In order to assess the impact of Title I programs, models specifying criteria, techniques and methodologies for evaluation were developed. These models prescribe pre- and post-test results for both Title I and non Title I children. This report describes the status of the use of the models, the experience of people who used them during the 1976-77…

Funds for vocational education, especially federal funds, have increased greatly during the past decade and more may be expected, but vocational educators lack training in writing the proposals required to obtain these funds. To help develop the knowledge and skills needed to prepare effective proposals, a workshop for vocational administrators…

The Alaska State Manpower Planning Council provides brief summaries of human resource development programs, describing eligibility requirements, Alaska contact sources, authorizing legislation, and administering agencies. The information is primarily directed to officials and individuals involved in human development. Most of the programs receive…

The Four Corners Regional Commission is a state-Federal partnership, the purpose of which is to initiate long-range planning, provide data for specific plans, promote private investment, promote legislation, establish plans and program priorities, and initiate and coordinate economic developmental districts in 92 counties in Arizona, Colorado, New…

The accomplishments of programs developed and managed by American Indian groups are presented in this document. The philosophy of Federal agencies is discussed in relation to placing with Indian communities the responsibility for administering their own affairs, planning their own programs, and managing their own funds. Special programs offering…

This is the third hearing in a series of four conducted to exercise con- gressional oversight of the Food Distribution Program of the Department of Agriculture. The following witnesses presented testimony, statements, and exhibits pertinent to this purpose: Honorable Efrain Santiago, Secretary of Social Services, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico;…

The Four Corners Regional Commission (FCRC) is a state-Federal partnership, the purpose of which is to initiate long-range planning, provide data for specific plans, promote private investment, promote legislation, establish plans and program priorities, and initiate and coordinate economic developmental districts in 92 counties in Arizona,…

Prepared by the Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, (ESEA) Migrant Program director, this State annual evaluation report for fiscal year 1967 includes projects for migratory children of migratory agricultural workers in New Mexico. The material in this report represents a comprehensive analysis of Title I Migrant Program activity…

A federal system is better than one that is totally nationalized or left totally in the hands of the states and their districts. The principle undergirding that system is appropriateness. Responsibilities most appropriately handled at the state level ought to rest at that level. Responsibilities best met by the resources and reach of the national…

Details short- and long-term declines and other changes in college enrollment and trends in government funding policies suggesting likely effects for personnel executives on campus. (Editor/JT)

We cannot depend on a government agency to relieve the present crisis in the humanities.

Five distinct aims underlying federal support of academic social research are hypothesized, and a different observable funding pattern is associated with each one. Concludes with a possible explanation for the government's interest in producing social knowledge for the advancement of social science. (Author/AM)

Summarizes recommendations of an interim report focused on the 20 million noncollege-bound American youth barred from many high-paying positions, yet forced to make it on their own. Recommends various school-to-work programs, "added chances" for training, and enhanced lifelong learning opportunities and increased national investments in youth…

Details the successes of a bus-driver-training program inaugurated in 1974 that is currently facing a loss of federal funds and outlines the efforts of a child psychiatrist in Vermont focusing on the need for bus drivers to maintain a positive environment among passengers. (JBM)

The Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, to which was referred the bill (S. 136) to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist certain local school districts in the State of California in providing educational services for students attending schools located within…