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Duke, Daniel L.; Tucker, Pamela D.; Higgins, Jennifer; Lanphear, Lesley; Levy, Melissa K.; Salmonowicz, Michael J. – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2008
This study examined whether instructional policies at the local level are becoming standardized as a result of state and federal accountability initiatives. A stratified random sample of 21 Virginia school districts was used, and the policies reviewed covered seven topics: class size, student grouping, homework, remedial instruction programs,…
Descriptors: State Standards, Accountability, Standard Setting, School Districts
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Heinen, Ethan B.; Scribner, Jay Paredes – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2007
Alternative teacher certification literature has contributed significantly to our understanding of this approach to teacher preparation. However, this literature has more often than not treated alternative teacher certification programs (ATCPs) as a black box, thus ignoring program heterogeneity. The present study examines how and why five ATCPs…
Descriptors: Political Science, Alternative Teacher Certification, Program Evaluation, State Surveys
Lopez, Mark Hugo; Levine, Peter; Dautrich, Kenneth; Yalof, David – Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), 2007
First Amendment principles are fragile, unless they have widespread public support. People form lasting views about civil liberties and other political issues in adolescence. They are influenced by many factors, including what they learn and experience in schools. Therefore, schools' treatment of the Constitution and the press is important for the…
Descriptors: Public Policy, Constitutional Law, Public Support, Multivariate Analysis