The purpose of this guidebook is to clarify why policymakers should expand the focus of school reform to encompass a reframing and restructuring of education support programs and services and to offer some guidance on how to go about doing so. Section 1 deals with the need to restructure support services and offers ideas for new directions.…

As part of the Assessing the New Federalism project, this paper explores the role of the state and federal government in narrowing state spending differences among noneducation children's programs. An analysis of the variation among states in need, capacity, and willingness to spend is followed by an analysis of two federal funding…

In response to a Congressional request, the General Accounting Office studied the process that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) uses to select projects for the homeless for funding, whether this process is consistent with statutes and community priorities, whether communities face any common problems when applying for HUD…

This paper attempts to lay out some of the factors that need to be considered when a philanthropy decides to put a greater emphasis on "outcomes." The factors are divided into three broad categories: technical, substantive, and strategic. Technical factors are those dealing with how to measure outcomes. It must be recognized that…

To study the role of fathers in the lives of homeless children, a survey was conducted of homeless families in shelters in New York City, capturing profiles of nearly 300 men. The typical father was aged 35, a high school graduate, and not married. The majority spent no time with their homeless children and provided little or no support. In all,…

This report of the Office of the State Auditor in North Carolina details audit findings regarding allegations of misuse of Smart Start funds by Save Our Brothers, Inc. and the Liberty Chapel United Church of Christ. Save Our Brothers, Inc., a nonprofit agency, received two contracts totaling $46,327 from the Chatham County Partnership for Children…

This report provides basic information about some 140 federal programs and tax provisions affecting children and their families. It contains brief descriptions of each program/tax rule, participation and funding information (to the extent available), and table summaries of selected program characteristics, such as how benefits and services are…

This report offers an array of steering mechanisms to help advance South Africa's higher education goals (equity and redress, efficiency, development, and accountability). Building on the experiences of other nations, the paper proposes both base formulas and non-base funding mechanisms that, combined, suggest that such policy-driven steering…

This document represents an extensively revised and updated United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Directory for Environmental Training Worldwide. It presents a listing of environmental education and training (EE&T) opportunities around the world as well as information on financial assistance for environmental studies abroad. This version…

This seminar brought together professionals from three fields--higher education, philanthropy and journalism. Discussed at the seminar was the role that these professions play in public life. It was noted that there is increasing dismay over the public's declining trust in America's institutions. Professional reform efforts to remedy this…

The child support program enforces the responsibility of parents to support their children when they live apart. The child support program is jointly funded by federal and state governments under title IV-D of the Social Security Act. The program collects child support for families, establishes the legal relationship between children and their…

Syracuse University in Onondaga County (New York), although a nonprofit institution supported by taxes, employs over 10,000 community residents and generates approximately $126 million in personal income, belying its image of a tax burden. (KM)

Financial aid, still sometimes administered late as an afterthought, is now on the top of the list of priorities in college selection. Students can no longer afford to default other selections while waiting for Number One to make up its mind. The authors have co-authored a book titled, "Shaping an Effective Admissions Program." This is a revised…

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has been very successful in emphasizing informal channels of research through public TV, libraries, museums and historical societies while continuing traditional, university-based research in the humanities. (Author/PG)

A discussion of the GED Project at Kentucky Educational Television, Lexington, Kentucky. (HB)