Is State Legislation a Catalyst for Change?.

Evans, Martha Coffin

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Publication Date: 1985

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Is State Legislation a Catalyst for Change?

Evans, Martha Coffin

Phi Delta Kappan, v66 n7 p501-03 Mar 1985

Analysis of changes in the graduation requirements, credit requirements, and curriculum in high school English in California since the adoption of minimum competency testing by state law during the 1976-77 legislative session suggests that statewide legislative mandates can have significant impact on school district programs and priorities. (PGD)

Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Change Agents, Educational Change, English Curriculum, Graduation Requirements, High Schools, Minimum Competency Testing, State Legislation, State School District Relationship

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