The program authorized under Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, to provide help with problems incident to school desegregation, operated under an appropriation of $10,750,000 in fiscal year 1969. During this period, the Division of Equal Educational Opportunities (DEEO) supported five distinct program activities: direct technical assistance…

Extensive planning in relation to the establishment of an outdoor education center in the State of Florida is reported. The proposed outdoor education center, designed to enrich the public school program if instruction in such fields as conservation, recreation, and resource-use, is outlined. The report contains an account of socioeconomic…

A hypothetical mathematical model of a school is presented to (1) illustrate what such a model would look like, (2) determine its value to decision makers, and (3) determine its data requirements. The model relates increases in achievement to student/staff ratio, a measure of staff quality, materials used, space available, effort in community…

The legislative mandate of Section 507, 1972 Education Amendments (PL 92-318), called for an evaluation and assessment of Title I (1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act) operations and their impact on migrant students. Emphasizing a comprehensive description of program activities, the study did not attempt to measure educational quality by…

This study reviews the following problem areas: the flow of reports and information to the school committee from outside agencies and staff; evaluation of educational programs and personnel using in part the "deans' study" of the promotion system; present treatment of community relations and participation and the staffing for…

Federal guidelines and pressures for accountability make it essential that more and better planning management information be made available concerning the delivery of day care services. With the existence of a fully developed and operational system, planning and management of resource allocations can be made that can lead to an improved quality…

Aimed at educational decisionmakers, this report is intended to help close the research-implementation gap by summarizing the results of an extensive review of educational research on variables related to student performance and resource allocation decisions at the school district level. The trends in research findings about factors related to…

The purpose of this handbook is to help clarify some of the procedural aspects leading to implementation of a program budgeting system and thereby assist those boards of education and administrators contemplating installation of program budgeting and, ultimately, a comprehensive program, planning, budgeting, system within their districts. The…

The conference, which brought together key leaders from other States to share their experiences with year-round education, focuses on key issues raised during an earlier national conference on the same subject. Some of the topics highlighting conference speeches were: year-round education in transition; analyses of quality education, living…

This report focuses on the relationship between State aid to education and incentives for the efficient allocation of resources. Following a description of the historical and current manifestations of State aid, an empirical analysis was conducted to study the impact of State aid on several variables. More State aid was found to be associated with…

These hearings before the Committee on Education and Labor are on the Elementary Secondary Education Act, legislation to extend that act, and the relationship of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to other programs that would be authorized by pending legislation. In this respect, the committee is considering a number of bills, including…

In these hearings, the following witnesses presented testimony: Dr. Edward B. Fort, superintendent, Inkster Public Schools; Dr. Norman Drachler, former school superintendent, Detroit; Raymond Sreboth, superintendent, Benton Harbor Area Schools; Richard Ziehmer, superintendent, Covert Public Schools; Edward C. McKinney, superintendent, Baldwin…

Contents of these hearings include: "The socioeconomic indicators of Michigan--implications for education"; "Accountability in education"; "A position statement on educational accountability for improved instructional services at the elementary and secondary levels in Michigan"; "Select Detroit Title I and…

This statewide study achieved the following objectives: (1) It developed a methodology for conducting a benefit-cost analysis of vocational education programs in Florida; (2) It examined, compared, and analyzed public and private costs and benefits of four Florida vocational programs, (3) It compared public and private benefits and costs for…

This study has four major objectives. They are: (1) to describe Detroit's population and school enrollment trends as they have occurred in the past and as they are likely to occur in the future; (2) to describe the extent of segregation of students by race in Detroit's public schools throughout the past decade; (3) to describe the extent of…