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Grover, Lisa S.; Quisenberry, Brooke – National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, 2022
Finding funds to build and renovate facilities is a major hurdle for public charter schools because most state laws do not provide charter schools with the full amount of state and local funding that other public schools receive. Although an increasing number of states are passing laws to address charter school facility funding gaps, inequities…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Educational Finance, State Legislation, Educational Facilities
Jonathan L. Loveall – ProQuest LLC, 2022
In the 1995 legislation establishing charter schools in the state of Louisiana, the Louisiana Legislature indicated their intention "that the best interests of at-risk pupils be the overriding consideration in implementing the provisions of this Chapter" (Charter School Demonstration Programs, 1997). Furthermore, the legislation required…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Charter Schools, State Legislation, Progress Monitoring
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education, 2022
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as reauthorized in 2015, includes a provision to help protect students from sexual abuse and misconduct. ESEA Section 8546 requires states to adopt laws or policies that prohibit K-12 employers from assisting or aiding and abetting school employees, contractors, or agents in obtaining a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Sexual Abuse
William A. Fischel – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2022
This article reviews the development of my thesis that the California Supreme Court's Serrano decisions, which began in 1971 and sought to disconnect district school spending with local property taxes, led to the fiscal conditions that caused California voters to embrace Proposition 13 in 1978, which radically undermined the local property tax…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Taxes, Place of Residence, Politics of Education
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Freeman, Jennifer; Peterson, Reece; Kern, Lee; Mathur, Sarup R.; Barber, Brian; Power, Mara; Perea, Madison – Behavioral Disorders, 2023
This document provides recommendations of the Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (CCBD) regarding the use of seclusion in schools. It updates the CCBD's position on this topic first published in 2009 and includes (a) key definitions, (b) a summary of problems with the use of seclusion, (c) strategies to eliminate the use of seclusion,…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Discipline, Research
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McQuillan, Mollie T. – Educational Policy, 2023
As policy debates concerning LGBTQ+ students and staff continue across the American education system, there is not a clear description of the prevalence of local policy protections, even in states with legislative mandates, nor a strong understanding of how to expand reform initiatives. After conducting a document analysis of policies with a…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Educational Policy, Board of Education Policy, School District Size
Aurea Evelyn Jaca – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This case study investigates the intricate landscape of K-8 education in Connecticut, particularly focusing on Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT). Drawing inspiration from theories of cultural intelligence and collaborative learning, the research sought to understand the experiences, perceptions, and practices of K-8 educators concerning CRT,…
Descriptors: Cultural Awareness, Kindergarten, Teacher Attitudes, Elementary School Teachers
Lesley Sisaket – Minnesota Office of Higher Education, 2023
In 2015, the Minnesota Legislature passed statute 135A.012 Higher Education Goal, which enacted a goal that 70% of Minnesota adults (ages 25-44) will have attained a postsecondary certificate or degree by 2025. In recognition of existing gaps in attainment, the law also sets 30% and 50% educational attainment benchmarks for all races and…
Descriptors: Educational Attainment, Benchmarking, Educational Objectives, Postsecondary Education
Julie Clark; Lori Anderson; Sara Wiebke; Jennifer Throndson – Utah State Board of Education, 2023
During the State of Utah's legislative session 2020, HB114 was passed proving Grants for Professional Learning, however due to COVID-19 disruptions, the bill did not receive funding until the 2021 session. The Grant for Professional Learning is meant to provide preschool through grade three teachers with professional learning opportunities in…
Descriptors: Grants, State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Preschool Teachers
Anakaren Lopez – ProQuest LLC, 2023
This research study investigates the impact of the rapid transition from paper-based to online administration of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams on student performance in a South Texas school district. The transition, mandated by House Bill 3261, presented Texas public schools with a tight timeline for adapting…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Electronic Learning, Computer Assisted Testing, Scores
Erika Knox – ProQuest LLC, 2024
Within the CCC system, mathematics has been identified as the most considerable barrier to persistence, transfer, and degree completion (Cooper et al., 2022). Recent research corroborated the notion that mathematics serves as a gatekeeper for Black and Latinx students; historically, this subject has impeded students of color from accessing…
Descriptors: Community College Students, STEM Education, Barriers, State Legislation
Bucket Lynn Manyweather – ProQuest LLC, 2024
This study of implementing California Assembly Bill 1460, or mandatory Ethnic Studies (ES) in the California State University System (CSU), investigates the leadership decisions made within a set of self-governing campuses with varied institutional resources and responsibilities. This research uses an Oral History methodology, which situates…
Descriptors: Ethnic Studies, State Universities, Educational Legislation, Leaders
Kai Mathews; Hui Huang; Erika Yagi; Cathy Balfe; Christopher Mauerman; Earl J. Edwards – Civil Rights Project - Proyecto Derechos Civiles, 2024
The diversity of California's teaching force continues to lag behind its student population. While students of Color make up 78% of the state's K-12 population, Teachers of Color and Indigenous Teachers (TOCIT) comprise just 34% of the teaching workforce (California Department of Education, 2018), a statistic that has dominated the teacher…
Descriptors: Barriers, Diversity (Faculty), Minority Group Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education
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Desiree Carver-Thomas; Margarita Bianco; Ramon Goings; Maria E. Hyler – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2024
Despite growing interest and investment in building a more racially and ethnically diverse teacher workforce, increases in the share of teachers of color nationally have stalled in recent years. Even with more new teachers of color entering the profession each year, about 80% of the teacher workforce has been white since 2015. This trend…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence
Mary Elizabeth Pettit – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The ongoing cycle of educational reform in America has led policymakers and educational leaders to prioritize test-based results and de-prioritize noncognitive skills, equitable outcomes, and crucial socio-emotional aspects of schooling (Lynch et al., 2009). Despite the equitable goals outlined in previous education policy reforms, intended…
Descriptors: Literacy Education, Leaders, Attitudes, Elementary Education
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