This study examines federal aid to local school districts as it influences local priorities in relation to other sources of income. Sections deal with the basic theory of resource mobilization applied to questions of federal aid, factors influencing the latitude a school district will have in mobilizing funds, factors influencing use of federal…

This publication seeks to provide a basis for constructive action in improving and reforming the policy making machinery of American public education. The material is presented in the form of 11 recommendations directed at the three policy making levels: local, State, and Federal. A recommendation concerning all levels is that policy making staffs…

The 1966-67 annual report of Indian education from the Montana State Department of Public Instruction emphasizes the growing awareness of Indian youth looking to higher education and vocational training beyond high school. It is noted that the Indian education supervisor, in cooperation with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, disseminates information…

The Tacoma Public Schools Early Childhood Program is a comprehensive effort to give economically disadvantaged children an early education program which will have continuity and long-range effectiveness. Involving 5 years of education (3-year-olds through grade 3), the program uses the Responsive Environment Model, which has as its objectives the…

The results of this exploratory study on cost-benefit analysis of vocational rehabilitation found that, because of vocational rehabilitation services, clients whose cases were closed during fiscal year 1966 will experience an increase of $35 in their earnings and value of work activity over their working lives for every dollar expended on them in…

The National Advisory Council on Extension and Continuing Education was established under Title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 for the purposes of giving advice to the Community Service and Continuing Education Program and reviewing the administration and effectiveness of all Federally supported extension and continuing education programs.…

In this evaluation report, special attention is given to Elementary and Secondary Education Title I activities conducted by local educational agencies in the major urban areas of New York State, and to those conducted by the New York City Board of Education and its decentralized districts. The nine-part report, which presents specific data…

This report deals with the aid to local school systems with high concentrations of children from low-income families, but excludes treatment of two other categories of financial assistance under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Title I--aid to children of migrant workers and American Indian children attending schools operated by the…

This document describes 48 educational projects implemented for 1971 under Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The goal of Title III is to stimulate new and improved educational practices and to determine their effectiveness. Wisconsin E.S.E.A. funds were designated for 4 major areas: (1) innovative programs, (2) establishment…

The annual report (1972-73) of the Nevada Department of Education on the American Indian education program is concerned with the allocation of the Johnson O'Malley (JOM) Act funds, which enables the Bureau of Indian Affairs to contract with states and local school districts for the education of Indian children. At present, the JOM funds in the…

An overview of the present shortage of day care facilities in the United States is presented in this speech. Statistics cited on the number of working mothers with children under the age of 6 and the number of day care licensed homes and centers show that the shortage of licensed day care facilities is much more acute than it was five years ago.…

This report provides an overview of funding arrangements implemented as a result of the 1992 Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) Agreement. The Agreement sought to establish a unified national system of vocational education and training (VET) with joint Commonwealth, state and territory responsibility. The report discusses the outcomes…

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) demands from the American public school system that all students, regardless of race or socioeconomic status, must be held to the same academic expectations, and that their academic progress must be measured using a newly refined concept of adequate yearly progress (AYP). Success in complying with the…

This survey is designed to collect information regarding current use of technology and future plans to integrate technology into the curriculum. Sixteen questions ask respondents to indicate: their current position and school or district affiliation; current and predicted use of hardware and software; confidence and interest levels for selected…

A Cuyahoga County, Ohio, study focused on two cohorts: pre-Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) leavers who left in the third quarter of 1996 and post-TANF leavers who left in the third quarter of 1998. Outcomes were examined for about 6,151 adult welfare leavers. Findings indicated the rate of leaving welfare increased between 1996-98;…