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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1990
A hearing was held to discuss the reauthorization of the Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance (CDASA) Act of 1985 and the State Dependent Care Development Grants (SDCDG) Act. The CDASA Act was created to provide financial assistance to low-income individuals who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of the CDA application and…
Descriptors: Child Caregivers, Early Childhood Education, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Vaughan, Willard S., Jr., Ed. – 1990
Research and development efforts carried out under sponsorship of the Cognitive and Neural Sciences Division of the Office of Naval Research during fiscal year 1990 are described in this compilation of project description summaries. The Division's research is organized in three types of programs: (1) Cognitive Science (the human learner--cognitive…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Biological Sciences, Cognitive Psychology, Federal Programs
American Council on Education, Washington, DC. HEATH Resource Center. – 1989
This fact sheet summarizes information about the education-related services provided by federal/state-funded Vocational Rehabilitation Services and describes how to gain access to them. In a question/answer format, the guide discusses how to find the local vocational rehabilitation office, how to contact the office, procedures involved in…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Eligibility, Federal Programs, Mental Retardation
Bureau of the Census (DOC), Suitland, MD. Population Div. – 1983
Information from the 1980 U.S. Census concerning population size and geographic distribution of more than 100 ancestry groups in the United States is presented in this unique reference report. The general ancestry question was based on self-identification, provided no prelisted categories, and allowed for one or more ancestry responses. This was…
Descriptors: Census Figures, Demography, Ethnic Groups, Ethnic Origins
Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL. Dept. of Psychology. – 1981
This paper has two aims, each bearing on recent developments in evaluation policy. The first is to summarize a report presented in 1980 to the United States Congress and Department of Education, concerning evaluation policy and practices at the national, state, and local levels of government. The second aim is to link some of the United States…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Evaluation, Evaluation Methods, Evaluation Utilization
National Alliance of Business, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1983
This handbook for businesses explains the benefits and incentives provided by the Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) and the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and shows how businesses can take advantage of them. An introduction summarizes the two pieces of legislation. Section 1 furnishes the specifics on the TJTC and explains how businesses can…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Business, Career Education
Anderson, Judith I. – 1983
This paper reviews the role played by the Title I (now Chapter 1) Evaluation Technical Assistance Centers in providing technical assistance to state and local agencies. It presents (1) a legistative history; (2) the Technical Assistance Center (TAC) activities under Title I; (3) an evaluation of the TACs; (4) the legislative changes enacted by the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Financial Support, Program Evaluation
Wilkinson, Etta Lou – 1983
This report by the Kansas Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights reviews state enforcement of nondiscrimination provisions related to federally funded programs. The report looks at procedures used in fund allocation as well as public participation in the allocation decisions. It also looks at the extent to which…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Compliance (Legal)
Higgins, James M. – Personnel Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Business Responsibility, Employment Opportunities, Employment Problems
Peer reviewedMcNamara, William – Change, 1976
Reviews activity in Congress, federal agencies, and higher education associations as legislation to extend and improve the 1972 Higher Education Amendments is being fashioned. Issues include a public vs. private debate regarding use of the Basic Opportunity Grant program (BOG) to foster access as opposed to choice among institutions. (JT)
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
MOSAIC, 1976
A group of research projects are designed to measure various impacts of this program. The research has provided a new base of information and identified limitations of the procedures used for making allocations. (BT)
Descriptors: Economic Research, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedMoeller, Dade W. – Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 1974
Three studies conducted by the National Air Pollution Manpower Development Advisory Committee concluded there is a crisis in air pollution manpower development within the United States today. The studies investigated the existing federal manpower program, air pollution educational requirements and the quality of graduate level university programs.…
Descriptors: Air Pollution, Environment, Environmental Research, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedAshenfelter, Orley – Monthly Labor Review, 1975
The article presents an analysis of the success of training programs based on examination of longitudinal data on one cohort of trainees who participated in classroom training under the Manpower Development and Training Act. (MW)
Descriptors: Career Development, Data Analysis, Federal Programs, Job Training
Barber, Daniel M. – Illinois Career Education Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Career Education, Educational Needs, Educational Problems, Employment Opportunities
General Accounting Office, Washington, DC. Div. of Human Resources. – 1987
This report is a resource document which includes a catalog that explains how formulas for federal programs are used to allocate assistance to state and local governments. In addition, it provides information on the agencies and congressional committees that have jurisdiction over these programs, the amount of money allocated through these…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Government, Federal Programs
