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Century Foundation, 2016
The number of school districts with socioeconomic integration plans has more than doubled in the past decade and the sophistication of such plans has increased. The nine district case studies from across the United States profiled in this report provide valuable lessons for school integration efforts: (1) When socioeconomic diversity policies are…
Descriptors: School Desegregation, Equal Education, School Districts, School Policy
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Kraus, Neil – Equity & Excellence in Education, 2008
The subject of urban schools has received extensive scholarly and popular attention in recent years, and a wide variety of policies to address the problem of low educational achievement has been suggested. This article, based on an analysis of documents and reports, in-depth interviews, and a variety of secondary sources, examines the first…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, School Restructuring, Poverty, Educational Change
Hartney, Michael, Ed. – National Governors Association, 2007
This bimonthly newsletter provides information about the progress of the Honor States Grant Program, a governor-led effort to improve college--and work-ready graduation rates. This issue spotlights the "supply-side" of high school redesign, exploring how state policymakers are working to expand the supply of high-quality high schools.…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Change, Public Schools, Charter Schools
Bossone, Richard M., Ed.; Polishook, Irwin H., Ed. – 1993
This publication presents 13 papers selected from a conference on school choice, which was designed to shed light on what is meant by school choice, what proposals are being advanced to achieve choice, and how various sections of the community view the issue. Following a preface and a list of participants in the conference, an essay by Christopher…
Descriptors: Community Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Vouchers, Elementary Secondary Education
Harley, Kevin – 1989
Public "schools of choice" refers to a new trend in educational policy that involves various forms of competition and choice. The initiatives of individual states range from authorizing magnet schools to allowing parents to send children to neighboring school districts. What these programs have in common is that parents, as consumers of…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Free Choice Transfer Programs
Minnesota State Office of the Attorney General, St. Paul. – 1997
The recommendations for educational reform in this document are submitted by the Attorney General's office to the Minnesota State Legislature in the context of two lawsuits related to at-risk students pending in state district courts. Recommendations related to early education include screening all young children for a number of problems,…
Descriptors: Disadvantaged Youth, Early Childhood Education, Educational Change, Educational Finance