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Cortes, Michael; And Others – 1980
The children of migrant agricultural workers face what appear to be unsurmountable barriers as they attempt to attain an even rudimentary education. These children must overcome the obstacles of poverty, mobility, economic insecurity, and linguistic disparity. Issues pertaining to the improvement of migrant education include: (1) expanding the…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Bilingual Education, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education
National Child Labor Committee, New York, NY. – 1980
This manual for youth in the Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides an overview of the program, information about program rules and pay procedures, and tips on behavior and handling money. It consists of eleven sections. Section 1 provides a brief overview of the manual. The purpose and format of SYEP is outlined in sections 2 and 3. Work…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Budgeting, Employee Responsibility, Employer Employee Relationship
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Washington, DC. – 1980
One of seven studies prepared by the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (ACIR) in its examination of the federal fiscal system, this study examines the allocation and coordination of federal resources among the various levels of government for the development of libraries and library services. Topics addressed include the federal,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Roberts, Jane M. E. – 1980
The Title II Basic Skills legislation, which is part of the Educational Amendments of 1978, requires coordination of basic skills improvement among related federally-supported programs. Coordination, while essential, is made difficult by the proliferation of agencies and bureaus concerned with basic skills and by the need for autonomy among…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Cooperation
Ellison, John; And Others – 1980
A study comparing the degree of satisfaction with the Indiana Division of Instructional Media's administration of the ESEA Title IV-B program during the 1979-80 school year reveals that both the public and nonpublic school systems showed a high level of satisfaction with the division's IV-B activities. Two separate questionnaires were designed and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Federal Programs, Participant Satisfaction, Private Schools
Bender, Carl M.; Petty, Gregory C. – 1980
This document contains one of two reports presented at the Governor's National Forum on Youth Employment, May 22-23, 1980. Focusing on Missouri Youth and the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), this report is divided into five sections. Section 1 presents a geo-economic profile of Missouri by the following regions: (1) the St. Louis…
Descriptors: Economic Status, Employment Opportunities, Employment Programs, Employment Statistics
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1978
Federal funds continue to underwrite about 50 of the national research and development (R&D) enterprise, and the nature of this support continues to be of special interest to policymakers. This report provides data on trends within functional areas and noteworthy shifts among areas. It is based on an annual National Science Foundation survey.…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, Cost Indexes, Energy
Steiger, JoAnn M.; Szanton, Eleanor S. – 1976
This document presents the conclusions and recommendations of a study conducted to explain the inequalities faced by low-income women in job training, employment, and earnings. The study explored the dimensions of the problems such women face, possible solutions, and the extent to which a group of Health Education and Welfare (HEW) and HEW-related…
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Employed Women, Employment Problems, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)
Wergin, Jon F.; And Others – 1977
The Small College Consortium is funded under Title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for developing institutions. Under this project technical assistance and financial resources are provided to 54 colleges to learn to use new techniques and processes to overcome weak areas of their institutions. The evaluation is for the fiscal year 1976-77…
Descriptors: Accountability, Case Studies, Colleges, Consortia
Prager, Audrey; Goldberg, Judith – 1977
Intended to serve as a sourcebook for prime sponsors, this report summarizes the first phase of a project to analyze and document the activities of the National Program for Selected Population Segments (NPSPS). NPSPS was funded under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) to provide employment and training services to special…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Demonstration Programs, Disabilities, Disadvantaged
Lockart, Barbetta L. – 1979
Vocational training has traditionally been a part of the services provided to Indian people by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, but for many decades the training offered was inadequate and inappropriate and students completing programs were unemployable either on or off the reservation. In 1975 as Indian education began to move from federal control…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Education, American Indians, Career Counseling
Ferrara, Lynette; Lanoff, Sheri – 1978
This study reports on eight projects funded by the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) during 1977-1978 in seven districts in New Jersey and New York. The seven districts are described in terms of: (1) their demographic characteristics, such as racial/ethnic composition of the public schools, minority isolation, percentage of educationally or…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Community Characteristics, Desegregation Plans, Elementary Secondary Education
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1979
The paper examines the assumptions, historical developments of the federal service delivery system for developmentally disabled persons. Services for the disabled are seen to have evolved from criteria oriented programs to entitlements with accompanying guarantees of due process. Major federal programs are traced from the 1918 Vocational…
Descriptors: Costs, Delivery Systems, Developmental Disabilities, Educational Trends
Ross, E. Clarke – Word from Washington Analysis, 1979
Analysis of six federal government studies on deinstitutionalization is followed by a discussion of initiatives enacted by the 95th Congress and proposals under consideration in the 96th. Among studies described are reports by the U.S. Government Accounting Office ("Returning the Mentally Disabled to the Community: Government Needs to Do…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Minneapolis Special School District 1, Minn. – 1966
THIS REPORT CONTAINS EVALUATIONS OF 22 TITLE I PROJECTS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA, PUBLIC SCHOOLS. THERE WERE PROGRAMS IN SIX AREAS--(1) SUMMER AND AFTER-SCHOOL COMPENSATORY EDUCATION WHICH PROVIDED ENRICHMENT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT, (2) CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT AND EXPERIMENTATION, (3) HEALTH AND WELFARE, (4) SPECIAL EDUCATION FOR PHYSICALLY…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Compensatory Education, Curriculum Development, Disadvantaged Youth
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