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Perry, Angela; Cochrane, Debbie – Institute for College Access & Success, 2018
Online education has become a central feature of American higher education, with three in 10 students enrolled partially or exclusively in distance education. Some policymakers hope that online education can help many more students earn college degrees through its geographic reach, flexible scheduling, and potential to scale. Yet while online…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Educational Technology, Technology Uses in Education, College Students
Dwyer, James G.; Peters, Shawn F. – University of Chicago Press, 2019
In "Homeschooling: The History and Philosophy of a Controversial Practice," James G. Dwyer and Shawn F. Peters examine homeschooling's history, its methods, and the fundamental questions at the root of the heated debate over whether and how the state should oversee and regulate it. The authors trace the evolution of homeschooling and the…
Descriptors: Home Schooling, Educational History, Educational Policy, Government Role
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2011
This is the 11th paper in AGB's series summarizing federal and state public policy issues affecting higher education. We hope that governing boards, institutional and university-system leaders, and senior staffs will find it useful for board discussions and retreats and in formulating institutional responses to these issues. For the next two…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Government, State Government, Educational Policy
Toutsi, Cristin; Novak, Richard – Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2011
This report represents the latest State Governance Action Report (SGAR) covering current or just recently completed legislative sessions. Among the most important issues being considered are management autonomy, such as relaxed rules for purchasing, procurement, and human resources, and greater fiscal autonomy measures such as carry-over budgeting…
Descriptors: Institutional Autonomy, Educational Finance, Human Resources, State Regulation
Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges, 2007
This paper presents the State Governance Action Report for 2007. Compiled in this report are state policy developments, including legislation, commissions, and studies, affecting the structure, responsibilities, and operations of public higher education governing boards and institutionally related foundations. Governance and governance-related…
Descriptors: Governance, State Government, State Action, Governing Boards
Idaho State Library, Boise. – 1996
This new edition of the "Idaho Library Laws" contains changes through the 1996 legislative session and includes "Idaho Code" sections that legally affect city, school-community or district libraries, or the Idaho State Library. These sections include the basic library laws in "Idaho Code" Title 33, Chapters 25, 26,…
Descriptors: Laws, Legal Responsibility, Libraries, Library Administration
Jones, Dennis; Ewell, Peter; McGuinness, Aims – 1998
This report examines the changing nature of higher education policy and the fact that many policy assumptions are no longer valid, and sets out a research agenda for the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education (NCPPHE). It discusses how the growing importance of higher education, and postsecondary education in general, is affecting…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Policy, Educational Research, Financial Support
Chronicle of Higher Education, 1998
Prospects for state legislatures' treatment of higher education issues are charted for all states with regular legislative sessions. Information provided includes the legislative session dates, summary budget requests, outlook for the budget request, other key higher education issues likely to be addressed, and private college issues under…
Descriptors: Budgeting, Financial Support, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Farquhar, Robin H. – 1998
This document highlights the special challenges that Canada's higher education system faces due to its organizational structure that is, the relationship between the federal government and the provincial governments. Virtually all Canadian universities are publicly supported, but because the constitution clearly assigns responsibility for…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, College Administration, Educational Finance, Foreign Countries
Henkel, Jane R.; Conlin, Bob – 1994
This document discusses the uses of educational communications technology in the state of Wisconsin. The report is divided into five parts. Part 1 describes the state and local educational organizational structure in Wisconsin, including the numbers of each type of institution and the students enrolled in their courses or programs. Part 2 examines…
Descriptors: Computer Mediated Communication, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Planning, Educational Technology
Education Commission of the States, Denver, CO. – 1998
This brochure introduces a current initiative of the Education Commission of the States (ECS) under the chairmanship of Paul Patton, Governor of Kentucky, suggesting ways that political leaders, education policymakers, and institutional/faculty leaders can work together toward a more responsive, efficient postsecondary education system. Trends…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Cooperative Programs, Educational Change, Educational Demand
New York State Assembly, Albany. – 1995
This report summarizes the activities and achievements of the New York State Assembly's Committee on Higher Education during the 1995 legislative session. The Committee is responsible for the initiation and review of legislation relevant to higher education and the professions in New York State, as well as monitoring the ongoing activities of 39…
Descriptors: Access to Education, American Indians, Budgeting, Community Colleges