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Direct linkWynder, Lawrence C., II – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Since "A Nation At Risk" (1954), a series of laws and key reform initiatives were passed to hold schools accountable for improving the quality of public education (e.g. "IASA," "Title 1," "NCLB," "RTTT"). These reform initiatives require that public schools undergo continuous change but simply…
Descriptors: Accountability, Alignment (Education), Charter Schools, Educational Environment
Frenkiewich, Jeffrey C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
On January 25, 2011, United States President Barack Obama delivered his State of the Union address to Congress and to the nation. As part of that address, President Obama articulated his vision for American education and stated that America had "to win the race to educate our kids" (Obama, 2011, state of the union). Mr. Obama's speech…
Descriptors: Slow Learners, Standardized Tests, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement
Fredericks, Juliane R. – ProQuest LLC, 2015
This study focused on the federal and Illinois State the reform legislation titled the Performance Evaluation Reform Act and Senate Bill 7. The Performance Evaluation Reform Act or "PERA" was created from collaboration between stakeholders as Illinois competed in a federal competition titled "Race to the Top." The legislation…
Descriptors: Political Influences, Educational Change, Federal Government, Educational Legislation
