Annual Evaluation Report, Fiscal Year 1990.

Overview & Synopsis

This report covers the purpose, funding, services, administration, and effectiveness of 132 programs administered by the United States Department of Education during fiscal year 1990. This is the 20th annual report to the Congress on federally funded education programs and the 11th such report submitted by the Department of Education. It also briefly describes planned studies. Relevant chapters contain a new subsection, "National Goals Addressed," that describes how the programs help to implement the six national goals for education adopted by the President and Governors in September 1989. The report summarizes evaluation findings about what helps program participants to increase their achievement or improve their performance. It also describes management initiatives and reforms and changes in priorities under the Department's accountability initiative. Chapters describe programs that are administered by the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Bilingual Education and Minority Languages Affairs, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, Office of Postsecondary Education, and the Office of Educational Research and Improvement. Numerous tables and references are included throughout the document. A list of evaluation contracts active in the Office of Planning, Budget and Evaluation (OPBE) during fiscal year 1990 is appended. (LMI)