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Peterson, Terry K. – Principal, 1985
South Carolina has enacted a comprehensive act that contains more than 40 new programs and a comparable number of improvements in existing programs. Cites 26 elementary school reforms that will be phased in by 1989. (MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Educational Planning, Elementary Education
Peer reviewedThompson, John A. – Journal of Education Finance, 1986
To help educators understand the Hawaiian system of school finance, this article reviews previous studies, describes the state government's role in the budgetary process, and discusses statewide funding impacts in comparison with other urban school districts and states having similar per capita income and student achievement ratings. Includes two…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Expenditure per Student
Peer reviewedPost, David – Sociology of Education, 1994
Reviews recent changes in Hong Kong's policy to extend free and compulsory education to the first three years of secondary schooling. Examines the consequences of this expansion and finds that the changes in public policy had a substantial impact on the ability of young people, especially girls, to go to secondary school, regardless of income.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Compulsory Education, Educational Policy, Females
