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Yoshizawa, Lauren – American Educational Research Journal, 2022
The Every Student Succeeds Act builds on prior efforts to bridge the gap between research and practice through the imposition of evidence requirements. This article presents findings from a small-scale micro-process study of three districts in one state during their first year of implementing those requirements. Informed by past conceptualizations…
Descriptors: Research Utilization, School Districts, Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship
Kennedy, Mark R. – Wilson Center, 2022
America is finally poised to begin to go on offense in the contest for technology leadership in the future. Both federal chambers have passed a bill purportedly aimed at elevating the competitiveness of the United States. The United States House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act on February 4, 2022, that now must be reconciled…
Descriptors: Competition, Leadership, Federal Legislation, Innovation
New Leaders, 2015
This brief outlines a series of proposals for using federal policy to bolster school leadership. The Elementary & Secondary Education Act (ESEA) should highlight the unique role that principals play by targeting funding within the law to build principals' capacity as instructional leaders, culture builders and talent managers. ESEA should also…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Policy
Harris, Douglas N.; Ladd, Helen F.; Smith, Marshall S.; West, Martin R. – Brookings Institution, 2016
The federal government's role in PreK-12 education has long been contentious and continues to evolve. Many have written about education governance, but few have attempted to define an appropriate role for the federal government. That is the core purpose of this essay. The authors articulate a set of principles to guide the federal role in…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Government Role, Preschool Education, Elementary Secondary Education
Center for American Progress, 2013
Despite constraints on federal resources and authority in education policy, the federal government has a pivotal role to play in identifying a compelling, high-impact focal point that aligns policy priorities at the federal, state, and local levels. The federal government could play a critical role in expanding students' access to excellent…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Access to Education, Federal Aid, Educational Finance
Partnership for 21st Century Skills, 2010
This guide will help policymakers understand and define the principles behind fusing core subject knowledge and higher-order thinking skills. Recommendations that reflect these principles will help policymakers support 21st century readiness for all students throughout a reauthorized ESEA and other federal legislation.
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Guides
Shepard, Lorrie, Ed.; Hannaway, Jane, Ed.; Baker, Eva, Ed. – National Academy of Education (NJ1), 2009
Standards-based education reform has a more than 20-year history. A standards-based vision was enacted in federal law under the Clinton administration with the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and carried forward under the Bush administration with the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001. In a recent…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement
Department of Education, Washington, DC. – 1984
This three-part report addresses recent education reform issues. Part I summarizes education priorities, then describes education's administration, structure, and financing. Part II deals with education's development since 1981. The first section notes major education legislation. A second section presents major issues in the current reform…
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Educational Finance, Educational Objectives

American Annals of the Deaf, 1989
Listed in this section are over 100 current (1988-89) research and/or demonstration projects (funded through the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act--Chapter 1 and other sources) in schools and classes for the deaf. Titles and authors of 46 1988 doctoral dissertations are also listed. (Author)
Descriptors: Deafness, Demonstration Programs, Doctoral Dissertations, Educational Legislation
Glover, Jeanne; DeCarme, Judi; Orkwis, Ray – 2003
This book is the first of four volumes in a directory of more than 1,000 discretionary grants and contracts supported by the Research to Practice Division of the Office of Special Education Programs. This volume focuses on projects concerned with research, innovation, and evaluation divided into two broad discretionary programs: "Research and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
Orkwis, Ray; DeCarme, Judi; Glover, Jeanne – 2001
This book is a directory of about 1,100 discretionary projects supported by the Office of Special Education Programs and focuses on projects concerned with research, innovation, and evaluation. This first volume of four presents projects categorized in the following two discretionary programs: "Research and Innovation To Improve Services and…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Early Intervention, Educational Innovation, Educational Legislation
National Association of State Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA. – 1999
This guide aims to support state boards of education in influencing the creation of policies that encourage local school districts to use technology effectively as a tool for improving the learning of children with disabilities. It is based on the latest findings from research by the Office of Special Education Programs and the understanding of…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Disabilities, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy

Deshler, Donald D. – Exceptionality, 1996
To illustrate the impact of research on the performance and quality of life of individuals with disabilities, this article highlights three research areas supported by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): (1) at-risk infant programs; (2) learning strategy interventions for adolescents with learning disabilities; and (3)…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Disabilities
Barry, Judith A. – AWIS Magazine, 1997
Discusses the formulation of science policy--the decisions and legislation that dictate what research and development will be performed through which federal agencies and with what resources. Highlights the legislative process and the budget cycle in the executive and legislative branches. (JRH)
Descriptors: Budgets, Elementary Secondary Education, Legislation, Public Policy

Brolin, Donn; Loyd, Robert – Journal of Career Development, 1989
The purpose of this article is to present some of the major indicators of career education activity and accomplishment on behalf of students in special education. (Author)
Descriptors: Career Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Research and Development