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Wilson-Simmons, Renée; Dworsky, Amy; Tongue, Denzel; Hulbutta, Marikate – National Center for Children in Poverty, 2016
The Affordable Care Act includes language that requires states to provide Medicaid coverage to youth who were in foster care in their state before aging out of the child welfare system. However, most states have interpreted the law differently for youth who move to their state after aging out, determining that automatic Medicaid coverage is an…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Social Services, Access to Health Care, Foster Care
US Government Accountability Office, 2016
Enacted in 2014, the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) brought numerous changes to existing federal employment and training programs, including requiring the Department of Labor (DOL) and the Department of Education (Education) to implement a common performance accountability system across the six WIOA-designated core programs. WIOA…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Legislators, Accountability, Job Training
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Fletcher, Geoffrey H. – T.H.E. Journal, 2013
The names of operating systems and devices have been on the lips of unlikely people lately. In this day and age, superintendents, state commissioners of education, and even state legislators certainly should understand and care about technical details, but the author is just not used to hearing such things from them. The reason for the…
Descriptors: State Standards, Legislators, Student Evaluation, Advocacy
Sutton Trust, 2015
This reports builds on from the previous report "Parliamentary Privilege--The Candidates" and examines the backgrounds of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the new House of Commons. The following findings are discussed: (1) Almost a third (32%) of MPs in the new House of Commons was privately educated. This means that the new House is only…
Descriptors: Research Reports, Legislators, Individual Characteristics, Educational Attainment
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McCullick, Bryan A. – Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 2014
Background: As the USA enters the second decade of the twenty-first century, it does so in a polarized political, social, and educational climate heretofore unseen in its relatively short history. Such a climate has implications for what role schools play in American society and especially how school-based physical education (SBPE) may need to…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Public Schools, Financial Support, Futures (of Society)
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Godwin, Ihemeje – International Journal of Educational Administration and Policy Studies, 2013
This paper seeks to examine studies on participation of women in governance as applicable to the local government levels in Nigeria. Again, it sets out to identify what propelled the quest for more women participation in governance. Examination of treatments given to women by both male and female counterparts is critically explored. The paper…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Females, Governance, Local Government
Simonetti, Kristin – CURRENTS, 2013
Institutions build armies of alumni advocates to influence legislators and shape public opinion. This article describes two types of alumni advocacy: grasstops and grassroots. Grasstops advocacy engages smaller, targeted groups of alumni who have a stronger, more influential connection with legislators and other public officeholders. Grassroots…
Descriptors: Alumni, Advocacy, Colleges, Legislators
Comer, Jim; Beasley, Candice; Moody, Kimberly; Nelson, Christine – Techniques: Connecting Education and Careers (J3), 2012
The ACTE National Policy Seminar (NPS) is a time for Association of Career and Technical Education (ACTE) members to meet with Members of Congress or their staff, hear from high-ranking officials in various levels of government, attend educational sessions, network with fellow ACTE members and more. In this article, the authors provide their…
Descriptors: Seminars, Vocational Education, Professional Associations, Vocational Education Teachers
US Senate, 2015
In 2012, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions launched a series of hearings to examine the challenge of college affordability. In the first three hearings, the Committee heard from the administration, from both traditional and online universities and community colleges, from State officials, higher education associations,…
Descriptors: Paying for College, Hearings, Federal Legislation, Legislators
McShane, Michael Q. – EdChoice, 2018
As more and more cities and states diversify the educational options available to parents and students, creating magnet, open-enrollment, small school, career and technical, charter, and private school opportunities, educational choice markets need to become a part of the regulation conversation. In this report, Mike McShane examines the…
Descriptors: Federal Regulation, Educational Legislation, School Policy, Educational Policy
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McGarry, Lorraine S.; Stoicovy, Donnan M. – Social Studies and the Young Learner, 2014
At the beginning of every school year at Park Forest Elementary School (PFE), it is customary for teachers to invite their students to participate in establishing guidelines for behavior and citizenship in their respective classrooms. Teacher Lorraine McGarry and principal Donnan Stoicovy began the 2012-13 school year, however, by taking this…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Elementary School Teachers, Democracy, Meetings
21st Century School Fund, 2015
This white paper provides the conclusion of the 21st Century School Fund and JFW, Inc. inquiry into and analysis of Wyoming's current programs for managing and funding its K-12 public school facilities. The Wyoming School Facilities Department engaged 21CSF and JFW, Inc. to provide an independent analysis of the state's current building portfolio…
Descriptors: Educational Facilities, Educational Facilities Improvement, School Buildings, Elementary Secondary Education
Rush-Marlowe, Rachel – Association of Community College Trustees, 2021
Community colleges across the country are plagued with tight budgets--caused in part by state disinvestment and chronic federal underfunding. For rural community colleges, these challenges are even more acute, as their needs are greater and the costs of providing services higher. The COVID-19 pandemic has only deepened the prosperity gap between…
Descriptors: Rural Areas, Community Colleges, Online Courses, COVID-19
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McDavid, James C.; Huse, Irene – American Journal of Evaluation, 2012
A key assumption in efforts to implement and improve cross-government public reporting systems is that legislators will make use of the performance information to enhance accountability and improve program and policy effectiveness. This five-year study is an assessment of expectations and actual uses of annual performance reports by elected…
Descriptors: Legislators, Reports, Performance, Measurement
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Casellas, Jason; Shelly, Bryan – Journal of Latinos and Education, 2012
With education consistently ranked as the highest priority for Latino voters, how have members of Congress responded to Latino constituents on this dimension? This article explores the relationship between Latino constituencies and the importance members of Congress have placed on this issue. Through an analysis of National Hispanic Leadership…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Change, Hispanic Americans, Federal Legislation
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