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Kim, Robert – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
No Child Left Behind and the Every Student Succeeds Act have made accountability central to conversations about education policy. But neither statute articulates a clear vision of what constitutes "quality" or "equity" in education, nor do they include a mechanism to ensure that schools have sufficient resources to pursue that…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Accountability
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Superfine, Benjamin Michael; Thompson, Alea R. – American Educational Research Journal, 2016
In "Vergara v. California" (2014), a trial-level court ruled that California laws governing teacher tenure and dismissal were unconstitutional. This study analyzes "Vergara" in light of the shifting use of the courts to promote equal educational opportunities and the changing power bases of educational interest groups,…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Educational Policy, Politics of Education, Educational Change
Rivera, Marialena – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2017
Through case studies of five states with varying facilities policies, the study presented in "What about the Schools? Factors Contributing to Expanded State Investment in School Facilities" examines the factors contributing to expanded state investment in equitable public school facilities and how those factors can be leveraged to…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Facilities Management, Public Schools, Educational Equity (Finance)