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Direct linkHamann, Edmund T.; Lane, Brett – Educational Policy, 2004
As the variety of state education agency (SEA) responses to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 demonstrates, different SEAs interpret the same federal educational policy differently. Nonetheless, little research has depicted how federal policies are changed by SEA-based policy intermediaries. Using an "ethnography of educational policy"…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, State Departments of Education, Demonstration Programs, School Restructuring
Lane, Brett; Gracia, Susan – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2005
In the current context of standards-based reform and heightened accountability for school performance, state education agencies (SEAs) have an important, but not yet well-articulated, role to play in local school improvement efforts. This article starts to articulate such a role by examining the variety of approaches and strategies used by 7 SEAs…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, School Restructuring, Federal Programs, Educational Change
Download full textHamann, Edmund T.; Lane, Brett – National Clearinghouse for Comprehensive School Reform, 2004
States have the legal responsibility and authority to provide public education for their citizens. How each state fulfills its responsibility varies. Whether state education agencies (SEAs) are supporting school reform efforts, providing technical assistance, defining and controlling educational content, or assessing the outcomes of education, it…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Achievement, Outcomes of Education, Legal Responsibility
