This document records testimony from a hearing held to examine the implementation of the promise to restore state and local control over K-12 education through the Every Student Succeeds Act. The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act puts states and school districts back in charge of education and includes more than 50 pages of provisions to…

The Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education adopts final requirements for the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program, authorized under section 1003(g) of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA). These final requirements make changes to the current SIG program requirements and implement…

The Every Student Succeeds Act (Public Law 114-95) was put in place to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that every child achieves. The Act includes the following titles: (1) Improving Basic Programs Operated by State and Local Educational Agencies; (2) Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality…

This paper presents the Committee on Education and the Workforce's hearing examining the adverse impact extensive federal regulations and reporting requirements have on teachers, administrators and students in elementary and secondary schools. Too many schools and school districts are overwhelmed by unnecessary paperwork requirements. Currently,…

Questions who has control over academic eligibility for students aspiring to participate in high school sports. Local school boards now have limited control beyond raising standards set by state policies. A recent study showed that academic eligibility was state-regulated in 47 states. Legal trends are also discussed. Includes 41 references. (MLH)

In August 1986, the U.S. District Court ordered three Pulaski County (Arkansas) school systems to develop an interdistrict magnet school program (with a review committee) as part of their desegregation plan. The districts are progressing steadily toward their racial balance goals. A sidebar provides tips for designing a successful magnet school…

The Government Accounting Office (GAO) was asked to: (1) describe major federal requirements that affect school districts; (2) identify key issues school districts face in implementing these requirements; and (3) analyze the impact of the Department of Education's flexibility initiatives on school districts' ability to address these implementation…

The Goals 2000: Educate America Act is intended to promote coordinated improvements in the nation's education system at the state and local levels. To measure the effectiveness of this initiative, Congress charged the Government Accounting Office to review Goals 2000 efforts to determine how program funds have been spent and how state and local…

Labeled a "citizen assessment," this study evaluates the effects of Massachusetts 2-1/2 during the first year after its enactment. The law limited taxes and changed laws relating to school budgets. The study focused on two areas: (1) the effect of loss of fiscal autonomy on school budgeting procedures, and (2) the changes in school…

This is the text of the law governing the New York City Community School District System. The law defines the relationship of the Board of Education of the City with the Community School Districts and the means by which the Community Districts are to be governed. The composition of the District School Boards and the election procedure for them are…

Surveys school desegregation litigation and policy interpretation at three federal judiciary levels. Finds the Supreme Court championing local school control, while district courts and the courts of appeals read remedial powers of federal courts more expansively. (MD)

Discusses United States Supreme Court's recent decisions in "Board of Education v. Dowell" and "Freeman v. Pitts." Decisions clarify powers of a federal district court to end court-imposed desegregation over all or part of school operation and will be used increasingly in the future to accomplish the Court's stated goal of the…

Reviews state school-funding litigation since the California Supreme Court's 1971 decision in "Serrano v. Priest." Assesses the impact and evolution of state funding litigation; discusses the subsequent erosion of local control; describes potential future funding litigation involving rural schools, local sales taxes, and urban schools.…

Title I, concerned with providing equal learning opportunities for disadvantaged students, is the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act's centerpiece and has been institutionalized in U.S. schools. Recent reauthorizations have allowed local districts and schools to determine which type of program will best serve students' needs. (18…

Examines court decisions concerning the states' responsibilities for the equalization of educational opportunities concerning capital improvement resources. (Author/MLF)