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Hanna, Robert; Morrow, Jeffrey S.; Rozen, Marci – Center for American Progress, 2014
States serve a special role in the nation's public education system. Through elected legislatures, states have endowed their various state departments of education with powers over public education, which include granting authority to local entities--typically school districts--to run schools. In their oversight capacity, states--traditionally…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Administrative Organization, Educational Legislation, State Legislation
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Petersen, George J.; Kelly, Victoria L.; Reimer, Catherine N.; Mosunich, Daniel; Thompson, Debra – Journal of School Public Relations, 2009
This study explored the perspectives of 350 California superintendents from various-sized school districts in relation to their ability to support student learning while addressing the numerous and complex personnel, social, and economic challenges faced by schools. Specifically, this study investigated the attitudes and opinions of district…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Social Influences, Barriers