United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office Health, Education, and Human Services Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1997-11-06 monographic deposited born digital 24 p. GA 1.13:T-HEHS-98-46 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46 P0b002ee18038f9f0 f:he98046t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-24 GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46 T-HEHS-98-46 Federal funds Aid for education Education program evaluation Interagency relations Data collection Information systems Statistical data Testimony HEHS GAO discussed: (1) the amount and complexity of federal support for education; (2) additional planning, implementation, and evaluative information needed by agencies and the Congress on federal education programs; and (3) some of the challenges of obtaining more and better information.<p/>GAO noted that: (1) billions in federal education dollars are distributed through hundreds of programs and more than 30 agencies; (2) agencies and the Congress need information to plan, implement, and evaluate these programs; (3) to gauge and ensure the success of these programs, the Congress and agencies need several kinds of information; (4) they need to know which specific program approaches or models are most effective, the circumstances in which they are effective, and if the individual programs are working nationwide; (5) they also need to be able to look across all programs that are designed to help a given target group to see if individual programs are working efficiently together and whether the federal effort is working effectively overall; (6) GAO believes a close examination of these multiple education programs is needed; (7) the current situation has created the potential for inefficient service and reduced overall effectiveness; (8) basic information about programs and program results is lacking and there are many challenges in obtaining this important information; and (9) the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA) holds promise as a tool to help agencies manage for results, coordinate their efforts with other agencies, and obtain the information they need to plan and implement programs and evaluate program results. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46/html/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46/pdf/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46.pdf GAO/T-HEHS-98-46 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-T-HEHS-98-46 Testimony GAO/T-HEHS-98-46; Federal Education Funding: Multiple Programs and Lack of Data Raise Efficiency and Effectiveness Concerns; Federal funds Aid for education Education program evaluation Interagency relations Data collection Information systems Statistical data