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Download full textPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1973
The responsibility of the Citizens Commission was to propose recommendations for the improvement of basic education in Pennsylvania. The Commission's recommendations are an attempt to clearly define the boundaries of the schooling process and to increase the effectiveness of the instructional process within those boundaries. The Commission…
Descriptors: Accountability, Ancillary School Services, Citizens Councils, Educational Administration
PDF pending restorationPennsylvania Legislative Budget and Finance Committee, Harrisburg. – 1976
This publication presents a lengthy study of the intermediate educational unit system in the state of Pennsylvania. Purpose of the study was to describe in a comprehensive manner the programmatic, operational, and fiscal aspects of intermediate units, to examine the significant interactions between intermediate units and other agencies…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education
Martens, Elise H. – US Office of Education, Federal Security Agency, 1941
Because of the individual authority of each State for its own educational program, practices and policies differ widely among them in many respects. Yet in the midst of differences there are also common elements of development. The U. S. Office of Education, in presenting this series of monographs, has attempted to point out those common elements,…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, School Administration, Residential Institutions
Direct linkPeterkin, Robert; Jewell-Sherman, Deborah; Kelley, Laura; Boozer, Leslie – Jossey-Bass, An Imprint of Wiley, 2011
This book demonstrates through case studies and expert analyses the impressive educational gains children can make when the best educational research, policy, and practice are aligned. This volume is a valuable resource to aspiring leaders, educational researchers, and current practitioners and a must-read for anyone who cares about the public…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Strategic Planning, Public Schools, Equal Education
Parrish, Thomas B.; Montgomery, Deborah L. – 1995
This paper examines the politics of special education finance reform in three states (Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Vermont) that have enacted substantial legislative change within the past 5 years. These case studies were extracted from presentations made by the three state directors of special education at a 1994 conference. Each case study includes…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Change Strategies, Disabilities, Educational Change
Kurth, Paula K.; And Others – 1989
A study sought to analyze the capability of the system existing in Pennsylvania to deliver a comprehensive articulated vocational education program to all, identify problems, and make recommendations to improve the delivery system. Prior studies were reviewed, the current system was described, problems were identified, promising elements were…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Delivery Systems, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship
Flum, Joseph – 1979
This essay focuses on the intrarelationships and interrelationships within and between the financial support delivery system and the educational substantive delivery system and how these two factors relate to the achievement of a free, common, and equitable educational opportunity as mandated by Article III, Section 14 of the 1967 Pennsylvania…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, Educational Vouchers
FIELDS, RALPH R. – 1965
LEGISLATION IN 1963 AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY COLLEGES NECCESSITATED THIS SURVEY TO DETERMINE SUITABLE GEOGRAPHIC AREAS FOR INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, TYPE OF PROGRAMS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL FOCUS. OF PARTICULAR CONCERN IS THE RELATIONSHIP OF EXISTING VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL PROGRAMS AND STATEWIDE ADULT EXTENSION PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Administrative Policy, Administrator Guides, Educational Finance
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1988
State governors' comments about higher education in their state of the state addresses include the effects of recent reforms, in-state retention of students, education and industry's needs, high college costs, academic preparation for college, faculty dissatisfaction, statewide cohesiveness, efficiency, economic development, and governance reform.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Attitudes, College Preparation, Education Work Relationship
Peer reviewedKuriloff, Peter J. – Economics of Education Review, 1985
Explores the association of district enrollment, minority enrollment, wealth, poverty level, fiscal capacity, and tax effort with changes in the distribution of Pennsylvania's federal aid due to implementation of Chapter 2 of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act. Examines the law's effect on paperwork, local control, and encouragement…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Categorical Aid, Demography, Economic Status
Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children, Harrisburg. – 2003
Noting that Pennsylvania's current support of policies to promote school success for all children offers an opportunity to assess how well the state serves its children, identifies gaps in services, and enacts effective public policies to meet children's needs, this special Kids Count report describes effective practices to help Pennsylvania…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Class Size, Educational Finance
Amos, Jason, Ed. – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2006
"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) Senate Committee Reports Education Spending Bill: Senate Appropriations Bill Continues Cuts to Education Funding;…
Descriptors: Economic Research, Graduation Rate, High School Graduates, Graduation Requirements
Pliska, Ann-Maureen – 1996
In June 1993, revisions to the Pennsylvania School Code changed requirements for high school graduation from time spent in the classroom to mastery of 53 student learning outcomes. Districts were mandated to develop a strategic plan that included active community participation in implementing these new regulations. This study examined 17 districts…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Educational Change, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education
Budig, Jeanne E.; Khan, Anwar – 1980
Findings of a study on higher education financing in the states are summarized with specific reference for the states covered by the 1977 Adams versus Richardson decision. The study, "Higher Education Financing in the Fifty States: Interstate Comparisons" (Marilyn McCoy, D. Kent Halstead), was jointly issued by the National Center for…
Descriptors: College Desegregation, Comparative Analysis, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
PDF pending restorationPennsylvania State Dept. of Education, Harrisburg. – 1985
Statistics are presented on the current status of educational institutions, pupils, and personnel in the State of Pennsylvania. Tables display data on the actual status through 1985 and the projected status through 1989-90 in the following areas: (1) fall enrollments in public and nonpublic schools by grade; (2) vocational education enrollments;…
Descriptors: Colleges, Degrees (Academic), Dropouts, Educational Finance
