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Anderson, David – Principals' Partnership, 2010
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) initiatives represent an extensive and expanding movement across American education. Nationally, funding for K-12 STEM programs increased from $700 million to almost $1 billion from 2005 to 2007 alone (US DOE, Report of the Academic Competitiveness Council, 2007, p. 51). Although there is a…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Finance, Program Effectiveness
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Malen, Betty; Murphy, Michael J. – Journal of Education Finance, 1985
In 1984, the Utah legislature enacted a career ladder bill encouraging all local districts to develop plans for restructuring teachers' compensation and promotion options. An independent, bipartisan taskforce then created a statewide, decentralized model that increases educators' power, minimizes merit and staff differentiation, and fosters…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education