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Smith, William C.; Rowland, Julie – Journal of School Choice, 2014
Parent trigger laws have gained momentum nationally under the premise that they will increase local authority by amplifying parental voice in the decision to turn around "failing" schools. Using Hirschman's exit, voice, and loyalty framework we create two conceptual models of voice and evaluate the promise of voice in California, home of…
Descriptors: Decision Making, School Choice, School Law, Parent Participation
Schmit, Stephanie – Center for Law and Social Policy, Inc. (CLASP), 2011
The latest Evidence-Based Home Visiting Supplemental Information Request (SIR) has recently been released by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) with collaboration from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) as outlined in the first Funding Opportunity…
Descriptors: Home Visits, State Programs, Mothers, Infants
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2011
Would anyone in your network be aware of any states that might provide differentiated funding for virtual programs based on the model used--for example, curriculum-in-a-box vs. one with high student-teacher interaction? Are you aware of any research that examines what factors to consider when developing this type of differentiated funding? This…
Descriptors: Evidence, Web Based Instruction, Electronic Learning, Virtual Classrooms
Wall, Shelly R. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
In the 2006-2007 school year, the State of Wyoming adopted an evidenced-based school funding model. The Wyoming funding model reviewed in this study is considered an evidence-based approach, utilizing expert judgment to determine educational funding. In an evidence-based approach, educational strategies are identified and a dollar figure is…
Descriptors: Resource Allocation, Educational Finance, Educational Practices, Funding Formulas
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2009
Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (2002), there has been increased interest in using student achievement data (through standardized tests) to evaluate teacher effectiveness. Two U.S. Department of Education secretaries, Secretary Spellings and Secretary Duncan, have expressed interest in growth models and the need to…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Research, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Evaluation
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Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2007
This paper responds to a request asking for a Response to Intervention (RtI) background information and a scan of what states are doing in this area. This paper presents summaries that provide basic information about the status of state RtI initiatives in each of the southeastern states. The information was collected from State Education Agency…
Descriptors: Evidence, Response to Intervention, State Programs, Program Implementation