The new class of governors, state legislators, and chief state school officers elected last week will face formidable challenges in dealing with the squeeze the nation's sagging economy--and ballooning state budget deficits--is putting on K-12 education. In the November 4 elections, Democrats added one more governor's office--in Missouri--to their…

The educational policymaking process at the State level was examined in New York. One central interest was the extent of perceptual congruence between educational interest group leaders and State legislators concerning influence strategies in the policymaking process. Results of the study indicate that there are important perceptual differences…