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Usdan, Michael D. – 1976
This booklet is one of a series of reports addressing the most critical issues confronting state boards of education throughout the United States. Each report attempts to present a concise, informative review and analysis of the best and most current information available on one of these critical topics. This booklet focuses on the role of state…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Coordination, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy
Branson, Gary V.; Steele, Donald – 1974
This case study describes and interprets the process through which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Texas. The report begins with brief treatments of the socioeconomic environment and political culture within which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public school policy are described, and four…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Decision Making, Education Service Centers, Educational Finance
Branson, Gary V.; Steele, Donald – 1974
The purpose of this case study is to provide a description and an interpretation of the process by which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Georgia. The report begins with brief treatments of the socioeconomic environment and political culture in which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public…
Descriptors: Administrators, Case Studies, Decision Making, Educational Policy
Branson, Gary V.; Steele, Donald J., Jr. – 1974
The purpose of this case study is to describe and interpret the process through which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Tennessee. The report begins with a brief treatment of the socioeconomic environment and the political culture within which education takes place. State governmental arrangements for public school…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Educational Research, Policy Formation, State Agencies
DePalma, Frank – 1974
This case study describes and interprets the process through which State-level policy decisions are made for the public schools of Florida, and focuses on the people, agencies, and processes involved in the policymaking. After brief treatments of the socioeconomic environment and the political culture within which education takes place, the…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Planning
Kirst, Michael W. – 1975
This booklet is one of a series of reports addressing the most critical issues confronting state boards of education throughout the United States. Each report attempts to present a concise, informative review and analysis of the best and most current information available on one of these critical topics. This booklet focuses on improving…
Descriptors: Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship, Board of Education Role, Educational Policy
Wahl, Dewey – 1973
This study attempted to identify some of the major problems that a State Education Agency (SEA) might encounter during the transition from an agency headed by an elected Chief State School Officer (CSSO) to that same agency headed by a State Board of Education (SBE) appointed CSSO. Five States--Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, and West…
Descriptors: Administrators, Education, Elections, Politics
Siegel, Peggy M. – 1974
This study of Massachusetts focuses on policymaking for the elementary and secondary schools at the State level. A systems framework is used to illustrate the impact of the govermental structure on and the economic, social and political context of the policies, roles, and relationships within the political process known as Massachusetts…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Decision Making, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Zimmerman, Alan – 1972
This monograph, the third in a series of documents dealing with educational accountability, contains a compilation and an analysis of goal statements available from State departments of education on the direction of public education in America as reflected in State goals. Learner outcome goals are classified under the areas of (1) basic skills;…
Descriptors: Accountability, Basic Skills, Behavioral Objectives, Career Education
Lessinger, Leon M. – 1975
As the element of government closest to direct taxpayer control, education is in deep crisis. Education must become more productive if only to maintain its present level of operation. Increasing productivity means getting the same results for less cost, getting better results for the same cost, or getting significantly better results for…
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Education, Educational Economics, Efficiency
Aufderheide, JAlan – 1974
This report examines California's geographic, socioeconomic, political, and educational makeup, and focuses in particular on organizations, governmental agencies, and persons affecting educational policymaking. The author first examines the structure of the policymaking body in the State. This structure includes the Chief State School Officer…
Descriptors: Administrators, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
Moffatt, Linda Clare – 1974
While Colorado politics is in a state of flux, education has consistently maintained a position of prime importance and concern in the State. Public elementary and second education in Colorado is the most expensive governmental service provided by State and local government. This report examines Colorado's socioeconomic and political conditions…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Education
Tronsgard, David T.; And Others – 1974
This book has been written for state board of education members and other citizens interested in public education. It is, in a sense, a primer in matters relating to learning, testing, assessment, and evaluation. Presented are some philosophical and political considerations in statewide educational evaluation. Learning is defined and the types and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Brown, Dudley E.; Hines, Edward R. – 1974
This report examines Wisconsin's demographic, social, economic, and political characteristics; and focuses in particular on the structural features of education and government at the State level to provide additional understanding of the context of the State policymaking system. Discussed are four issue areas that illustrate the State policy…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Educational Policy
Farrar, Roger; And Others – 1974
This report contains a description and an analysis of the process through which Nebraska State government establishes policy for its public elementary and secondary schools. The report focuses on the role and the impact of the various actors, official and unofficial, who become involved at the State level in setting public school policy. The data…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Educational Planning, Educational Policy, Equal Education
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