A policy brief analyzes the persistence and transformation of standards-based systemic reforms in nine U.S. states during 1994-95. Diane Massell and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education produced this research based on interviews with policymakers and educators in California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, and Texas, and in 25 districts within those states. The work examines the evolution of instructional guidance strategies and the challenges they faced.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the persistence of reform strategies based on state-level policy interviews
- Studying the transformation of instructional guidance based on educator perspectives
- Comparing standards-based reform implementation across different states
- Examining debates over local autonomy versus centralized control in curriculum policy
Strengths
- Research is based on in-depth interviews with policymakers and educators
- Focuses on nine specific states and 25 districts within them
- Analyzes a specific period (1994-95) in the evolution of reforms
Limitations
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Provenance
- Source
- Consortium for Policy Research in Education
- Collection Method
- In-depth interviews with policymakers and educators
- Time Range
- 1994-95 period
- Geography
- California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Jersey, South Carolina, Texas