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Elwood, Jannette; Lundy, Laura – Research Papers in Education, 2010
The linkage between the impact of assessment and compliance with children's rights is a connection, which although seemingly obvious, is nonetheless rarely made, particularly by governments, which, as signatories to the relevant human rights treaties, have the primary responsibility for ensuring that educational practice is compatible with…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Childrens Rights, Educational Practices, Educational Policy
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Foorman, Barbara R.; Nixon, Stephanie M. – Topics in Language Disorders, 2006
During the last 35 years, the right-to-education movement and the standards-based educational reform movement have merged to impact reading research and practice. In the process, equal access to education has become a reality for minority students and students with disabilities. The passage of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001 and the…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Access to Education, Early Intervention, Reading Research
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Brown, Susan K.; Hirschman, Charles – Sociology of Education, 2006
Changes in affirmative action policies in some states create possibilities for "natural experiments" to observe the effect of public policy on racial and ethnic inequality in American society. This study measured the impact of Initiative 200, a ballot measure that eliminated affirmative action in Washington State, on the transition from…
Descriptors: High Schools, Public Policy, Affirmative Action, Educational Policy