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Californians and Public Education: Views from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier Poll
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Polikoff, Morgan S.; Hough, Heather J.; Marsh, Julie A.; Plank, David N. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2020
This report examines findings from the 2020 PACE/USC Rossier poll of California voters. The poll represents the views of 2,000 registered California voters across a range of topics from early childhood education to higher education. Based on these results, the authors have identified five key findings: (1) There is growing pessimism about the…
Descriptors: Public Education, Public Schools, Public Opinion, Educational Attitudes
Defense Workforce: Steps Needed to Identify Acquisition Training Needs for Non-Acquisition Personnel. Report to Congressional Committees. GAO-19-556
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DiNapoli, Timothy J. – US Government Accountability Office, 2019
The Department of Defense (DOD) spends hundreds of billions of dollars annually acquiring products and services. Since 1990, Congress and DOD have taken numerous steps to address issues related to the quality of DOD's acquisition workforce, which consists of contracting officers, cost estimators, and personnel in several other career fields. But…
Descriptors: Military Personnel, Armed Forces, Public Agencies, Costs
The Safe and Drug-Free Schools Program
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Sherman, Lawrence W. – Brookings Papers on Education Policy, 2000
In this paper, the author analyzes the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program and reveals the inherent flaws of what he calls "symbolic pork." The program is popular because it addresses subjects about which the public is deeply concerned: school safety and substance abuse. He notes that since 1986 the program has received…
Descriptors: Drug Education, Resource Allocation, Substance Abuse, Drug Abuse
Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Evaluation Report, 2002-2003. Program Evaluation in an Era of Reduced Resources. Publication Number 02.14
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Oswald, Kim Johnson; Christian, Cinda L. – Online Submission, 2003
This report summarizes evaluation results for AISD's federally-funded Title IV Safe and Drug-free Schools and Communities program activities for the 2002-2003 school year.
Descriptors: School Districts, Grants, Prevention, Substance Abuse