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Dougherty, Kevin J.; Natow, Rebecca S. – Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education Research, 2020
Neoliberal theories--whether the new public management, principal-agent theory, or performance management--have provided the rationale for sweeping reforms in the governance and operation of higher education. This paper expands our understanding of neoliberal theory and practice by examining a leading neoliberal reform: performance-based funding…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Performance Based Assessment, Higher Education, Neoliberalism
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Bieber, Tonia; Martens, Kerstin – European Journal of Education, 2011
Although originally created for economic purposes, the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) has increasingly gained weight in education policy in recent years and is now regarded as an international authority in the field, particularly through its "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA), which was…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Governance
Public Agenda, 2015
Communities across the country are grappling with different approaches to improving their schools. Introducing or expanding charter schools is one of the approaches that states and school districts have considered or implemented. Charter schools serve more than 5 percent of public school students nationwide and make up close to 7 percent of all…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Public Schools, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation
Harris, Alex; Rodriguez, Nick – Achieve, Inc., 2011
Achieve and the U.S. Education Delivery Institute have developed a practical Common Core Implementation Workbook for all states in the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). This workbook uses a proven performance management methodology known as "delivery" to lay out clear action steps for states and…
Descriptors: State Standards, Workbooks, State Agencies, Alignment (Education)