United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-06-29 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:RCED-95-208 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208 P0b002ee180375d38 f:rc95208 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208 RCED-95-208 Teacher education Aid for education College faculty Elementary education Secondary education Educational programs Education program evaluation Education or training Administrative costs Arkansas Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Tennessee Letter Report RCED Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Delta Teachers Academy program, focusing on: (1) Academy activities and expenditures; and (2) the views of Academy participants on program effectiveness.<p/>GAO found that: (1) the Department of Agriculture's funding for the Delta Teachers Academy has nearly doubled from $2 million in fiscal year (FY) 1994 to almost $4 million in FY 1995; (2) the Academy expects to increase the number of teacher training days from about 5,000 for 371 teachers in FY 1994 to 12,000 days for 665 teachers in FY 1995; (3) teachers participating in the Academy program generally view it as effective in increasing the understanding of academic subjects and providing new teaching skills, and feel the Academy provides benefits and opportunities beyond those of other teacher training programs; and (4) the National Faculty has not yet evaluated the impact of the Academy on participants' teaching practices, but it is planning more comprehensive evaluations of the program's impact and effectiveness. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208/html/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208/pdf/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208.pdf GAO/RCED-95-208 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-RCED-95-208 Letter Report GAO/RCED-95-208; Teacher Training: Status and Participants' Views of Delta Teachers Academy; Teacher education Aid for education College faculty Elementary education Secondary education Educational programs Education program evaluation Education or training Administrative costs Arkansas Illinois Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri Tennessee Public Law 103-227