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Hastings, Anne H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1982
Evaluates the performance of federal block grants in health, law enforcement, peoplepower training, community development, and Social Security programs, to help forecast the effects of such grants in education. Finds that block grants did not improve local control, accountability, citizen participation, efficiency, targeting of funds, or program…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Citizen Participation, Elementary Secondary Education
Jennings, John F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1988
In April 1988, Congress passed, and President Reagan signed, the Hawkins Stafford School Improvement Amendments, restoring the federal government's position as a true helper in educational reform. Besides raising spending ceilings for various educational programs and authorizing numerous initiatives, the law substantially enlarges Chapter 1…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
