This article presents a review and analysis of selected state laws and initiatives that have attempted to restrict public school access for undocumented immigrant children in the wake of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision of "Plyler v. Doe." Sutton and Stewart begin with an overview of the Court's ruling in "Plyler,"…

In 2003, the New York State Court of Appeals, the highest court in New York, upheld a trial court decision that funding for public education in New York City was unconstitutional and decreed that the state needed to increase operating aid to school districts by $5.6 billion per year ("Campaign for Fiscal Equity, Inc. v. State of New York 2003").…

Superintendents and other school administrators live with tensions in political economy. The voting public believes school funding is fixed when the economy expands and new state programs are introduced. Administrators are publicly criticized when, strained for resources, their schools cannot perform within the "do more with less" paradigm. This…

The advent of information technology throughout the United States has revolutionized the educational process and sparked the rapid growth of virtual education at the K-12 level in almost every state such that courses in every imaginable subject can now be offered outside the geographic constraints of school districts and traditional…

State and private agencies have attempted to determine the costs of providing an "adequate" education for public elementary and secondary students. In order to identify adequacy target expenditures, four education finance models currently are found within the education finance research literature: (1) Professional Judgment Model; (2) Statistical…

How do district policies, leadership, and support services influence the quality of teaching and learning in public schools? This article uses a rich longitudinal school-level database to estimate a model of student achievement and analyzes the residuals in the model to obtain estimates of the contributions of unobserved school and school district…

Explains trends in 1980s and 1990s and state of Delaware's funding process in 1997, including percentages, dollar amounts, and components of educational system. Describes recently determined goals and state's strategic reform process, including standard-based reform, assessment for accountability, and capacity building. Provides analysis of impact…

Concludes that the cause for failure of partnerships between public schools and colleges of education is that inadequate attention is given to governance systems and to nurturing personal relationships that evolve within these systems. (JOW)

Professional schools of education have begun to reexamine the merits of partnerships. The Holmes Group recommends that schools of education form linkages that develop the concept of professional development schools. (JOW)

A group of university personnel and public school superintendents in Kansas believe it is time to reexamine the role and function of existing partnerships to increase the quality of education. Public schools and universities are more influential and effective when working as partners rather than as independent agencies. (JOW)

Describes the Council for Public School Improvement (CPSI), an organization for linking the professional development activities of public school districts and Kansas State University. CPSI provides a framework for pooling resources to improve student learning through professional development. (JOW)

In the Manhattan-Ogden Public Schools, educational partnerships are viewed as one component of the district's commitment to enhance the quality of life for the community. The school district is viewed as an equal partner able to contribute significantly to business, institutions, or organizations. (JOW)

Includes "The Choice Movement" (Brogan); "Choice in American Education" (Witte); "Role of Parents in Education" (Mawdsley); "As Arrows in the Hand" (Coons); "Vouchers in Wisconsin" (Underwood); "Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP)" (Grover); "Civil Liberties and the MPCP" (Bolick); "Comments on School Choice" (Jauch); "Two Classes of…