Compensatory Education: Chapter 1's Comparability of Services Provision
HRD-87-102
Published: Aug 27, 1987. Publicly Released: Aug 27, 1987.
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GAO reviewed states' implementation of the comparability-of-services provision of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981.
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Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Education | The Secretary of Education should publish provisions under 34 C.F.R. 200.60 specifying that local school districts must retain documentation demonstrating compliance with the comparability requirement. |
Education incorporated this recommendation in its proposed regulations which were published on October 21, 1988. Education expects final regulations to be issued by March 1989.
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| Department of Education | The Secretary of Education should publish provisions under 34 C.F.R. 200.60 defining instructional staff for use in calculating and comparing the ratio of pupils to instructional staff for demonstrating comparability. |
Education plans no action because it does not believe that this recommendation is justified. Previous discussions with congressional staff indicate no strong support for requiring the Secretary to define instructional staff or compare ratios of instructional staff to pupils.
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Compensatory educationDisadvantaged personsElementary school studentsstate relationsRecords managementReporting requirementsSecondary school studentsTeacher salariesTeachersSchools