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Powell, Michelle – Review of Education, Pedagogy & Cultural Studies, 2022
In March 2016 when North Carolina's House Bill 2 (HB2)--the "bathroom bill"--was introduced and passed, I was teaching at a state university in North Carolina (N.C. Gen. Assem., 2016). In the Spring semester of that year, on March 23, HB2 was passed in a 12-hour special session meeting by the North Carolina legislature. The following…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Sanitary Facilities, Social Discrimination, LGBTQ People
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Fields, Xavier; Wotipka, Christine Min – Journal of LGBT Youth, 2022
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) high school students face challenges that impede their academic, social, and emotional well-being. School policies that provide resources and protections for LGBT students mitigate these challenges and lead to better outcomes for LGBT students. At the same time, LGBT individuals face challenges in…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Social Discrimination, Educational Environment, Outcomes of Education
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Clevenger, Kimberly A.; Perna, Frank M.; Moser, Richard P.; Berrigan, David – Journal of School Health, 2022
Background: State-level laws governing recess policies vary widely across the United States. We characterize the presence of such laws and assess their associations with child-level outcomes. Methods: The presence of a state recess law was determined using the Classification of Laws Associated with School Students (CLASS) database. Parents of 6-…
Descriptors: Correlation, State Legislation, Educational Policy, Recess Breaks
Sailer, John D. – National Association of Scholars, 2022
This report surveys the political and legal background for Arizona's civics instruction in public higher education. It then examines in detail how the three major public universities under the jurisdiction of Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR)--the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, and Northern Arizona University--teach civics and…
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Civics, Higher Education, Public Colleges
Zirkel, Perry A. – Communique, 2021
After dropping steadily from 2000-2001 to 2013-2014, the percentage of students identified under the IDEA classification of specific learning disabilities (SLD) levelled off and increased slightly until the latest data available (2017-2018; NCES, 2019). Despite the recognition in the IDEA amendments of 2004 of response to intervention (RTI) as…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Students with Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Eligibility
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Powers, Jeanne M.; Chapman, Kathryn P. – Teachers College Record, 2021
Background: In the past decade, the laws governing teachers' employment have been at the center of legal and political conflicts across the United States. Vergara v. California challenged five California state statutes that provide employment protections for teachers. In June 2014, a California lower court declared the statutes unconstitutional…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, State Legislation, Teacher Dismissal, Teacher Effectiveness
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Tapia-Fuselier, Nicholas; Jones, Veronica A.; Harbour, Clifford P. – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2021
Undocumented college students in the United States encounter a number of structural barriers to postsecondary education success, including disparate in-state resident tuition (ISRT) policies across the country. Texas, the first state to establish ISRT benefits for undocumented college students, has been a site of tension respective to this issue…
Descriptors: In State Students, Tuition, Undocumented Immigrants, College Students
Francies, Cassidy; Glover, Sarah; Jamieson, Carlos – Education Commission of the States, 2021
Teacher shortages in some regions, schools and content areas have caused states to consider fast-tracking teachers into the classroom through avenues that include little or no clinical preparation. Teachers who enter the profession through these pathways are less likely to be prepared, less effective and less likely to remain in the profession…
Descriptors: Student Teaching, Preservice Teacher Education, Alternative Teacher Certification, Accreditation (Institutions)
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Cummings, Amy – National Education Policy Center, 2021
In recent decades, state policymakers across the country have turned to early literacy policies to address students' reading proficiency--particularly in third grade. Though states' policies vary widely in terms of the interventions and supports provided to educators and students, their intent is similar: to get students reading on grade level by…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, State Policy, Grade 3, Grade Repetition
García, Emma; Han, Eunice – Economic Policy Institute, 2021
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision in "Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees" (AFSCME) (referred to as "Janus" hereafter) prohibited state and local government worker unions from negotiating collective bargaining agreements with fair share fee arrangements. In this report, the authors…
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Laws, State Legislation, Unions
Sciarra, David; Dingerson, Leigh – Education Law Center, 2021
After five decades advocating for school finance reform, Education Law Center (ELC) sees the urgent need to deepen understanding of how differing strategies--from litigation to research to grassroots organizing to communicating with the public--can combine to achieve successful school funding reform in the states. In "From Courthouse to…
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Finance Reform, Educational Finance, School Support
Simon, Matthew – American Enterprise Institute, 2021
Having access to an excellent teacher is one of the most important factors for student achievement. However, access to excellent teachers--this crucial talent resource--is in increasingly limited supply. In 2017, Arizona took bold action on teacher certification requirements in a joint effort with A for Arizona and the US Chamber Foundation. By…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Teacher Certification, Teacher Competencies, Alternative Teacher Certification
Erwin, Ben; Francies, Cassidy; Pechota, Damion; McCann, Meghan – Education Commission of the States, 2021
School accountability systems can serve many purposes, including sharing information, measuring progress toward state and local goals, and supporting greater educational equity. Given the important role accountability systems play in states' education systems, states have taken the opportunity provided by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to…
Descriptors: Accountability, State Policy, Educational Policy, Educational Legislation
Marilyn Arleen Williams – ProQuest LLC, 2021
There seems to be "open season" on the lives of young, unarmed African American men and women in the United States. Stand Your Ground law/Castle Doctrine has become the tool of legal lynching in the United States. Across varied and diverse communities, leaders are grappling with this phenomenon with a sense of urgency. This qualitative…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Safety, African American Leadership, Racism
Michael Kirk Westwood – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The 115 community colleges in California fulfill an essential role in providing quality educational experiences for a diverse adult student population. However, U.S.-educated language minority (US-LM) students remain largely invisible in this educational context as current admissions and placement procedures do not account for their complex…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, College Transfer Students, English Learners, Minority Group Students
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