Author: Jackie Marvin Hilton
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Category : Educational law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 700

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Author: W. Norton Grubb
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 186

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This report describes and evaluates the initial effects of the 1984 Texas Education Reform Bill (House Bill 72), in which the Texas legislature enacted a massive attempt to enhance both equity and effectiveness in the State's system of elementary and secondary education. Chapter 1 describes the Bill's various financing components and focuses on its initial effect on disparities in spending among rich and poor districts. Chapter 2 examines the various reforms aimed at improving the quality of teaching, and Chapter 3 focuses on the provisions that affect students. Chapters 4-7 deal with the effects of House Bill 72 on programs which seek to provide special educational services (compensatory education, bilingual education, special education, and vocational education). Chapter 8 describes the implementation of new prekindergarten and summer preschool programs. Chapter 9 discusses the difficulty of implementing curriculum reforms at the State and local levels, and focuses on the confusion that has resulted from House Bill 72's requirements and those of a 1981 law, House Bill 246, which called for different types of reform. Finally, Chapter 10 presents general conclusions and recommendations. The study uncovered widespread satisfaction with the general direction of reform, it is said, except in certain areas where implementation of the law has been difficult. The State, it is argued, must be willing to accept that education is likely to be more expensive in the future. (KH)

Author: Paul Adrain Benson
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Category : Educational law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 212

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Author: Texas Education Agency
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Category : Education, Secondary
Languages : en
Pages : 62

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Author: Vick Roling Hines
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 292

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Author: Michael Philip Guynes
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Category : Educational change
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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Author: Texas
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Category : Educational law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 368

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Author: Texas
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Category : Educational law and legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 191

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Author: Frank R. Kemerer
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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This book is intended for all Texas school personnel--superintendents, principals, teachers, supervisors, counselors, and coaches--as well as school board members and school law attorneys. The authors endeavor to explain in lay language what the law is and what the implications are for effective school operation.

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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 92

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In 1981, Texas embarked on a 10-year period of educational reform. This report presents findings of a policy research project that documented and analyzed these reforms to serve as a guide for future policy developments. Following the introduction, chapter 2, entitled "Student Reforms," addresses issues of curriculum, assessment and dropout reduction. Chapter 3, on "Teacher Reforms," describes initiatives passed to improve teacher quality and to attract and retain good teachers. Topics discussed in the fourth chapter, concerning governance and accountability reforms, include decentralizing the decision making process, establishing statewide goals and standards, and accrediting school districts (with suitable awards and incentives). are discussed in the fourth chapter. The concluding chapter summarizes the school finance reforms of the past decade and considers the dilemma of how to improve financial equity. Four tables are included. The appendix contains a summary of state educational reform legislation. (Contains 117 notes.) (LMI)