Showing 209 reports filtered by "Education Policy" sorted by date added . Show All Reports
Education and Literacy, Government Reform
Outlines the history, structure, and critiques of California's school finance system that it is inequitable, inadequately funded, and overly complex. Proposes principles for reform and a strategy to achieve them through small investments over time.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Education and Literacy, Government Reform
Based on surveys of two districts, explores the extent to which distance, transportation time, and mode prevent low- and moderate-income families from choosing private, charter, or non-neighborhood schools. Calls for decentralized transportation policies.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-Colorado, North America-United States (Western)-Colorado-Denver County-Denver, North America-United States (Southern)-District of Columbia-Washington
Community and Economic Development, Education and Literacy, Housing and Homelessness
Recommends coordinating housing and education policies to create mixed-income neighborhoods with good schools and quality educators, to lower student turnover, and to improve health, nutrition, and school readiness. Presents examples of local initiatives.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Disabilities, Education and Literacy
Examines the use of mediation and due process hearings in resolving disputes between parents and school districts over identifying disabilities and designing individualized programs. Analyzes trends in and predictors of higher rates of hearing requests.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Disabilities, Education and Literacy
Provides an overview of the state's special education programs, including eligibility, enrollment, student performance, time spent outside regular classrooms, spending, and financing, compared to national trends. Considers policy implications.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California, North America-United States
Education and Literacy
Analyzes the effect the best teachers have on low-performing students' learning gains, the potential for closing achievement gaps by expanding their impact, and strategies to identify and retain effective teachers by building an opportunity culture.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
Disabilities, Education and Literacy, Government Reform
Examines special education funding sources and processes at federal, state, and local levels in 2006-07 and the impact of a 1997 reform bill. Recommends equalizing funding rates across districts, with adjustments for poverty and labor market conditions.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States (Western)-California
Education and Literacy
Outlines issues for evaluating teachers based on value added -- their contribution to student learning -- and the use of value added information, implications of classifying teachers, and reliability compared with other fields and evaluations.
August 1970
Geographic Focus: North America-United States
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