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Suarez, Tanya M.; And Others – 1991
Although state takeover of low-performing schools is not a new phenomenon in American education, it has seldom been exercised. Takeover actions exist in 11 states--Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, Texas, and West Virginia--but only New Jersey and Kentucky have exercised steps leading to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Performance, School Districts
Campbell, David; Rankin, Nancy; Levitan, Mark; Waller, Margy – 2002
Work requirements in welfare reform proposed by the George W. Bush administration would impose much tougher work requirements on welfare recipients. Seventy percent of all adults would be required to work 40 hours per week, versus the 50 percent who are required to work 30 hours per week currently. In addition, states would be given little leeway…
Descriptors: Accountability, Economically Disadvantaged, Eligibility, Employment