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Alexander, Nicola A.; Choi, Wonseok – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2015
We provide an expanded environmental scan to assess the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) faced by education communities. Grounded in the literature, we identified 48 indicators and grouped them into 6 broad categories: (1) budget levels, (2) funding patterns, (3) community needs, (4) external economic conditions, (5)…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators
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Williams, Julia M.; Nierengarten, Gerry – Rural Educator, 2011
Administrators in America's rural school districts are uniquely challenged to meet increased achievement expectations despite decreasing resources. Mandated reform initiatives, population decline, and the complex formulas used to distribute tax-based funding have disproportionately affected rural schools. In this mixed-methods study, researchers…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Indicators, Federal Programs, Educational Improvement