Influencing Legislation, Policy, and Funding To Benefit Urban Schools and Students. Position Paper #4 [microform] / Joseph J. D'Amico and Thomas B. Corcoran
- Bib ID:
- 5575974
- Format:
- Book and Microform
- Author:
- D'Amico, Joseph J
- Online Version:
- https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED376259
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- Description:
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- [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1985
- 17 p.
- Summary:
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A discussion session for urban school superintendents from Pennsylvania and New Jersey identified four educational issues, currently the focus of a good deal of political debate and activity, that illustrate the shift from local to Federal, and then from Federal to state-level influence and initiative. These are (1) centralization of control; (2) educational adequacy; (3) financial equity; and (4) staff certification, supervision, and salary. Superintendents from New Jersey and Pennsylvania acknowledged that they must increase their influence over local- and state-level policies because there was little they could do about national issues. Because the superintendents had previously concluded that the Pennsylvania League of Urban Schools (PLUS) was more effective at influencing state and local policy than its New Jersey counterpart, much discussion centered on how New Jersey might adapt PLUS tactics. The association of urban superintendents in Pennsylvania enjoys a large budget and the services of a paid director--attributes that enhance the effectiveness of the association. The development of coalitions and information systems was seen as a way to improve the effectiveness of superintendents' efforts in both states. (Contains 31 references.) (SLD)
- Notes:
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- ERIC Note: Prepared for the Urban Schools Superintendents of New Jersey.
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- Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive.
- Subject:
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- Academic Achievement
- Administrator Attitudes
- Centralization
- Educational Finance
- Educational Policy
- Elementary Secondary Education
- Federal Legislation
- Information Dissemination
- Needs Assessment
- Policy Formation
- Political Influences
- State Legislation
- State Regulation
- Superintendents
- Teacher Certification
- Urban Schools
- New Jersey Pennsylvania
- Genre/Form:
- Reports, Evaluative
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- ERIC
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- Publication date:
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