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The policy analysis presented a summary of what recommendations should be made to improve the safety of schools. They found that the zero tolerance policy should be reviewed so consequences are more fair and equitable. It was also important for school districts to report all the data relating to bullying and harassment. It was decided that student surveys would be conducted on school climate before and after a school safety plan is implemented.

This policy analysis document discussed high school and district level approaches to NCLB based on an imbalance in focus on lower grades during the first few years of implementation.

This policy analysis focuses on the history and impact of financial aid policies with thoughts about future policies.

This was an awesome policy brief - The author discussed how the State of California could move to a Learning 2.0 systematic approach to teaching and learning. The policy framework proposed within the brief seeks to have a great start to address all of the challenges to be faced in adopting Internet-based technology. The brief stressed that there is no reason to adopt technology for the sake of technology but to have the state be visionary and practical in building a learning system for current century.

This article chronicles the evolution of legislation for Texas open-enrollment charter schools to their implementation by demonstrating how these schools have (or have not) used their freedom from state-mandated requirements to develop innovative learning environments as well as to bring innovative curricula into the classroom.

The policy analysis authored by Moore and Flowers highlights five conditions that cause the exclusion of African American males in gifted and talented programs.

Examines a policy in Miami-Dade which allows for the involuntary transfer of teachers. Typically low-performing teachers from low-achieving schools are transferred to higher achieving schools.

This is a site of policy analysises that deals with various topics in California.

Hot topic policy publication

This will help our hot topic presentation.

Very easy to navigate and moves from broad to more narrow. You can find articles, speeches, videos, research papers, podcasts, etc.

This article provides guidance for policy creation regarding virtual schools

For my Technology peeps....here are links to policy briefs on Digital Technologies

The ECS State Education Policy Database is a unique resource-currently summarizing nearly 40,000 pieces of enacted legislation-searchable by state, by year, and by issue.

This site has a mix of research about ed policy topics as well as policy analyses.