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Stecher, Brian M.; Hanser, Lawrence M. – 1992
A significant change in vocational education brought about by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act 1990 amendments was the introduction of outcome-based accountability. Accountability from the local perspective was explored through interviews with local program administrators, staff, students, and employers in secondary and…
Descriptors: Accountability, Agency Role, Educational Legislation, Educational Research
Dickens, Royce; And Others – 1987
The Education for Economic Security Act requires state education agencies to submit comprehensive needs assessments in order to receive the funding provided by Title II of the Act for improvements in mathematics, science, computer learning, and foreign language instruction. Areas of need covered in this summary include: the qualifications of…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Computer Science Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment
National Inst. of Education (DHEW), Washington, DC. – 1977
The research on which this report is based was intended to explore ways in which improvements can be made in Title I through modifications in the administrative process. The report reviews the actions of the federal and state governments in using Title I funds to provide special educational services to educationally disadvantaged children in…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Compensatory Education, Educational Needs, Educational Programs
Bushell, Don, Jr.; And Others – 1977
It is proposed that contract public schools (alternative elementary schools) be established within local school districts to develop more effective compensatory education programs. Each contract school will be governed by its own council of directors, which will be elected by the parents of enrolled children. The council's authority to establish…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Boards of Education, Budgeting, Compensatory Education
Gibbins, Neil L.; And Others – 1978
This handbook is designed for use by board members, administrators, and teachers to aid them in understanding the legal aspects of governance, management, and operation of public schools in West Virginia. Substantial discussion is devoted to sources of school law (common law, state and federal constitutions, state and federal statutes); the legal…
Descriptors: Accountability, Boards of Education, Collective Bargaining, Constitutional Law
Muraskin, Lana; And Others – 1994
This document, the fifth of five volumes that comprise the final report of the National Assessment of Vocational Education focuses on funding and administration issues related to the Perkins Act. Chapter 1 explores issues in the within-state allocation of federal vocational education resources. It presents findings about actual allocation…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Coordination, Educational Assessment, Educational Change
National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education. – 1981
The National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education takes the following position in four areas regarding the reauthorization of the Vocational Education Act of 1963: (1) In regard to governance of vocational education, the Association recommends the continuance of the cooordination of local, state, and federal governments.…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Data Collection, Educational Finance, Educational Needs
Indian Education Training, Inc., Albuquerque, NM.
The purpose of the handbook is to provide as complete a discussion as possible of all major Indian education laws and regulations and other education laws that affect Indian education. The intent is to increase knowledgeable Indian involvement in the educational process and the handbook is intended primarily for local use by Indian parents, Indian…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Teacher Aides
Development Associates, Inc., Arlington, VA. – 1979
This report focuses on the areas of difficulty encountered by states in developing their three-year Adult Education State Plan required by the Adult Education legislation of 1978. It highlights those areas when technical assistance from the United States Office of Education is warranted. Findings and recommendations are based on the Division of…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adults, Agency Cooperation, Consultants
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1977
This document contains testimony, prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials submitted during two days of hearings held in September, 1977. Under consideration was a bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to require state educational agencies to establish basic standards of educational proficiency applicable…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Basic Skills, Competency Based Education
California State Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights. – 1976
This report was prepared for submission to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. It reviews the California State Department of Education's administration of state and federally funded bilingual programs and identifies specific Department policies and practices that may affect the success of district-level programs for language-minority students.…
Descriptors: Biculturalism, Bilingual Education, Bilingual Students, Bilingual Teachers
Illinois State Board of Education, Springfield. – 1986
This study of the importance of second language and international studies in Illinois in relation to the interests of the state covers the following topics: the importance of second language and international studies, characteristics of effective programs in second language and international studies, the status of those studies in Illinois, and…
Descriptors: Area Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1984
The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981 consolidated numerous federal programs into the education block grant and shifted primary administrative responsibility to states. States have to develop a formula to distribute 80 percent of their block grant funds to local education agencies, which have virtually complete discretion in deciding the…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Block Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation
Beuke, Vernon – 1981
A National Institute of Education-sponsored, congresionally mandated project studied implementation of Title II (Vocational Education) of the 1976 Education Amendments. Focus was on provisions related to the major themes of program improvement and educational equity. It was found that despite the complexity of the law and the vocational education…
Descriptors: Administration, Compliance (Legal), Educational Discrimination, Educational Legislation
Middle Cities Education Association, MI. – 1979
This report presents findings of surveys to determine the effects of the 1976 Vocational Education Amendments on the required coordination between the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) and postsecondary vocational education at the federal, state, and local levels. An introduction is followed by a discussion (chapter 2) of results of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Advisory Committees, Agency Cooperation, Community Colleges
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