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Keddie, Amanda; MacDonald, Katrina; Blackmore, Jill; Boyask, Ruth; Fitzgerald, Scott; Gavin, Mihajla; Heffernan, Amanda; Hursh, David; McGrath-Champ, Susan; Møller, Jorunn; O'Neill, John; Parding, Karolina; Salokangas, Maija; Skerritt, Craig; Stacey, Meghan; Thomson, Pat; Wilkins, Andrew; Wilson, Rachel; Wylie, Cathy; Yoon, Ee-Seul – Australian Educational Researcher, 2023
The series of responses in this article were gathered as part of an online mini conference held in September 2021 that sought to explore different ideas and articulations of school autonomy reform across the world (Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, the USA, Norway, Sweden and New Zealand). It centred upon an important question: what needs to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Public Schools, Institutional Autonomy, School District Autonomy
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Philis M. Barragán Goetz; Rubén Donato; David G. García; Gonzalo Guzmán; Jarrod Hanson; Maribel Santiago – Teachers College Record, 2023
Mexican American educational history has become a vibrant field of study since the late 1980s. In the last seven years, however, it is notable that this research has inspired community-based efforts to preserve and publicly commemorate challenges to unequal education. In this commentary, we discuss the archival recovery of the "Francisco…
Descriptors: Mexican Americans, Educational History, Equal Education, Court Litigation
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Lawal, Adekunle – Journal of Education, 2022
In an effort to promote public elementary and secondary education that meets world standards where all students have equal access to 21st-century public schools, some countries have adopted Education For All (EFA) policy. This article examines how three selected countries (the United States, Nigeria, and Gambia) are implementing the idea of giving…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Comparative Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries
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Ylimaki, Rose M.; Jacobson, Stephen; Johnson, Lauri; Klar, Hans W.; Nino, Juan; Orr, Margaret Terry; Scribner, Samantha – Journal of Educational Administration, 2022
Purpose: In this paper, the authors recap the history and evolution of ISSPP research in the USA with research teams that grew from one location in 2002 to seven teams at present. The authors also examine the unique context of public education in America by describing its governance, key policies and funding as well as increasing student diversity…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Responsibility, Public Schools, Educational Research
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Jamie Huff Sisson; Martha Lash; Anne-Marie Shin; Victoria Whitington – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2024
Early childhood education contexts are complex and diverse and thus require leadership approaches that connect with the values and beliefs of that field. Currently the research on leadership in early childhood education is limited and it would benefit from research into innovative approaches employed in very different but comparable locations.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Leadership Styles, Participative Decision Making, Democratic Values
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Barakat, Maysaa; Maslin-Ostrowski, Patricia – International Journal of Leadership in Education, 2022
Globally, economically disadvantaged and minority students are especially negatively impacted by less-qualified teachers, yet less-qualified teachers are disproportionately found in low-income, minority communities. Many countries struggle with the need for highly qualified teachers, in low-performing schools. This case study investigated how a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Change, Equal Education, Public Schools
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Jackson, Oron; Witenstein, Matthew – Perspectives in Education, 2021
Methods: Intersectionality has extended beyond the tenets of race, gender and class to include queer communities, religious issues, literacy concerns, pedagogical styles, etc. in South Africa, the European Union and beyond. Intersectionality is no longer solely relegated to the needs of African American women germane to the United States. Aim(s):…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Social Justice, Inclusion
Durán, Leah; Hikida, Michiko – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Recent stories raising the alarm about students' poor reading skills and calling for greater attention to the "science of reading" represent the latest round in the ongoing "reading wars." Going back at least as far as the 1950s, scholars, pundits and policy makers have debated which teaching strategies are most successful at…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Reading Achievement, Reading Instruction, Equal Education
Henrekson, Ebba; Andersson, Fredrik O. – EdChoice, 2022
This report seeks to explore some of the reasons Sweden developed an independent school sector dominated by for-profit schools by drawing on prior scholarship and reports as well interview material from Swedish school entrepreneurs, researchers, and prior public representatives that helped create and implement the Swedish voucher program. This…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Vouchers, School Choice, Proprietary Schools
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2023
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Policy Priorities." Contents include: (1) IDRA Kicks Off 50th Anniversary…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy, Public Schools, State Legislation
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Boucher, Eddie – Journal of Global Education and Research, 2020
India and the United States are the largest democracies in the world, and since the 1990s, both countries have implemented neoliberal economic reforms into most of their social institutions-- including their education systems. Even though both countries have long-established commitments to public education as a means for socio-economic…
Descriptors: Democracy, Neoliberalism, School Choice, Privatization
Lawrence, Steven; Hansen, Ulcca Joshi – Grantmakers for Education, 2023
This document is the latest Grantmakers for Education's (EdFunders) study of what's now and what's next for education philanthropy. It aims to give insight into the priorities of the education funding community, and to help funders understand their role in supporting education innovation that benefits the nation's learners. The findings in this…
Descriptors: Private Financial Support, Educational Finance, Grants, Philanthropic Foundations
OECD Publishing, 2019
Many countries are struggling to reconcile greater flexibility in school choice with the need to ensure quality, equity and coherence in their school systems. This report provides an international perspective on issues related to school choice, especially how certain aspects of school-choice policies may be associated with sorting students into…
Descriptors: School Choice, Equal Education, School Segregation, Academic Achievement
Monarrez, Tomas; Kisida, Brian; Chingos, Matthew – Urban Institute, 2019
Many students are enrolled in segregated school systems with unequal access to resources. In this report, we present a measure that can help policymakers identify the schools in their system that are contributing the most to segregation. How our measure differs from traditional metrics: Much research on segregation relies on an absolute measure of…
Descriptors: School Segregation, Access to Education, Minority Group Students, African American Students
Goodman, Christie L., Ed. – Intercultural Development Research Association, 2021
The "IDRA Newsletter" serves as a vehicle for communication with educators, school board members, decision-makers, parents, and the general public concerning the educational needs of all children across the United States. The focus of this issue is "Bridging the Digital Divide." Contents include: (1) Texas Needs an Equitable…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Access to Computers, COVID-19, Pandemics
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