I describes the mission and organization of the CSE. Chapter II reviews the child support enforcement amendments of 1984,…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Child Welfare, Demonstration Programs, Federal Programs
Meese, Edwin, III – 1987
In addressing the problem of drugs, Reagan Administration efforts focus on both the supply and the demand of drugs. One problem, the diversion of legal drugs into the illegal market, can be accomplished by pharmacists, drug manufacturers and distributors, or by forged or fraudulent prescriptions. Pharmacists can combat this problem by…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Drug Abuse, Federal Courts, Federal Programs
Reed, David – 1986
A study was conducted to determine the net impact of Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) training. (A measure of net impact expresses only those gains due to training and not those due to other reasons.) Job Service applicants were chosen as a comparison group whose recent labor market experiences would parallel those of JTPA participants. All…
Descriptors: Adults, Blacks, Career Education, Comparative Analysis
Gueron, Judith M. – 1984
The Department of Labor's Youth Incentive Entitlement Pilot Projects (YIEPP) was the nation's largest demonstration to test a new approach to solving the employment problems of disadvantaged youths. Sixteen- to 19-year-olds from low income or welfare households who had not yet graduated from high school were offered minimum-wage jobs, part-time…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Dropout Programs, Economically Disadvantaged, Employment Opportunities
D'Alonzo, Bruno J.; Owen, Steven D. – 1985
The article presents results of a national survey which collected demographic and descriptive data from U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) transition grant awardees. The awardees received funding under five separate categories: youth employment; post secondary projects; service…
Descriptors: Demography, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Education Work Relationship
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science and Technology. – 1984
These hearings focused on various topics and issues related to the fiscal year 1985 budget request of $1.5 billion for the National Science Foundation (NSF), which represents a 13 percent increase over the 1984 level, as well as on NSF policies. Witnesses, representing government or scientific and technical organizations not directly part of the…
Descriptors: Budgets, Computers, Engineering, Engineering Education
ACTION, Washington, DC. – 1985
This report presents the findings of an evaluation of goal accomplishment at Young Volunteers in Action (YVA) projects at three sites: ALexander City, Alabama; Gainesville, Florida; and New Orleans, Louisiana. First, a brief introduction describes the YVA program and discusses the evaluation approach. The next three sections present case studies…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Services, Federal Programs, High Schools
Schwartz, Phebe, Comp. – 1985
The manual provides information on incentives for employers and businesses hiring persons with special needs in rural areas. A list of facts is presented to dispel common myths employers may have regarding workers with disabilities. Monetary incentive programs, including federal/state programs and programs for specific disabling conditions, are…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Employers, Employment, Federal Legislation
