This study attempted to identify some of the major problems that a State Education Agency (SEA) might encounter during the transition from an agency headed by an elected Chief State School Officer (CSSO) to that same agency headed by a State Board of Education (SBE) appointed CSSO. Five States--Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and West…

This report contains a description and an analysis of the process through which Nebraska State government establishes policy for its public elementary and secondary schools. The report focuses on the role and the impact of the various actors, official and unofficial, who become involved at the State level in setting public school policy. The data…

This case study is designed to determine the structures, actors, processes, and relationships that are involved when State government in Michigan determines policy for the public schools. The report looks at an instance of policymaking in each of the issue areas of finance, desegregation, and program improvement -- in this case, State assessment.…

One of twelve case studies growing out of the Educational Governance Project, this report contains a description and an analysis of the process through which Minnesota State government establishes policy for its public elementary and secondary schools. This process is affected by many factors, such as the availability of fiscal and human…