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Murphy, Jason P.; Strothers, Atiya S.; Lugg, Catherine A. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2017
In this article, Murphy, Strothers, and Lugg, focus on one urban center, Newark, as an illustrative case study of how New Jersey's brand of neoliberal politics has shaped the political agency of those who live in the communities served by New Jersey's public schools. The city, like other New Jersey locales, has had a long history of political…
Descriptors: State Officials, State Government, Government Role, Neoliberalism
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Russo, Charles J.; Thro, William E. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2012
The Supreme Court's 1925 ruling in "Pierce v. Society of the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary" ("Pierce"), striking down a law from Oregon that would have required all children, other than those needing special education, between the ages of 8 and 16 to attend public schools, essentially upheld the right of nonpublic…
Descriptors: Educational History, Public Schools, Attendance, Court Litigation
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Palmer, Porter W. – Peabody Journal of Education, 2009
Since Federal regulations have given states the option to implement alternate assessments based on modified academic achievement standards (AA-MAS) as part of their accountability systems for a small group of students with disabilities, a number of states have made decisions about whether or not to develop and implement such an assessment.…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Accountability, Academic Standards