The Educational Outcomes of Hispanics and Non-Hispanics in Arizona: Implications for National and State Policy Makers

2002 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-310 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arturo Gonzalez ◽  
Adela De La Torre
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Policy Makers

What pandemic-related test waiver requests suggest about states’ testing priorities

2021 ◽  
Vol 103 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-53
Author(s):  
Paul Bruno ◽  
Dan Goldhaber
Keyword(s):  
Standardized Testing ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
The United States ◽  
Department Of Education ◽  
Political Support ◽  
United States Department ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
State Test ◽  
Related Test

The COVID-19 pandemic heightened tensions around standardized testing policy and prompted the United States Department of Education to allow states to request waivers from federal standardized testing requirements. Paul Bruno and Dan Goldhaber describe the waivers that states requested and received, what they suggest about how state test results might be used for different purposes and by different people, and what uses of testing seem to be most salient to policy makers. They conclude with recommendations for policy makers about how to design testing policy that can both improve educational outcomes and maintain robust political support, objectives achieved at best imperfectly by existing testing policy.

Educational Reform: What Have Federal and State Policy Makers Done?

2010 ◽  
pp. 67-89
Author(s):  
Rosalyn Anstine Templeton ◽  
Karen Huffman ◽  
Celia E. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Educational Reform ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Policy Makers

A great leap of faith: Limits to China’s university cities

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 1460-1476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Yi Sum
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Growth Potential ◽  
Ethnographic Research ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Economic Productivity ◽  
Guangzhou City ◽  
Governmental Strategy

This paper examines the emergence of China’s ‘university cities’ ( daxuecheng) as a governmental strategy to modernise higher education and to promote its socio-economic integration. To the disappointment of policy makers, the model of university cities has largely failed to yield satisfactory educational outcomes and economic productivity. Drawing from ethnographic research at the Higher Education Mega Center (HEMC) in the suburb of Guangzhou City, this paper analyses the characteristics and problems of China’s university cities. It discusses how various disjunctures between planners’ visions and students’ everyday experiences undermine the missions of university cities: Universities intended to reinforce the reputation and growth potential of cities overestimated the need for such facilities; students rejected the vision of isolated education enclaves as a style of living; and productive connections with research and development sectors were not realised.

Commonplace and common language: Kentucky's district mission statements

2020 ◽  
Vol 58 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-340
Author(s):  
W. Kyle Ingle ◽  
Terra Greenwell ◽  
Justin Woods
Keyword(s):  
State Policy ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Mission Statements ◽  
Local Context ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sequential Procedures ◽  
And Mathematics

PurposeWe sought to identify codes and themes in the mission statements of Kentucky's school districts and examine the relationship between district characteristics and the mission statements.Design/methodology/approachWe undertook a mixed methods design, specifically, a sequential transformative strategy with a theoretical lens overlaying the sequential procedures and guiding the analysis.FindingsAnalysis revealed a range of 1–7 codes per mission statement and a mean of 3.05. Generic student success and individual attention represented the most frequently occurring codes in the mission statements. Chi-square tests of bivariate association yielded no significant differences between districts by locale. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the percentage of students in the district scoring proficient or distinguished in both reading and mathematics was associated significantly (p < 0.05) with the theme of student support.Research limitationsAlthough we cannot establish causation between mission statements content and student outcomes or vice-versa, district mission statement remain a visible and public expression of why an organization exists that should guide actions and decision-making, whether instructional, financial or otherwise.Practical implicationsOur study revealed shared institutional language within mission statements across Kentucky's school district, largely without regard to local context. Our analysis suggests that federal and state policy makers are influencing mission statements more so than those at the local level.Originality/valueOur analysis provides further evidence that suggests that federal and state policy makers are influencing mission statements more so than those at the local level.

Arts Education: Resources and Options for the UAE and Ras Al Khaimah

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Derderian
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Educational Outcomes ◽  
Arts Education ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Potential Growth ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Community Benefits ◽  
Policy Paper ◽  
History Of

This policy paper discusses the benefits of arts education. The goals of the research were to 1) identify educational and community benefits to art and arts education; 2) conduct a nationwide survey of existing arts and cultural initiatives to understand the broader contexts of arts programming in the United Arab Emirates (UAE); and 3) identify ways organizations and policy makers could meaningfully engage and support burgeoning arts initiatives in Ras Al Khaimah. This research cites studies that detail how arts education programs enhance educational outcomes and contribute to community development, particularly civic engagement and scholarly achievement. Based on ethnographic and archival research, it then surveys a history of arts initiatives in the UAE, and identifies resources for potential growth of arts education initiatives in Ras Al Khaimah.

Accountability Mechanisms for State Education Reform: Some Organizational Alternatives

1991 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Priscilla Wohlstetter
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
State Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
State Accountability ◽  
State Education ◽  
Accountability In Education ◽  
State Governance ◽  
Accountability Mechanism ◽  
Design Characteristics ◽  
High Level

A major challenge facing state policy makers who are demanding a high level of accountability in education is to design an accountability mechanism to track the progress of education reform. This article examines the structure and uses of eight exemplary approaches to accountability to find out what makes each mechanism work. Emerging from the analysis is a common set of design characteristics for state accountability mechanisms that form the beginnings of a new theory about state governance in education.

Charter School Regulation as a Disproportionate Barrier to Entry

2020 ◽  
pp. 004208592092301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Kingsbury ◽  
Robert Maranto ◽  
Nik Karns
Keyword(s):  
Charter School ◽  
State Policy ◽  
School Quality ◽  
National Association ◽  
Financial Capital ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Regulatory Barriers ◽  
Barrier To Entry ◽  
Black And Latino

In response to concerns regarding school quality, state policy-makers reformed their charter school authorization processes to impose greater regulatory barriers to chartering. These barriers to market entry could impose substantial burdens for Black and Latino would-be charter operators, as well as independent operators, who may lack access to social and financial capital. We test these hypotheses by comparing application outcomes from states with high and low levels of charter regulation, as measured by the National Association of Charter School Authorizers. Empirical analyses indicate that independent and Black and Latino applicants are disproportionately and negatively impacted by increasing regulation.

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