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Direct linkMcDonnell, Lorraine M.; Weatherford, M. Stephen – Educational Researcher, 2016
The widely publicized opposition to the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is in marked contrast to its relatively uncontroversial development and adoption--a contrast that points to the importance of understanding how the politics of enactment differs from the politics of implementation. In this article, we draw on the…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Politics of Education, Political Influences
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; Weatherford, M. Stephen – Educational Researcher, 2013
Among the notable aspects of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is the diverse array of interest groups supporting them. These organizations must now apply the strategies they used so effectively in advancing the Common Core to stem mounting opposition to it. This article draws on theories of political and policy learning and interviews with…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Case Studies, Educational Policy
McDonnell, Lorraine M. – Russell Sage Foundation, 2010
This chapter first examines how the Obama administration was able to promote its K-12 agenda using the vehicle of economic stimulus policy, and how that agenda compares with prior federal and state education policy. As a basis for explaining President Obama's policy choices, a second section discusses the ideas and political dynamics shaping his…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Change, Politics of Education, Change Strategies
McDonnell, Lorraine M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1976
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Political Influences
Download full textMcDonnell, Lorraine M.; Weatherford, M. Stephen – 1999
This paper focuses on the formulation and adoption of content standards in California. The standards-setting process is examined through the theoretical lens of deliberative democracy in order to develop a better understanding of the process and to assess the extent to which the institutions charged with deciding what students should learn can act…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrators, Democracy, Educational Policy
McDonnell, Lorraine M.; McLaughlin, Milbrey W. – 1982
Focusing specifically on the two largest federal education programs, Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Education for All Handicapped Children Act (PL 94-142), this study analyzes how states implement federal and state education programs. The book is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 offers background on federal-state…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs
McDonnell, Lorraine M. – Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education, 2005
Few analyses have examined what testing's political status means for how those outside the education establishment view externally mandated tests and what they expect them to accomplish. This article provides such an analysis by first elaborating on the notion that testing and accountability have become political issues. It then describes the…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Testing, Accountability, Political Issues
