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Jones, Nancy B. – Administrative Issues Journal: Education, Practice, and Research, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine the factors contributing to a successful transition into the role of a new superintendency in Texas. A triangular designed mixed methodology with a convergence model was employed. The setting was urban, suburban, and rural school districts in Texas. The participants were superintendents of public school…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Role, Models, Administrator Education
Nye, Valerie, Ed.; Barco, Kathy, Ed. – ALA Editions, 2012
Intellectual freedom is a core value of librarianship, but fighting to keep controversial materials on the shelves can sometimes feel like a lonely battle. And not all censorship controversies involve the public objecting to a book in the collection--libraries are venues for displays and meetings, and sometimes library staff themselves are tempted…
Descriptors: Censorship, Intellectual Freedom, Case Studies, Public Libraries
Shulock, Nancy; Moore, Colleen – Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy, 2014
This report provides six mini-case studies of higher education policy reforms enacted in other states, exploring the important role that state policy leadership played in developing, promoting, and implementing these policies aimed at improving higher education outcomes, and discussing the relevance of each reform effort for California. This…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, Higher Education, Case Studies
John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2014
Educators nationwide confront a troubling phenomenon: Increasingly, students leave high school unready for college, as evidenced by high rates of placement into remedial courses and low rates of college completion. Many students also lack either the attitudes or skills essential to succeed in a postsecondary setting, or knowledge of how to apply…
Descriptors: College Readiness, Educational Indicators, Predictor Variables, College Bound Students
Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2010
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) follows education budgets and legislation during regular and special legislative sessions. Current actions are found in Legislative Reports that are released on a timely basis during the months that SREB state legislatures are in session, usually from January through July. These reports follow education…
Descriptors: Legislators, Educational Finance, Budgets, Educational Legislation
Robelen, Erik W. – Education Week, 2010
The Texas board of education which consists of 15-member elected body drew national attention as a bloc of staunch conservatives largely succeeded in putting its stamp on a revised set of social studies standards. The debate was marked by tussles over such matters as the separation of church and state, the representation of minority figures and…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Social Studies, Debate, Academic Standards
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, 2009
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) was created by the Texas Legislature in 1965 to provide leadership and coordination for the Texas higher education system to achieve excellence for the college education of Texas students. Most of the statutes that are applicable to THECB are found in the Texas Education Code, Title 3, Section…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Boards of Education, Trustees, Administrative Organization
Koski, William S.; Tang, Aaron – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE (NJ3), 2011
There is broad agreement that teacher quality is related to student achievement, but there is far less agreement about the degree to which school districts and administrators are constrained in making policies to improve teacher quality that might also affect teacher employment and working conditions. Conventional wisdom holds that state law and…
Descriptors: Teacher Employment, Teacher Effectiveness, State Legislation, Collective Bargaining
American Association of Community Colleges (NJ1), 2012
In times of economic uncertainty, community colleges have consistently turned to the experience of past generations as an avenue toward innovation and the modernization of their programs and services. Community colleges have been able to continuously reinvent themselves to serve the ever-changing needs of society. With President Obama's increased…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Economic Climate, Data Collection, Listening
Nichols, Brian Allan – ProQuest LLC, 2012
As the accountability standards for schools throughout the nation become more pressing, the relationship between the school superintendent and the local school board has become even more critical to a school's success. A clearer picture of the desired competencies of school superintendents by local boards of education should assist both parties in…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Comparative Analysis
Terrier, Byron P. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This study was designed to investigate school superintendent and school board member perceptions of the relative importance of the Texas State Board of Educator Certification competencies required to be a successful leader of a Texas public school system. School districts within seven of the Regional Education Service Centers in Texas were…
Descriptors: Teacher Certification, Public Schools, Superintendents, Instructional Leadership
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2010
Each edition of the IDRA Newsletter strives to provide many different perspectives on the issues in education topics discussed and to define its significance in the state and national dialogue. This issue focuses on governance efficacy and includes: (1) Tyranny of Old Ideas About School Board Responsibilities (Abelardo Villarreal and Rosana G.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Newsletters, Governance, Board of Education Role
Maxwell, Lesli A. – Education Week, 2010
In the final sprint to polish Race to the Top applications, hundreds of school districts shunned a shot at a share of $4 billion in grants by refusing to sign on to their states' plans for the federal competition. California officials had secured the signatures of 790 local education agencies (leas) late last week, including most of the state's…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Competition, Unions, School Districts
Max, Jeffrey; Koppich, Julia E. – Center for Educator Compensation Reform, 2009
A growing number of states and school districts are experimenting with new approaches to paying teachers. These efforts to reform teacher pay can involve a range of state and local actors, including governors, state education officials, superintendents, local school boards, teacher unions, private foundations, community organizations, and local…
Descriptors: Teacher Salaries, Unions, Educational Change, Stakeholders
Blanchette, Sue – Social Education, 2010
In Texas, the members of the State Board of Education (SBOE) are elected in a partisan election. One of the duties of the State Board of Education is overseeing the writing of curriculum standards for the various content areas. A call went out to educators across the state, asking for volunteers to write the standards. Committees were formed for…
Descriptors: Hearings, Social Studies, Academic Standards, State Boards of Education