As postsecondary education has become increasingly important to California's economy and quality of life, the state has been considering how best to meet student and workforce needs over the long term. State leaders recognize that coordination across educational sectors is crucial to addressing these needs. The now-defunct California Postsecondary…

As Congress considers the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), there is bipartisan interest in finding ways to address concerns about student debt and the quality of higher education. One possibility for bipartisan cooperation might be an attempt to provide more accountability in the higher education sector, including additional data…

Oregon's Legislature in 2011 affirmed a clear and ambitious goal for the State, known as the "40-40-20" goal, which states that by 2025 all adult Oregonians will hold a high school diploma or equivalent, 40% of them will have an associate's degree or a meaningful postsecondary certificate, and 40% will hold a bachelor's degree or…

"Straight A's: Public Education Policy and Progress" is a biweekly newsletter that focuses on education news and events both in Washington, DC and around the country. The following articles are included in this issue: (1) All I Want for Christmas: Congress Continues Deliberations on Fiscal Year 2012 Funding; Education Programs Potentially Facing…

"Alabama Education News" is published monthly except for June, July, and December by the Alabama Department of Education. This publication, authorized by Section 16-2-4 of the "Code of Alabama", as recompiled in 1975, is a public service of the Alabama Department of Education designed to inform citizens and educators about…

This article relates the experience of one state principals' association in influencing the passage of desirable legislation. The legislative network described here has worked for Massachusetts. (Editor)

Article presented the opinions of our political leaders and policymakers with regard to their views about art education and their interests in the aesthetic survival of man. (Editor/RK)

The progress of state policymakers toward promoting teaching for understanding and thinking in elementary schools was studied. Interviews were conducted with curriculum specialists in all 50 states, and follow-up interviews were done with at least 3 specialists in 7 states very active in promoting higher order outcomes. (SLD)

This study determined Alabama legislators' perception of the Auburn University Cooperative Extension Service, and the extent to which selected factors were associated with their perception of the objectives, programs, and clientele. It was hypothesized that there is no association between legislators' perception of certain elements of the Auburn…

Educators should become more personally active in getting to know legislators and in calling attention to the kinds of experiences, information, and personal contacts that would enable legislators to make better decisions about education. (Author)

This report takes stock of the present Title I program, identifies the most promising approaches to educating the nation's disadvantaged children, and offers guidance to policymakers seeking to improve Title I's effectiveness. The report draws upon hundreds of studies, evaluations, and other documents, and details the evolution of the Title I…

This document summarizes the media's reaction to the release of the 1991 "National Education Goals Report: Building a Nation of Learners," and public response to the National Education Goals Panel's (NEGP's) call for specific feedback on its work. Results will be used by the NEGP to improve the format and content of future reports.…

Purpose of Michigan State University's Project 90 Priority Assessment was to extract, synthesize, and delineate a series of potential initiatives for public higher education in Michigan that reflect the key proposals of recent state and national studies. The study sought to compare the priorities of state legislators and officials with those of…

Members of the Virginia senate and Virginia community college presidents were asked to indicate their level of agreement with the importance of state funding for 31 potential community college activities. Reports a high level of agreement and congruence between the two groups. (DMM)

A survey of state legislators was conducted in 1981 by the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) and the National Center for Research in Vocational Education to determine state legislators' views about vocational education and its outcomes; their views of what vocational education should be doing and how it could be improved; and their…