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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. – 1985
The report highlights eight children's programs found to be fiscally effective by evaluations completed in the last 5 years. Each of the programs is addressed in terms of evaluation findings from specific studies. The following eight programs are examined (sample findings in parentheses): (1) WIC-Special Supplemental Food Program for Women,…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Disabilities, Elementary Education, Employment
Northwest Regional Educational Lab., Portland, OR. – 1984
This study utilizes data analysis and field research, including three community conferences of Samoan leaders, service providers, and policymakers, to examine the size and nature of the Samoan communities in the United States, the economic structure of the migrant communities (including job training and experience, educational achievement, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Background, Demography, Educational Attainment, Educationally Disadvantaged
Blai, Boris, Jr. – 1984
During the last century the population over age 65 in America has increased fourfold. This dramatic increase requires careful economic and social planning and preparation by society, and consideration of specific programs and policies by Congress. Areas needing special consideration are: (1) employment and retirement; (2) allocatoin of health care…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Employment Patterns, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Mason, Sarah R. – 1986
This paper evaluates the effect of Federal resettlement policy on Southeast Asian refugee women's employment training programs and describes the extent to which this training contributed to the refugees' economic mobility and acculturation. The report is divided into three major sections. Part 1 introduces the study by discussing its background,…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Adult Vocational Education, Asian Americans, Economically Disadvantaged
Ramirez, J. David; And Others – 1985
Existing programs using language immersion strategies for teaching language-minority children in the United States are described. In those programs, instruction is conducted in English at a level understood by the limited-English-speaking students, the teacher is bilingual in the non-English home language, the teacher generally speaks only in…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Strategies, English (Second Language), Federal Programs
Brock, Estelle; Travis, Nancy – 1986
This manual explains what is involved in sponsoring a Child Care Food Program (CCFP) for family day care providers. It draws on the experience of Save the Children's Southern States Office in sponsoring the "Child Care Food Umbrella," a CCFP program serving over 1,000 providers, which Save the Children has operated for 6 years. Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Business Responsibility, Delivery Systems, Early Childhood Education, Enrollment
United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. – 1987
The National Endowment for the Arts has supported the Local Arts Agency Development Program since 1984 through a test program funded for $8 million with funds from one-time federal grants and matching state and local funding sources. In many communities the amount of local government financial support exceeded the matching requirements, indicating…
Descriptors: Art, Arts Centers, Cultural Centers, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Ways and Means. – 1988
These hearings concern proposed legislation to replace Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) with a new family support program. The new program would emphasize work, child support, and need-based family support supplements. Families would be assisted in obtaining education, training, and employment in order to avoid long-term dependence…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Day Care, Employment Potential, Employment Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. – 1988
The document contains testimony presented in a 1987 Senate committee hearing on two education bills. The first bill, entitled the Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Children and Youth Education Act, is designed to establish a discretionary grant program within the Department of Education to provide funds to local education agencies for programs…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Resources, Community, and Economic Development Div. – 1988
This report provides information on the following: (1) the percentage of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) households receiving food stamp benefits, both nationally and by state; and (2) some of the reasons why the AFDC households in some states may not have higher food stamp participation rates. In fiscal year 1986, 83.4 percent of…
Descriptors: Economically Disadvantaged, Evaluation Methods, Family Income, Family Involvement
National Advisory Council on Adult Education, Washington, DC. – 1987
This annual report of the National Advisory Council on Adult Education highlights the activities undertaken by the Council during Fiscal Year 1987. These activities included the following: (1) co-sponsorship with the University of Pennsylvania of a symposium, "Towards Defining Literacy" (an overview of the work of the symposium is…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adult Programs, Annual Reports
Democratic Leadership Council, Washington, DC. – 1988
A program of voluntary national service intended to create new opportunities for citizens to serve their country and each other is proposed by the Democratic Leadership Council. The proposed program would create a Citizens Corps, essentially a new GI Bill, expanded to include civilian as well as military service to the nation. It would be…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Vouchers, Federal Legislation
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Postsecondary Policy Analysis. – 1988
This booklet provides updated information (as of August 1987) on state and federal financial assistance programs available to postsecondary students in the state of New York. Program descriptions are divided into two sections: state-administered programs and federal programs. Each program description provides information on application procedures,…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Programs, Higher Education, Program Descriptions
Cooley, William W. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. A function assumed by several conference participants was to act as reactor to papers…
Descriptors: Academic Ability, Academic Achievement, Admission Criteria, Compensatory Education
Moore, Donald R. – 1986
The papers presented at this conference review current research on effective educational practices for low-achieving students and identify those that might be applied to programs funded under Chapter 1 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981. This reaction report focuses on the relationship between compensatory education and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education, Coordination
