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Annie Phoenix – ProQuest LLC, 2021
In this dissertation, I analyze the development and dissemination of state-level policies to prohibit colleges from considering criminal history for purposes of admissions otherwise known as ban the box in higher education. This research engages with practical and instructive questions of how individuals or coalitions can learn from other policy…
Descriptors: College Admission, Criminals, Stakeholders, Legislation
Zita Dixon – ProQuest LLC, 2021
This dissertation examines a social policy exemplar case in New York State's education policy history, the legislation that established the NY State Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) program. This presently upheld state legislation passed in July 1966 to increase college access, retention, and degree attainment of students of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, State Policy