This is one of six related reports that describe the effects of the current Title I funds allocation formula and examine several alternatives. This particular study focuses in three ways on the implications of using achievement test scores to allocate Title I funds to states and school districts. First, it identifies testing issues to be resolved…

Proceedings are presented of a three-day national conference for providing members of the Indian community with information concerning opportunities for Indians under the new vocational education legislation. Brief summaries of addresses delivered during the general sessions are provided in part 1 and include such subjects as developing vocational…

This is an administrative guide and reference document for service institutions participating in the Federally funded Summer Food Service Program for Children. Guidelines are given to help potential sponsors to determine their eligibility to participate in the program. General requirements and procedures are outlined. Specific meal patterns,…

Information about federal programs currently available to assist the development of two-year colleges is presented in this two-part guide. Part I lists those programs directly related to education and administered by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Part II lists programs located in other agencies providing either fiscal support or…

The papers comprising these proceedings discuss the nature and purpose of the Independent Educational Accomplishment Audit (IEAA), a concept born in the late 1960's to establish accountability for mandatory technical assistance programs funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act: (1) origins and rationale of the Independent Educational…

This report summarizes some of the activities of the staff of the Office of Compensatory Education from 1975 to 1976. The overall aim of these activities was to provide educational opportunities to disadvantaged children in California. Activities are described as they relate to 12 types of programs, namely: Compensatory Education Administration in…

The study assessed the use of vouchers for funding manpower training, using the GI bill as a test case. Focus was on vocational training, although on-the-job training (OJT), correspondence, and college training were also examined. The value of training was estimated by the extent to which it leads to increased earnings. Longitudinal earnings…

This booklet presents brief, informal reviews of events related to early childhood education which occurred in the United States during 1977. Comments concern administration changes made during the Carter administration, day care, CDA, research and policies affecting child health, Head Start, federal programs, family life, television, and…

Characteristics of 295 federally funded rural community mental health centers (CMHC) in 1971 were documented by examining differentials relating to various utilization indices and funding, expenditure, and staffing patterns. The centers were classified according to: (1) rural--a center serving a catchment area consisting exclusively of rural…

This report investigates the question of whether a combination of attitude and achievement results of pupils can be used in an objective way to identify the more effective reading and math compensatory programs in a state. This question is held to have particular relevance in Connecticut since two-thirds of the state's compensatory programming is…

The goal of the FOCUS project is the development and implementation of an alternative school program for high school students which will provide relevant opportunities for student growth, both personal and academic, and thereby reduce the number of dropouts, academic failures, and pupil indifference and disenchantment. Part I of the document deals…

The report reviews the effectiveness of management of the Federal contract compliance program in the nonconstruction industry. The following areas were evaluated: (1) Department of Labor guidance to and control over the 13 other Federal agencies assigned compliance review responsibility for nonconstruction contractors, (2) compliance agencies'…

The first author set out to design and secure funding for an hypothesis-based program in a public school setting. The natural history of what happened to that study as it proceeded from design, to funding, to actual implementation, to final reporting serves as the case history of two idealistic evaluators' wildest nightmares. (Author)

The American Indian policy of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is Indian self-determination. The budget for fiscal year (FY) 1975 reflects Indian involvement and participation in the budget planning decisions of the BIA. Therefore, the budget includes a new line item, "Direct Indian Operations." This line item appears in each of the…

The Title IV student assistance programs of the Higher Education Act are the principal vehicle by which the federal government has intervened in the process called post-secondary education. The 1972 amendments also placed major emphasis on student assistance--emphasis further reinforced by recent budgetary trends. Title IV contains six student…