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Download full textOffice of Head Start, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2021
The Head Start Act mandates that each Head Start recipient receive a monitoring review at least once every 3 years; each newly designated recipient be reviewed after the completion of its first year (and then at least once every 3 years thereafter); and all recipients that "fail to meet the standards" receive Follow-up reviews. Reviewers…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Federal Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education
Minnesota State Legislature, St. Paul. – 1994
This report summarizes the work of Minnesota's Legislative Commission on Children, Youth, and Their Families (LCCYF). The commission was established in 1991 to study state policy and legislation affecting children and their families, and to make recommendations to promote the present and future well-being of these groups. The report begins with an…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Child Advocacy, Child Welfare
Department of Health , Education, and Welfare, Washington., DC. Office of the Secretary. – 1976
Presented by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare are proposed rules regarding section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination in federal programs on the basis of handicap. Detailed are costs, benefits, and inflationary impact of implementing provisions related to the following areas (with sample subtopics…
Descriptors: Architectural Barriers, Cost Effectiveness, Employment, Equal Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Special Committee on Aging. – 1980
The testimony provided in these hearings addresses the most fundamental problem facing older Americans today, i.e., economic security. The report discusses the results of expanding social services and income transfer programs to reduce poverty, and examines ways to increase older adults' economic self-sufficiency through expanded employment…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Economic Status, Gerontology, Hearings
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. – 1975
On June 3, and June 4, 1975, hearings were held before the House Subcommittee on Communications regarding the Telecommunications Facilities and Demonstration Act of 1975, H.R.4564. The bill has been submitted by the administration to provide the authority for the support of demonstration projects in telecommunications concerning the distribution…
Descriptors: Educational Radio, Educational Television, Federal Legislation, Financial Support
Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (ED), Washington, DC. – 1988
The booklet is intended to provide basic information for persons with either rights or responsibilities under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The definition of physical or mental impairment precedes an explanation of the law's requirements. Rights are listed under the following sections: program accessibility; preschool, elementary…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adult Education, Civil Rights, Definitions
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1987
This pamphlet explains Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which outlaws disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funds and the extensive regulations stemming from Section 504. The rights and responsibilities of handicapped persons are related to the following issues: eligibility for coverage under the law; program…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. – 1975
This document presents testimony given at the November 4, 1975 hearing on Senate Bill 2538 to enact the National School-Age Mother and Child Health Act of 1975. Statements were made by representatives from the federal government, state and private health service agencies, and medical doctors. The bill concerns the provision of comprehensive…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Community Health Services, Day Care, Dropout Programs
Office for Civil Rights (ED), Washington, DC. – 1987
This Spanish-language pamphlet explains Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which outlaws disability discrimination in programs receiving federal funds and the extensive regulations stemming from Section 504. The rights and responsibilities of handicapped persons are related to the following issues: eligibility for coverage under the…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disability Discrimination
Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, CA. – 1985
The proceedings of a 1984 public hearing on finding solutions to race-related problems in South Central Los Angeles, California, are summarized in this report. The hearing focused on problems identified by the McCone Commission, which investigated the Watts Riots of 1965 and reported on what could be done to ameliorate the conditions that caused…
Descriptors: Blacks, Education, Employment, Government Role
Wasem, Ruth Ellen – 1989
This report discusses the nature of homelessness and the homeless in America, recent programs that have been implemented to help the homeless, and issues concerning the Federal government's role in helping these people. The following topics concerning the characteristics of the homeless and the causes of homelessness are covered: (1) "Mental…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Family Problems, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
New York State Legislative Commission on Expenditure Review, Albany. – 1988
New York's Special Delinquency Prevention Program (SDPP) was started in 1978 to provide preventive services to youth who most likely might become involved in the juvenile, social services, or mental health systems. In 1987, this program funded 542 community youth programs at a cost of $14 million. This audit assesses the Division for Youth's…
Descriptors: Community Services, Delinquency Prevention, Elementary Secondary Education, Money Management
Salm, Don – 1992
This memorandum describes the programs and services available to women offenders in the Wisconsin correctional institutions for women. In the area of vocational and educational programs and services, this memorandum also briefly compares those available to women offenders with those available to male offenders in Wisconsin correctional…
Descriptors: Correctional Education, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Criminals
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Select Committee on Indian Affairs. – 1978
The meetings of the American Indian Policy Review Commission on January 6, 1977, were concerned with the markup of the first draft of the final report, the status of the Commission extension, training, distribution of task force reports, and transition coordination. The session on February 4 opened with the announcement that the Senate had passed…
Descriptors: Agency Role, American Indian Education, American Indians, Compliance (Legal)
Nipp, Robert E. – 1972
Designed to illustrate the revitalization process of a small rural community via use of the Model Cities Program, this case study of Alma-Bacon County, Georgia traces Alma-Bacon's: (1) historical background; (2) community development beginnings; (3) political development; (4) outstanding problems; and (5) development plans and accomplishments…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Cultural Opportunities, Economic Development, Education
