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Russell, Jennifer Lin; Meredith, Julie; Childs, Joshua; Stein, Mary Kay; Prine, Deanna Weber – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2015
This study sought to understand the opportunities and challenges associated with the implementation of state designed Race to the Top (RttT) funded reform networks. Drawing on a conceptual framework developed from the networked governance literature, we analyzed the 12 state RttT grantees' applications. Our analysis revealed that states designed…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement, Networks
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DiMartino, Catherine; Scott, Janelle – Educational Policy, 2013
Public officials are increasingly contracting with the private sector for a range of educational services. With much of the focus on private sector accountability on cost-effectiveness and student performance, less attention has been given to shifts in democratic accountability. Drawing on data from the state of New York, one of the most active…
Descriptors: Accountability, Public Officials, Democracy, Educational Policy
González-Rivera, Christian – Center for an Urban Future, 2014
New York City is facing a youth employment crisis, with unprecedented numbers of young people reaching adulthood without the skills or experiences to secure career-track jobs that pay a living wage. Since 2000, the percentage of 16 to 24 year olds across the five boroughs participating in the labor market has fallen from 45 percent to 29 percent,…
Descriptors: Youth Employment, Unemployment, Labor Force Development, Youth Programs
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Blomerley, Peter – Junior College Journal, 1971
The chairman and faculty from four departments in each of eight public 2-year colleges in New York State were surveyed to determine: (1) the status of the department in the organizational structure; (2) the relative influence of the chairman and his colleagues in the department; and (3) the relationship between degree of faculty influence and both…
Descriptors: Administrators, Departments, Governance, Surveys
New York State Council of School Superintendents, Albany. – 1987
This paper offers an action plan that facilitates the implementation of educational reform in New York State by taking into consideration the major recommendations of four recognized publications: "A Nation Prepared: Teachers for the 21st Century,""The Revolution That Is Overdue: Looking Toward the Future of Teaching and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
Foght, H. W. – Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1917
This bulletin was prepared to indicate recent progress in rural life and education as disclosed by the educational exhibits at the Panama-Pacific Exposition of 1915. The discussion includes (1) the general phases of progress in rural education, and (2) advancement in its more specific agricultural phases. Little attempt has been made to present…
Descriptors: Agricultural Education, United States History, State Colleges, Private Agencies