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Edlefson, Carla – Online Submission, 2010
The purpose of this descriptive case study was to describe the implementation of Ohio's version of the Evidence-Based Model (OEBM) state school finance system in 2009. Data sources included state budget documents and analyses as well as interviews with local school officials. The new system was responsive to three policy objectives ordered by the…
Descriptors: Taxes, Tax Rates, Educational Finance, Case Studies
Watt, Michael G. – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of this study was to evaluate decision making in the Common Core State Standards Initiative as the change process moved from research, development and diffusion activities to adoption of the Common Core State Standards by the states. A decision-oriented evaluation model was used to describe the four stages of planning, structuring,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, State Schools, State Standards, Governance
Sharma, Anita – Online Submission, 2011
This review of literature on South Asian nomads is part of a series of monographs on educational access published by the Consortium for Research on Educational Access Transitions and Equity (CREATE). In the context of India, most recent work has focused on access to the education system for the poor. CREATE research in India has focused on …
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Needs, Research Methodology, Nongovernmental Organizations
Atwell, Nedra – Online Submission, 2007
Project TRREE (Teacher Recruitment and Retention for Educational Excellence) is a three-year, federally funded project conducted by the Kentucky Department of Education. The purpose of the project is to develop a systemic approach to increase the number of highly qualified special education teachers with a focus on recruitment of linguistically,…
Descriptors: School Holding Power, Politics of Education, Educational Quality, Teacher Recruitment
Hinton, Samuel – Online Submission, 2004
This paper is intended to contribute to the general literature on international teacher exchange in citizenship education. This paper was presented at the 48th Annual Conference of the Comparative and International Education Society on March 11, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Methodology) The author reports on the content and evaluation of two…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Citizenship, Citizenship Education, Program Descriptions
Jones, Narelle; Maxwell, Bev; Palmer, Bill – Online Submission, 1996
The People's Republic of China has seen a dramatic growth in its economy in recent years. It has a rapidly increasing population of approximately 1.2 billion people, though the population is still largely rural with about 80% of people living outside urban areas. China in its Education Law (1995) restated its commitment to universal education. In…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Foreign Countries, Access to Education, Enrollment Trends