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Manley, R. Adam – Career and Technical Education Research, 2011
The purpose of this study was to identify the impact the 1990 amendments to Carl D. Perkins Career and Applied Technology Act within-state allocation of federal funds had on the operational infrastructure of secondary career and technical education (OISCTE) in Virginia. Using the policy Delphi research technique, the researcher identified 161…
Descriptors: Vocational Education, Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation
National Council on Disability, 2008
The purpose of this report is to provide policymakers, primarily at the federal and state levels, with information about youth with disabilities in foster care, so that policymakers can begin to understand the characteristics of this population; the challenges they face; how they fare with regard to safety, permanency, self-determination and…
Descriptors: Human Services, Federal Programs, Child Welfare, Disabilities
Winn, Ira J. – Int Rev Educ, 1969
Descriptors: Developing Nations, Educational Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Needs
Chadsey-Rusch, Janis, Ed. – 1985
The report, which is part of a series, provides a summary of a 1985 meeting. The meeting was intended to (1) provide an overview of the Secondary Transition Intervention Effectiveness Institute's programs, (2) discuss how participants could be involved in the Institute's programs, and (3) develop a format for networking the results of federally…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Education Work Relationship, Federal Aid, Government Role
Wholey, Joseph S.; And Others – 1971
This report is the result of a seven-month Urban Institute analysis of ESEA Title I evaluation and technical assistance problems and prospects. The focus of the study was on improvement of Federal and State evaluation and technical assistance related to education of disadvantaged children. During the study, site visits were made to five…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Cost Effectiveness, Elementary Education, Evaluation Methods
Appalachian Regional Commission, Washington, DC. – 2001
In fiscal year 2001, the Appalachian Regional Commission invested $63.6 million in 469 economic and human development (nonhighway) projects and $389.6 million in highway projects in Appalachia. The Commission launched a new initiative to promote the development of telecommunications infrastructure, especially in distressed counties. The Commission…
Descriptors: Access to Computers, Annual Reports, Economic Development, Entrepreneurship
Purdy, Robin; And Others – 1989
Provisions related to achieving sex equity in vocational education appear throughout the Carl D. Perkins Act. The most innovative are the Title IIA set-asides for single parents and homemakers and sex equity program. The California State Plan for Vocational Education assigns the responsibilities of the Sex Equity Coordinator to the Sex Equity…
Descriptors: Budgets, Displaced Homemakers, Educational Legislation, Educational Research
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1997
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held a hearing to assess the success of Public Law 102-477, the Indian Employment, Training, and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992. Specifically, the hearing looked at how well the Act is working in terms of enhancing program efficiency, reducing unemployment in Native communities, and improving…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Adult Education, American Indian Education, Employment Services
Johnson, David R.; Jones, Bonnie – National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET), University of Minnesota, 2001
This paper presents a transcript of a National Center on Secondary Education and Transition (NCSET) teleconference call held on February 27, 2001. David R. Johnson and Bonnie Jones talked about the mission, structure, and activities of NCSET. The presenters also provided an overview of OSEP (Office of Special Education Programs) perspective about…
Descriptors: Secondary Education, Disabilities, Institutional Mission, Technical Assistance