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Toman, Janelle Krause; Card, Karen Aldred – Online Submission, 2010
The accountability focus in higher education historically has been directed at the institutional level. The purpose of this comparative case study, however, was to look at state-level accountability. The research focused on the processes used in Tennessee, Minnesota, and South Dakota. Interviews were conducted with higher education administrators…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Accountability, Public Policy, Educational Policy
Byrd, Jimmy K.; Drews, Celia; Johnson, Jeanie – Online Submission, 2006
The purpose of this study was to examine contributing factors influencing superintendent tenure among Texas public school superintendents. The results of the Cox Regression analysis revealed that strained relationships with the school board president, not being able to get decisions made at the Board level, and superintendent/school board…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Tenure, Public Schools, Boards of Education
LaRocco, Diana J.; Nestler-Rusack, Donna; Freiberg, Jo Ann – Online Submission, 2007
Background: In June 2002, the State of Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) passed Public Act 02-119, An Act Concerning Bullying Behavior in Schools and Concerning the Pledge of Allegiance. Section 1 mandated that each local and regional board of education (school district) develop a policy to address bullying in its schools. Conn. Gen. Statute…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Bullying, School Districts, Technical Assistance
Day, Robert – Online Submission, 2006
This paper will discuss the ongoing controversy surrounding a particular Ohio Department of Education tenth grade lesson plan titled "Critical Analysis of Evolution" (Ohio Department of Education identification L10H23). The lesson professes to encourage students to "critically examine" evidences for and against evolution and…
Descriptors: Grade 10, Opinions, Criticism, Boards of Education