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Love, Ivy; Campbell, Colleen – Association of Community College Trustees, 2017
A quality education is the primary instrument of social and economic mobility in the United States. As open-access institutions, community colleges are the gateway to postsecondary education for millions of Americans. Many of these students would be unable to afford college without federal resources, such as student financial aid and tax credits.…
Descriptors: Student Financial Aid, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges, Student Needs
Child Care Bureau, 2008
Tribal Child Care and Development Fund administrators work each day to ensure that the children and families in tribal communities have the child care services that best meet their needs. The Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF), a federal block grant for States, Tribes, and Territories, is a key resource to help increase the availability,…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Low Income Groups, Child Care, Administrator Guides
Marinelli, Joseph J. – School Business Affairs, 1985
Findings from four studies reveal that: administrators enjoy the deregulation of Chapter 2 but are concerned about audits and evaluation; a wide variety of fund distribution formulas exists; expenditures were heavy for computers; and private school participation has increased. (MLF)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship
Stimson, Jim; Scherer, Joseph J., Ed. – School Administrator, 1985
A study of Chapter 2 first-year implementation in nine states found that administrators like the flexibility of the block grants. Problems remain concerning the participation of private school students, service to special populations, and the continued use of state advisory councils. (MLF)
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Block Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
Simon, Paul – 1985
The effects of cuts in the federal education budget during the Reagan Administration and the outlook for the future for education programs during the next 4 years are discussed in this speech by a U. S. Senator. The current status of the following programs is compared to their status in 1980: Chapter 1, Chapter 2, bilingual education, vocational…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education Programs, Block Grants, Compensatory Education, Educational Trends
Curley, John R. – School Business Affairs, 1986
Characterizes federal support for education as a political process involving Congress, the president, special interest groups, program administrators, and the general public. Examines policy shifts from bipartisan congressional leadership in the late 1940s through John Kennedy's advocacy of federal aid and Ronald Reagan's endorsement of state and…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Budgets, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation