Policies to regulate and support labor markets in the United States have mainly been an initiative of the federal government. Historically, states and localities were reluctant to act independently to build up worker rights and protections for fear of competitively disadvantaging resident industries with added costs. Federal constitutional…

This study focuses on the work of state administrators of federal programs. It follows up on baseline information collected during late fall 1996 and early winter 1997, analyzing the ways in which state administrators have continued to respond to the new laws. The programs included in the follow-up study are as follows: the Goals 2000: Educate…

This pamphlet describes the Hope and Lifetime Learning Education Tax Credits program for students in college or vocational school. It briefly explains what a tax credit is; who is eligible to claim the credit; the difference between Hope credits and other education tax credits; what costs qualify for the credit; what the inflation-adjusted credit…

This annual report outlines the mission and goals of New Zealand's Early Childhood Development Unit (ECDU), established in 1989 to promote the development and provision of high quality, accessible, and culturally appropriate educational and developmental facilities/services for families and young children. The report contains a directory of ECDU…

During its 8-year history, the federal Adult Education for the Homeless Program (AEH) pioneered new methods of service to adults in need and benefited over 320,000 homeless adults and families. Despite an evaluation that documented program success, funding was rescinded from the 1995 federal budget and never reinstated. AEH programs developed the…

The U.S. Department of Education makes William D. Ford Federal Direct Loans directly to students through the schools they attend. This guide for borrowers addresses: (1) facts about repaying direct loans; (2) consequences of default; (3) managing direct loan records; (4) information review; (5) important things to find out from the school; (6)…

This annual report details the accomplishments of the American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) for 1998-1999. The report uses the format of a student's class schedule. Following "morning announcements" from the ASFSA president and executive director, major accomplishments are presented in each "class period." These…

While the effects of the shift from need- to merit-based grants on student enrollment and receipt of aid have been examined thoroughly by a number of analysts, very few recent reports have examined the effects of these grants on students' persistence towards completing bachelor's degrees. To examine this issue, this report explores the linkages…

In any given year, there are approximately 800,000 youth in the foster care system. These are young children and adolescents whose parents are deceased or who have been subjected to some form of neglect or abuse. They are considered "wards/dependents of the court" and placed in the foster care system, making them the legal custody of the state.…

This bulletin is the twelfth in the Office of Education series on Federal funds for education issued biennially since 1933 to 1934. In the present report, figures are given for the two most recent years if they are available. In some instances, expenditure figures for the 1953 to 1954 school year will not be reported until later, and it is…

On January 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the re-authorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, commonly known as No Child Left Behind ("NCLB"). This law dramatically affects how all schools, including charter schools, are held accountable for the academic performance of their students. Since the passage of NCLB,…

A former Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare reviews the social influences that helped shape the federal relationships with higher education in the 1970s, including student aid programs, the developing institutions program, and enforcing antidiscrimination legislation. The search for flexible but useful measures to effect social change…

Discusses declining Federal support for educational programs under the Reagan administration and identifies inconsistencies in Federal arguments to support current educational funding policy. Challenges researchers to provide an analytical framework within which policymakers concerned with the financing and direction of education would be…

Education is seen as the key to making minority students insiders in American society. Some existing programs and their features (e.g., CETA, EXCEL, TRIO programs) are examined. Strategies for making support programs more effective by considering the forces of home, school, and work are suggested. (Author/MSE)

Given growing demands for cutbacks in aid to programs for the disabled, it is essential to choose carefully designed policy that benefits many and seriously harms few and to document program effectiveness through unbiased economic analysis. (Author/MJL)