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State Structures for Instructional Support in California. Technical Report. Getting Down to Facts II
Download full textMoffitt, Susan L.; Lyddon, Matthew J.; Morel, Domingo; O'Neill, Michaela Krug; Smith, Kelly B.; Willse, Cadence; Cohen, David K. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2018
New academic demands and challenges in schools require increased capacity to support instructional improvement. Capacity comes in many forms: technical, organizational, and political. In addition, there are different sources of capacity, such as the state government and networks. This report examines: (1) What sources of capacity to support…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Educational Improvement, Governance, State Departments of Education
Pecheone, Raymond – Jobs for the Future, 2018
Emboldened by the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act, state and local education leaders are increasingly interested in redesigning their systems of assessment to further align with college and career readiness and to support meaningful learning for all students. This paper presents stories from three states undertaking this work:…
Descriptors: State Government, Local Government, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Pecheone, Raymond – Jobs for the Future, 2018
Emboldened by the provisions of the Every Student Succeeds Act, state and local education leaders are increasingly interested in redesigning their systems of assessment to further align with college and career readiness and to support meaningful learning for all students. This paper presents stories from three states undertaking this work:…
Descriptors: State Government, Local Government, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Methods
Direct linkDay, Patrice – ProQuest LLC, 2012
According to the U.S. Supreme Court ("Island Trees School District v. Pico," 457 U.S. 853, 1982), the Constitution presupposes that the free flow of information between the government and the public is essential to maintaining an informed citizenry, which in turn is essential to holding governments accountable. However, local governments…
Descriptors: Political Issues, Geographic Information Systems, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedForgione, Pascal D., Jr. – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Reports on rationales that states have used to support recent early childhood education (ECE) initiatives and describes how reform policies were made in 1971-73 in West Virginia, California, Georgia, New Mexico, and Ohio. Outlines background and initiation of reform, building of support for ECE, opposition, and resulting legislation. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change
Peer reviewedBridgeland, William M.; Duane, Edward A. – Education and Urban Society, 1980
Compares the state governance and power structures in early child education in Michigan, California, and New York. Focuses on the informal, dynamic networks of power and influence among public and private agencies and, in turn, between these agencies and clients attached to a variety of interest groups. (Author/GC)
Descriptors: Agency Role, Community Organizations, Decision Making, Early Childhood Education
Fuhrman, Susan, Ed.; Rosenthal, Alan, Ed. – 1981
This monograph and its companion, "Legislative Education Leadership in the States," portray the contemporary role of state legislators and map the structure of education leadership in terms of both the characteristics of influential legislators and staff and the nature of influence structures in state legislatures. This volume reports…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Jaeger, Richard M., Ed.; Tittle, Carol Kehr, Ed.
Addressing often neglected broad issues, rather than the pragmatics of test development and administration, this Conference on Minimum Competency Achievement Testing was organized around six topics: (1) social and philosophical roots, uniqueness among testing movements, and policy issues; (2) legal, curricular, and social-demographic consequences;…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Competency Based Education, Curriculum
