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Cost-Effective Decision-Making for California's School System
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Belfield, Clive R.; Brooks Bowden, A.; Shand, Robert S. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2021
California's school system is under tremendous long-run fiscal pressure; allocating resources efficiently is therefore paramount. Economic analysis--making sure districts and schools are spending their budgets wisely--is the method used to identify effectiveness and efficiency. This method responds to the question educational professionals face:…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Decision Making, Economic Research, Elementary Secondary Education
Digital Meritocracy: Intermediary Organizations and the Construction of Policy Knowledge
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Chang, Ethan – Educational Policy, 2020
This ethnographic case investigates the relationship between the daily organizing work of one education technology "intermediary organization" (IO) in Silicon Valley, California and federal education technology policies. I argue that the IO constructed policy knowledge that reified discourses of "digital meritocracy": a belief…
Descriptors: Ethnography, Case Studies, Correlation, Educational Technology
State Special Education Laws for Functional Behavioral Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans
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Zirkel, Perry A. – Behavioral Disorders, 2011
A comprehensive search identified 31 state statutes and regulations specific to functional behavioral assessments (FBA) and behavior intervention plans (BIP) in the special education context. A systematic tabulation of the state law provisions that exceed the rather narrow foundation requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act…
Descriptors: Intervention, State Legislation, Definitions, Laws
California Master Plan for Special Education.
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California State Dept. of Education, Sacramento. – 1974
Reported is California's master plan for providing a quality educational program to all of the state's handicapped children. Topics covered include a definition of special education, interaction between special education and general education, and a look at California's programs including new directions and current weaknesses. Presented are a…
Descriptors: Accountability, Definitions, Educational Objectives, Evaluation Methods
Educational Opportunities for Adults in California
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de Cos, Patricia L. – California State Library, 2004
Assembly member Carol Liu, Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Adult Education, requested that the California Research Bureau prepare a report on adult education. The legislative request specified that the following topics be covered: (1) a definition of adult education; (2) recent information on student enrollment, funding sources and…
Descriptors: Credentials, Noncredit Courses, Educational Opportunities, Adult Basic Education
Get Connected to School-to-Career: A Quick Guide for Organized Labor.
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New Ways to Work, San Francisco, CA. – 2002
This document explains how organized labor can participate in school-to-career programs across California. The guide begins by detailing the following steps for becoming involved in school-to-career: (1) plan your strategy; (2) choose your activities; and (3) get connected. The following topics are discussed next: (1) principles and benefits of…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Cooperative Planning, Definitions, Delivery Systems