Their recommendations were adopted by many education agencies, from local to federal levels through the 1990s.

A State must make annual decisions about the achievement of all public schools and local education agencies.

Health, human services and education agencies did less well.

Contact your state higher education agencies for more information.

Some education agencies engage students as staff in programs where they make decisions about grant making, school assessment, and other areas.

The school or local education agency will process your application and issue an eligibility determination.

A single statewide accountability system which is applied to all public schools and local education agencies.

Check with your state higher education agency and guarantee agency.

"But the statute is very clear about what local education agencies are supposed to do, and the department will be doing more intensive monitoring."

In fact, the measure would take a small percentage of money from education, health care, prisons, welfare, environmental and other agencies, yet protect required services.