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Watkins, Sharon; Anthony, Anika Ball; Beard, Karen Stansberry – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2021
U.S. federal policies No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top resulted in a policy overlap that created unique challenges and opportunities for administrators. This study examined principals' perceptions of an overlapping accountability-innovation policy context and their sense of how the policies affected their role as leaders. Primary data for…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Technology Integration, Public Schools
Alvord, Sarah – Grantmakers for Education, 2012
It was 8:45 a.m. on Monday, March 29, 2010, when Paul Herdman got the stunning news. Just two states had won first-round grants in the Race to the Top competition, the largest federal competition of its kind in American history, out of 40 state applicants. Herdman joined the Rodel Foundation of Delaware (Rodel) as President and CEO in 2004. The…
Descriptors: Persistence, Competition, Educational Change, Public Education
US Department of Education, 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed into law the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), historic legislation designed to stimulate the economy, support job creation, and invest in critical sectors, including education. The ARRA lays the foundation for education reform by supporting investments in innovative strategies that…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Programs, Federal Aid, Educational Change
The White House, 2011
In his State of the Union, the President made it clear that the most important contest this country faces today is not between Democrats and Republicans, but with competitors around the world for the jobs and industries of our time. To win that contest and secure prosperity for all Americans, the nation must out-innovate, out-educate, and…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Educational Attainment, Educational Improvement, Early Childhood Education