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Paying for School Finance Reforms: How States Raise Revenues to Fund Increases in Elementary-Secondary Education Expenditures. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-892
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Shelby M. McNeill; Christopher A. Candelaria – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
This study investigates how individual states raise revenue to pay for elementary-secondary education spending after a school finance reform (SFR). We consider 24 states that implemented SFRs between 1989 and 2005. Using a synthetic control approach, we identify six case-study states (Arkansas, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Hampshire, and…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, State Aid, Income, Elementary Secondary Education
Water into Wine: Using Social Policy Courses to Make MSW Students Interested in Politics
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Meehan, Patrick – Journal of Social Work Education, 2021
Social workers are making a name for themselves in national politics. Senators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) have MSW degrees. The current chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, Karen Bass (D-CA), also has an MSW. Having social workers in elected office allows the profession to directly address the Grand Challenges of the 21st…
Descriptors: Social Work, Caseworkers, Counselor Training, Masters Programs
Partisan Differences on Higher Education Accountability Policy: A Multi-State Study of Elected State Legislators
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Morse, Andrew Q. – Journal of Research in Education, 2014
Public institutions in the United States face a policy challenge to adapt to accountability expectations among a variety of stakeholders (Bogue & Hall, 2012; Thelin, 2004; Richardson & Martinez, 2009). Among the major stakeholders are state legislators who hold fiscal and policy influence over public institutions, but these leaders have…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Accountability, Higher Education, Educational Policy
Fight the Good Fight: Leaders Share Strategies and Programs Proven to Get Community Colleges the Help They Need
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Ullman, Ellen – Community College Journal, 2014
Lynette Brown-Snow, vice president of marketing and government relations for the Community College of Philadelphia, is one of several community college leaders across the country who have taken up one of the challenges proffered by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in its 2012 report, "Reclaiming the American Dream:…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Two Year Colleges, Leaders
The Achiever. Volume 6, Number 8, November-December 2007
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Ashby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2007
"The Achiever" is a monthly publication for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) President Signs College Cost Reduction Act; (2) Galvanizing the Community: Charter Schools Provides Greater Choice to Colorado Latinos…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Resource Centers, Academic Standards, Federal Legislation
Youth Legislative Engagement Initiative: An Overview of Effective Strategies to Design, Implement and Sustain Youth Legislative Initiatives. ECS Policy Brief
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Lennon, Tiffani – Education Commission of the States (NJ1), 2006
The nation faces a youth citizenry that is disengaged and lacks the necessary knowledge, skills and dispositions to participate in and carry out their civic duties. This ECS Policy Brief summarizes the state-level goals and accomplishments of the Youth Legislative Engagement project and is intended for state policymakers, education leaders and…
Descriptors: Voting, Legislators, Democracy, Citizenship Education