Do Federal Education Programs Interfere with one Another,
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to explore the interactions among federal education programs on the local level. Since ESEA Title I was enacted in 1965, educators and federal managers have invested enormous effort in assessing whether Title I and newer programs like ESEA Title VII (bilingual education), ESAA (assistance for desegregating school districts), and vocational education were operating as intended. These assessments treated the programs individually, assuming that they operated, and could be understood, separately. As the number of federal programs has grown, however, it has become clear that they can affect one another's operation and that they might, in the aggregate, produce outcomes that none of them intended. At present, the interactions and joint effects of federal programs are not well-documented. Much of the available information is in the form of anecdotes and unverified assertions made by state and local administrators who claim to be unduly constrained by federal requirements. There is good evidence (from Birman, 1979) that at least two federal programs, Title I and P.L. 94-142, can prescribe different services for the same children.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA095437
Entities
People
- Paul T. Hill
Organizations
- RAND Corporation