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Education for the Disadvantaged: Overview of ESEA Title 1-A Amendments Under the No Child Left Behind Act

Description: Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes federal aid to local educational agencies (LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged children. Title I-A grants provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving and other pupils attending schools with relatively high concentrations of pupils from low-income families in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. Title I-A is the largest federal elementary and secondary education assistance program, wit… more
Date: October 28, 2004
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Education for the Disadvantaged: Overview of ESEA Title 1-A Amendments Under the No Child Left Behind Act

Description: This report provides an overview of aspects of ESEA Title I-A which were substantially amended by the NCLBA; elements of the program which are important but which were not substantially revised by the NCLBA (such as parental involvement requirements) are not discussed in this report. Other current and forthcoming reports will provide more detailed discussions and analyses of selected major aspects of the program, including pupil assessments,2 accountability, and allocation formulas. This report… more
Date: April 6, 2004
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Amber Alert Program Technology

Description: This report discusses provisions in the National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004 to test Amber Alert network technology for use in expanding the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The Amber Alert network utilizes a combination of technologies, such as highway messages boards, the Internet, and text messaging, to ensure the swift recovery of abducted children.
Date: May 18, 2005
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Education for the Disadvantaged: ESEA Title I Allocation Formula Provisions

Description: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) authorizes federal aid to state and local educational agencies (SEAs, LEAs) for the education of disadvantaged children. Title I grants are used to provide supplementary educational and related services to low-achieving children attending schools with relatively high concentrations of pupils from low-income families. Services may be provided at pre-kindergarten through high school levels. Title I has been the anchor of the ESE… more
Date: January 8, 2001
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Supplemental Educational Services for Children from Low-Income Families Under ESEA Title I-A

Description: This report discusses supplemental educational services in the general sense, which include educational activities provided outside of normal school hours that are designed to augment or enhance the educational services provided during regular periods of instruction.
Date: February 24, 2004
Creator: Smole, David P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Care Issues in the 109th Congress

Description: Federal support for child care comes in many forms, ranging from grant programs to tax provisions. Some programs serve as specifically dedicated funding sources for child care services (e.g., the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG)), while for others (e.g., Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)), child care is just one of many purposes for which funds may be used. This report discusses budget proposals in areas related to child care and early childhood development in the 10… more
Date: August 2, 2005
Creator: Gish, Melinda
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Welfare: Recent and Proposed Federal Funding

Description: Child welfare services are intended to ensure and improve the safety, permanence, and well-being of children. This report provides a brief description of each child welfare program and recent and proposed funding of the program.
Date: March 24, 2011
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics

Description: This report provides background and elements of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, enacted in 1975, to help strengthen families by securing financial support for children from their non-custodial parent.
Date: May 24, 2011
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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S. 1893/H.R. 976: The Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007

Description: This report tracks the Children's Health Reauthorization of Act of 2007 in both the Senate and the House, while also providing a summary of the bill. The report lists each title of the bill. what they do, and their implications. The report also examines costs by analyzing the immediate outlay and future outlay, starting at 28.6 billion and potentially increasing to 35.2 billion over time.
Date: August 14, 2007
Creator: Baumrucker, Evelyne; Fernandez, Bernadette; Grady, April; Herz, Elicia; Peterson, Chris & Rimkunas, Richard
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Welfare: Recent and Proposed Federal Funding

Description: Child welfare services are intended to ensure and improve the safety, permanence, and well-being of children. This report provides a brief description of each child welfare program and recent and requested funding of the program.
Date: April 15, 2008
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics

Description: This report provides background and elements of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, enacted in 1975, to help strengthen families by securing financial support for children from their non-custodial parent.
Date: May 13, 2015
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Support Enforcement: Program Basics

Description: This report provides background and elements of Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program, enacted in 1975, to help strengthen families by securing financial support for children from their non-custodial parent.
Date: May 21, 2008
Creator: Solomon-Fears, Carmen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Welfare: Recent and Proposed Federal Funding

Description: Child welfare services are intended to ensure and improve the safety, permanence, and well-being of children. This report provides a brief description of each child welfare program and recent and proposed funding of the program.
Date: April 20, 2011
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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