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Levin, H. M.; Tsang, Mun C. – 1982
The impact of and justification for using federal grants to carry out national policies in education is explored in this document. The paper opens by noting that the locally-made decisions typical of our federal system of government do not always take into account such national interests as those in increasing equality of opportunity, providing…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives
Download full textKirst, Michael W. – 1995
The history of intergovernmental relations in educational policy has been dominated by regulations, categorical programs, and technical assistance by higher levels of government to stimulate or require lower levels to make changes in policy and practice. This paper summarizes recent research collected by the Consortium of Policy Research in…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Policy
Main, Robert G. – 1979
The need for a new approach to federal support of education by reducing the number of narrow categorical aid programs is developed through a case study of the 1976 Ford Administration proposal for a consolidated block grant of 24 separate authorities. The merits of block grant funding are examined both in terms of the administration-sponsored bill…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Corbett, H. Dickson; And Others – 1983
Based on data from document reviews and interviews from 12 school districts in 3 states, this interim report presents findings from the first year of implementation of Chapter 2 of the Educational Consolidation and Improvement Act (ECIA) of 1981. The initial section of the report examines the redistribution of federal funds to local districts, the…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Budgeting, Case Studies, Categorical Aid
Peer reviewedWedeman, Sara Capen; And Others – Economics of Education Review, 1985
Discusses the significance of the shift in federal educational policies marked by the adoption of the block grant approach to federal aid in Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Reviews several general findings of case studies of the first year of Chapter 2 grant implementation. (PGD)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Educational Change, Educational Finance
Sherman, Joel D., Ed.; And Others – 1982
Fifteen papers commissioned by the U.S. Department of Education's School Finance Project are contained in this volume. The papers examine the changing dimensions of the federal-state partnership in education. The volume is organized into four sections. The first section is devoted to state educational policy concerns, including various state…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Disabilities, Educational Legislation
