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Date Oct. 28, 2005 Report No. GAO-06-194R Title

Education: National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 October 28, 2005 The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Ranking Minority Member Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions United States Senate Subject: National Assessment of Educational Progress Exclusion Rates for Students with Disabilities Dear Senator Kennedy: In July 2005, we issued a report entitled No Child Left Behind A...
Date July 20, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-618 Title

No Child Left Behind Act: Most Students with Disabilities Participated in Statewide Assessments, but Inclusion Options Could Be Improved

United States Government Accountability Office GAO July 2005 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, U.S. Senate NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT Most Students with Disabilities Participated in Statewide Assessments, but Inclusion Options Could Be Improved The information contained in this report has been updated in GAO-06-194R, dated October 28, 2005. G...
Date April 26, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-469 Title

DOD Schools: Limitations in DOD-Sponsored Study on Transfer Alternatives Underscore Need for Additional Assessment

United States Government Accountability Office GAO April 2005 Report to Congressional Committees DOD SCHOOLS Limitations in DOD-Sponsored Study on Transfer Alternatives Underscore Need for Additional Assessment GAO-05-469 a April 2005 DOD SCHOOLS Highlights Highlights of GAO-05-469, a report to congressional committees Accountability Integrity Reliability Limitations in DOD-Sponsored Study on Tran...
Date March 22, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-408R Title

Education: Department of Education's Update of the State and Other Tax Allowance for Student Aid Award Year 2005-2006

United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 22, 2005 The Honorable David R. Obey Ranking Minority Member Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: Department of Education's Update of the State and Other Tax Allowance for Student Aid Award Year 2005–2006 Dear Mr. Obey: This letter responds to your request concerning our January 21, 2005, report St...
Date Feb. 18, 2005 Report No. GAO-05-198 Title

Border Security: Streamlined Visas Mantis Program Has Lowered Burden on Foreign Science Students and Scholars, but Further Refinements Needed

United States Government Accountability Office GAO February 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters BORDER SECURITY Streamlined Visas Mantis Program Has Lowered Burden on Foreign Science Students and Scholars, but Further Refinements Needed GAO-05-198 a Contents Letter Results In Brief Background Mantis Processing Times Have Declined Actions Taken to Improve the Mantis Process, but Some Issues Are...
Date June 25, 2004 Report No. GAO-04-581 Title

Student Mentoring Programs: Education's Monitoring and Information Sharing Could Be Improved

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 2004 Report to Congressional Requesters STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAMS Education’s Monitoring and Information Sharing Could Be Improved GAO-04-581 June 2004 STUDENT MENTORING PROGRAMS Education’s Monitoring and Information Sharing Could Be Improved Highlights of GAO-04-581, a report to congressional requesters As part of the No Child Left Behind Act...
Date Sept. 9, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-897 Title

Special Education: Numbers of Formal Disputes Are Generally Low and States Are Using Mediation and Other Strategies to Resolve Conflicts

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate SPECIAL EDUCATION Numbers of Formal Disputes Are Generally Low and States Are Using Mediation and Other Strategies to Resolve Conflicts GAO-03-897 September 2003 SPECIAL EDUCATION Numbers of Formal Disputes Are Generally Low and States Ar...
Date July 31, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-773 Title

Special Education: Federal Actions Can Assist States in Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Youth

United States General Accounting Office GAO July 2003 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, U.S. Senate SPECIAL EDUCATION Federal Actions Can Assist States in Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Youth GAO-03-773 July 2003 SPECIAL EDUCATION Federal Actions Can Assist States in Improving Postsecondary Outcomes for Youth Highlights of GAO-03-773, ...
Date May 9, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-506 Title

School Lunch Program: Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating

United States General Accounting Office GAO May 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating GAO-03-506 May 2003 SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM Highlights of GAO-03-506, a report to Congressional Requesters Efforts Needed to Improve Nutrition and Encourage Healthy Eating Recent trends in children’s health and eating habits ar...
Date Jan. 15, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-172R Title

Youth Illicit Drug Use Prevention: DARE Long-Term Evaluations and Federal Efforts to Identify Effective Programs

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 January 15, 2003 The Honorable Richard J. Durbin United States Senate Subject: Youth Illicit Drug Use Prevention: DARE Long-Term Evaluations and Federal Efforts to Identify Effective Programs Dear Senator Durbin: The use of illicit drugs, particularly marijuana, is a problem among our nation’s youth. The adverse effects of illicit drug...
Date Jan. 1, 2003 Report No. GAO-03-99 Title

Major Management Challenges and Program Risks: Department of Education

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 2003 Performance and Accountability Series Major Management Challenges and Program Risks Department of Education GAO-03-99 a A Glance at the Agency Covered in This Report The Department of Education’s mission is to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation. To accomplish this mission, the depar...
Date Dec. 9, 2002 Report No. GAO-03-234 Title

School Finance: Per-Pupil Spending Differences between Selected Inner City and Suburban Schools Varied by Metropolitan Area

United States General Accounting Office GAO December 2002 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Ways and Means, House of Representatives SCHOOL FINANCE Per-Pupil Spending Differences between Selected Inner City and Suburban Schools Varied by Metropolitan Area GAO-03-234 December 2002 SCHOOL FINANCE Highlights of GAO-03-234, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Ways a...
Date Nov. 21, 2002 Report No. GAO-03-268R Title

Department of Education: Guaranteed Student Loan Program Vulnerabilities

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 November 21, 2002 The Honorable Susan M. Collins Ranking Minority Member Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations Committee on Governmental Affairs United States Senate Subject: Department of Education: Guaranteed Student Loan Program Vulnerabilities Dear Senator Collins: This report responds to your request and subsequent conversations ...
Date April 1, 2002 Report No. GAO-02-393 Title

Title I: Education Needs to Monitor States' Scoring of Assessments

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 2002 Report to the Secretary of Education TITLE I Education Needs to Monitor States’ Scoring of Assessments GAO-02-393 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Most States Are Not in Compliance with the 1994 Title I Accountability and Assessment Requirements States Cited Support and Coordination as Furthering Compliance Most States are Taking ...
Date Sept. 14, 2001 Report No. GAO-01-1011 Title

Attention Disorder Drugs: Few Incidents of Diversion or Abuse Identified By Schools

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 2001 Report to Congressional Requesters ATTENTION DISORDER DRUGS Few Incidents of Diversion or Abuse Identified by Schools GAO-01-1011 Contents Letter Results in Brief Background Few Incidents of Diversion or Abuse of Attention Disorder Drugs Identified by Schools Most Schools Dispense Attention Disorder Medications and Follow Drug Security Pro...
Date Aug. 31, 2000 Report No. HEHS/GGD-00-184R Title

Social Security: Coverage for Medical Residents

United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-284947 August 31, 2000 The Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Chairman, Subcommittee on Social Security Committee on Ways and Means House of Representatives Subject: Social Security: Coverage for Medical Residents Dear Mr. Chairman: In 1998 a federal court ruled that the University of Minnesota w...
Date June 1, 2000 Report No. HEHS-00-89 Title

Title I Program: Stronger Accountability Needed for Performance of Disadvantaged Students

United States General Accounting Office GAO June 2000 Report to Congressional Requesters TITLE I PROGRAM Stronger Accountability Needed for Performance of Disadvantaged Students GAO/HEHS-00-89 Contents Letter Executive Summary Chapter 1 Introduction Title I Program Targeted Primarily—but Not Exclusively—to High-Poverty Schools High-Poverty Schools May Choose the Schoolwide Option, Which Focuse...
Date March 31, 1999 Report No. HEHS-99-66R Title

District of Columbia Public Schools: Audit Confirms Reasonableness of Enrollment Count, but Report's Presentation Is Unclear

United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-282033 March 31, 1999 The Honorable Ernest J. Istook Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives Subject: District of Columbia Public Schools: Audit Contis Reasonableness of Enrollment Count, but Reuort’ Presentation Is Unclea...
Date March 13, 1998 Report No. T-HEHS-98-91 Title

District of Columbia Public Schools: Enrollment Count Still Appears Vulnerable to Errors

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 12:00 noon Friday, March 13, 1998 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Enrollment Count Still Appears Vulnerable to Errors Statement of Cornelia M. Blanchette, Director Education and Empl...
Date Jan. 28, 1998 Report No. HEHS-98-36 Title

School Finance: State and Federal Efforts to Target Poor Students

United States General Accounting Office GAO January 1998 Report to Congressional Requesters SCHOOL FINANCE State and Federal Efforts to Target Poor Students GAO/HEHS-98-36 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-277125 January 28, 1998 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman The Honorable Christopher Dodd The Honorable Carol Moseley-B...
Date Nov. 20, 1997 Report No. T-HEHS-98-53 Title

District of Columbia Public Schools: School Year 1996-97 Enrollment Count Vulnerable to Errors

United States General Accounting Office GAO For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 20, 1997 Testimony Before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee on Education, Libraries, and Recreation DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS School Year 1996-97 Enrollment Count Vulnerable to Errors Statement of Cornelia M. Blanchette, Associate Director Education and Employmen...
Date Aug. 21, 1997 Report No. HEHS-97-161 Title

District of Columbia Public Schools: Student Enrollment Count Remains Vulnerable to Errors

United States General Accounting Office GAO August 1997 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, House of Representatives DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Student Enrollment Count Remains Vulnerable to Errors GAO/HEHS-97-161 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Servi...
Date Feb. 6, 1997 Report No. HEHS-97-44R Title

Education: Reporting of Student Loan Enrollment Status

3A0 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Health, Education and Human Services Division B-275720 February 6, 1997 The Honorable William F. Goodling Chairman, Coinmittee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives The Honorable Pete Hoekstra Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Education and the Workforce House of Representatives ....
Date April 19, 1996 Report No. HEHS-96-3 Title

Private Management of Public Schools: Early Experiences in Four School Districts

United States General Accounting Office GAO April 1996 Report to Congressional Committees PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS Early Experiences in Four School Districts G A O years 1921 - 1996 GAO/HEHS-96-3 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-259870 April 19, 1996 The Honorable Nancy L. Kassebaum Chairman, Committee o...
Date Sept. 18, 1995 Report No. HEHS-95-149 Title

DOD Dependents Schools: Enrollment Categories, Numbers, and Locations

United States General Accounting Office GAO September 1995 Report to Congressional Committees DOD DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS Enrollment Categories, Numbers, and Locations GAO/HEHS-95-149 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-257802 September 18, 1995 The Honorable Strom Thurmond Chairman The Honorable Sam Nunn Ranking Minority M...
Date June 14, 1995 Report No. T-AIMD-95-170 Title

District of Columbia: Weaknesses in Personnel Records and Public Schools' Management Information and Controls

United States General Accounting Office Testimony Before the Subcommittee on the District of Columbia Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives For Release on Delivery Expectedat 3 p.m. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Weaknessesin Personnel Records and Public Schools’ Management Information and Controls Statement of Jeffrey C. Steinhoff Director, Planning and Reporting Accounting and Information...
Date Oct. 21, 1994 Report No. HEHS-95-9 Title

Medical Education: Curriculum and Financing Strategies Need to Encourage Primary Care Training

United States General Accounting Office GAO October 1994 Report to Congressional Requesters MEDICAL EDUCATION Curriculum and Financing Strategies Need to Encourage Primary Care Training GAO/HEHS-95-9 United States General Accounting Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division B-249760 October 21, 1994 The Honorable David H. Pryor Chairman The Honorable William S. Cohen Ranking Minority M...
Date Feb. 19, 1993 Report No. HRD-93-16R Title

Education: Job Corps Costs and Outcomes

GAO United States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 w..is Human Resources Division B-223699 February 19, 1993 The Honorable Ralph M. Hall House of Representatives The Honorable Richard K. Armey House of Representatives The enclosed materials were prepared at your request to provide information on the costs, outcomes, and administrative structure of the In particular, you asked us to ...
Date Nov. 26, 1991 Report No. HRD-92-21 Title

Medical Residents: Options Exist to Make Student Loan Payments Manageable

--MEDICAL RESIDENTS Options Exist to Make Student Loan Payments Manageable _“..“_ __... __.” ,______.__.. - .___......_...__._ -. ..._---_._I ^_.._.. - .___....._..._ -i--- . .-.__. - .-...-.._ .-_..-._ . GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Human Resources Division B-244397 November 26,199l The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy Chairman, Committee on Labor and Human ...
Date May 29, 1991 Report No. T-HRD-91-33 Title

Education: Vulnerabilities in the Stafford Student Loan Program

-_- United States General Accounting OfRce GAO Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday May 29, 1991 Vulnerabilities Student Loan in Program the Stafford Statement of Lawrence H. Thompson Assistant Comptroller General for Human Resources Programs Before the Subcommittee on Postsecondary Committee on Education and House of Representatives Education Labor . r - GAO/T-HRD...
Date March 22, 1985 Report No. HRD-85-34 Title

Educating Students at Gallaudet and the National Technical Institute for the Deaf: Who Are Served and What Are the Costs?

E@ASQl Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On The Handicapped Committee On Labor And Human Resources United States Senate Educating Students At Gallaudet The National Technical Institute For The Deaf: Who Are Served And What Are The Costs? And I$‘Y’ U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING QFFICE THE GAO/HRD-85-34 MARCH 22.1985 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office ...
Date Sept. 28, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-116 Title

Education: Insights Into CETA's In-School Youth Programs

REPORTBY THEU.S. General Accounting Office Inbights Into CETA’s IdSchool Youth Programs GA reviewed CETA’s in-school youth progra s under the Services for the Economically” Disadvantaged program and the Youth Emp(oyment and Training Programs. This report notes that significantly more CETA prime sponsors served in-school youth under the Youth Employment and Training Progjams than under the ot...
Date Aug. 26, 1982 Report No. HRD-82-86 Title

Education: Opportunities Exist To Reduce Operating Costs of the Department of Defense Overseas Dependents Schools

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Secretary Of Defense Opportunities Exist To Reduce Operating Costs Of The Department Of Defense Overseas Dependents Schools This report discusses opportunities for savings in the Department of Defense Dependents School system’s two most expensive program areas (personnel and pupil transportation) by --reducing teachers, the demand for substitute...
Date July 31, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-132 Title

Financial Management: Improper Payments of Basic Hourly Allowances to CETA Participants

&+. ;r s&&g,‘;\ / _ /,’ a&&-; +.m .,/i&q&@ ;I * .,-;y'f z ,’ ‘;! UNTEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, // 5--FQ 3 D.C. 20548 July 31, 1981 HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION The Honorable Albert Angrisani Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training Employment and Training Administration U.S. Department of Labor Dear Mr. Angrisani.: Payments of 2; mproper Allowances to CETA lllll ll lll...
Date July 31, 1981 Report No. CED-81-117 Title

Agriculture and Food: Insights Gained in Workfare Demonstration Projects

Report To The Honorable Paul Findley House Of Representatives Insights Gained In Workfare Demonstration Projects The Food Stamp Act of 1977 authorized the Secretaries of Agriculture and Labor to test, in 14 pilot projects, the feasibility of food stamp participants working in return for their benefits. Operation of the workfare demonstration during the first year provided valuable insight into the...
Date Jan. 19, 1981 Report No. HRD-81-28 Title

Education: Use of Vacant Schools Could Provide Savings to Federal Construction Programs

Compt OF THE UNITEDSTATES Use Of Vacant Schools Cbuld Provide Savings To Federal Construction Pro Declining enrollments in public schools have left many schools vacant. A large number of these schools are in good condition and in locations making them potentially suitabie for use in lieu of new construction for projects financed by Federal programs. Because of the substantial cost savings that mig...
Date Jan. 5, 1979 Report No. HRD-78-173 Title

Education: Student Eligibility and Other Problems in Federally Funded and Operated Schools in Puerto Rico

Comptroller General OF THE UNITED STATES by the Uflice of CorPyrrecsional Relations, Student Eligibility And Other Problems In Federally Funded And Operated Schools In Puerto Rico GAO notified the Congress of eligibility problems in the Antilles Consolidated School System. The Congress amended the law but certain eligibility and other problems remain. The Office of Education needs to ~revise its r...
Date April 15, 1977 Report No. HRD-77-83 Title

Education: Guaranteed Student Loan Program Bankruptcies

DOCUHBET BISURE 01903 A1092088 [Guaranteed Student Loan Program BankruptciCs]. HRD-77-83; HBD-77-8J; B-164031(1). pril 15, 1977. R.#Leased April 15, 197'. 9 pp. 3 enclosures (3 pp.). Report to Rep. Don Edwards, Chairman, House Committee on the Judiciary: Civil and Cnstitutional Rights Subccmmittee; Rp. William Ford, Chairman, House Coamittee on ducation and Labor: Postsecondary Education Subcommit...
Date Feb. 15, 1977 Report No. GGD-77-16 Title

Employment: Review of the Cardozo High School Band Summer Employment Program

DOCUMEN" RESOUE 00590 - [A07512551 76 | 4 9 st (Review of the Cardozo High School Band Summer Empioyment Program]. GGD-77-16; B-118638. February 15, 1977. Released February 28, 1977. 4 pp. + enclosure (1 pp.). Report to Sen. Thomas F. Eagleton, Chairman, Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs: Efficiency and the District of Columbia Subcommittee; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact:...
Date Feb. 10, 1977 Report No. FOD-76-23 Title

Financial Management: Examination of Financial Operations for Fiscal Year 1975 Shows Need for Improvements in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program

DOCUMENT RESUME 00281 - [AO751244] Examination of Financial Operations for Fiscal Year 1975 Shows heed for Improvements in the Guaranteed Student Loan Program. B-164031(1); FOD-76-23. February 10, 1977. 33 pp. Repoit to the Congress; by Elamer B. Staats. Comptroller General. Iss'ie Area: Accounting and Finaucial Reporting (2800). Contact: Field Operations Div. Cudget Function: Education, Manpower,...
Date Jan. 1, 1970 Report No. 091159 Title

Government Operations: A Positive Program for Improving Communications Between Federal Agencies and Accounting Faculties and Students