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Download full textCongress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This transcript of a hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act includes statements by representatives of Hofstra University (New York), Advocates for Children (New York), Self-Initiated Living Options (New York), the National Center on Educational Restructuring and Inclusion (New York), National Center on…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
Three witnesses gave testimony at this hearing on restoring $150 million in entitlement funding to Federal child nutrition programs. They were Ernest Morial, Mayor of New Orleans, representing the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Task Force on Joblessness and Hunger; Faith Gravenmier, representing the American School Food Service Association; and Lynn…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Subcommittee on Select Education and Civil Rights. – 1994
This Congressional hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act was held to define the necessary elements and supports that must be in place in order to make inclusion work successfully for students with disabilities, parents, and teachers. It contains statements and supplemental materials from: (1)…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Reform. – 2002
This document presents witness testimonies from a hearing discussing two issues critical to the House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources: insuring government support for effective programs to reduce the demand for illegal drugs, and facilitating the inclusion of faith-based providers in the…
Descriptors: Beliefs, Delivery Systems, Financial Support, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1994
This transcript presents testimony given at a House of Representatives committee hearing on the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Included is the text of an amendment, the Braille Literacy Amendment, which is intended to improve the literacy rate among children with visual impairments. This amendment calls for an…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Blindness, Braille, Disabilities
Joint Economic Committee, Washington, DC. – 1989
This document records the oral and written testimony of witnesses at a Congressional hearing about the growing gap between the skills of workers in the United States and the requirements of the workplace and what private industry and government can do about the situation. Witnesses included Senators, Representatives, officials from the Department…
Descriptors: Basic Skills, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Educational Needs
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and the Workforce. – 1998
A hearing was held on the re-authorization of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB). Mary R. Blanton, Vice Chair of the NAGB, spoke about its mission and plans for design changes under the re-authorization. She also outlined the role of the NAGB in overseeing the voluntary…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation
National Tribal Chairmen's Association, Inc. – 1978
Testimony by the National Tribal Chairmen's Association (NTCA) states NTCA's opposition to S. 991 Section 7 (9) involving transfer of education programs out of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Department of Interior (DOI), into the proposed Department of Education. Reasons for keeping education services of federally recognized tribes within…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Education, American Indians, Delivery Systems
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
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1983
The Reagan Administration's education voucher proposal was the subject of these hearings on H.R. 2397, a Bill To Improve the Educational Achievement of Educationally Deprived Children by Expanding Opportunities for Their Parents To Choose Schools That Best Meet Their Needs, To Foster Diversity and Competition among School Programs For…
Descriptors: Compensatory Education, Educational Vouchers, Educationally Disadvantaged, Elementary Secondary Education
