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INFORMATION RESOURCES

The Education Policy and Leadership Center

  • Model Governance-Management Compact
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  • Pennsylvania School Boards Association
  • PSBA Homepage


  • National School Boards Association
  • NSBA Homepage


  • Pennsylvania Association of School Administrators
  • PASA Homepage


  • American Association of School Administrators
  • AASA Homepage


  • Pennsylvania State Board of Education
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  • National Association of State Boards of Education
  • NASBE Homepage


  • Education Commission of the States
  • Governance Issues Site


  • National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Governance Issues Site


  • Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
  • Program on Education Policy and Governance



  • RESEARCH & REPORTS
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    Strengthening the Work of School Boards in Pennsylvania   NEW!
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    A report by The Education Policy and Leadership Center,
    March 2004

    The Governance Divide: A Report on a Four-State Study on Improving College Readiness and Success  NEW!
    A report from the Institute for Educational Leadership, The National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, and The Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research, September 2005

    A Delicate Balance: District Policies and Classroom Practice  NEW!
    Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, 2005

    Reaching Capacity: A Blueprint for the State Role in Improving Low Performing Schools and Districts  NEW!
    The Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy and MassINC, Spring 2005

    Do "Baby Boomer" Board Members Rush to Judgment Seeking Instant Gratification as Decision Makers?
    By Donald B. Owens, Esq., associate executive director for board development programs, Pennsylvania School Boards Association

    Involving Students in Governance
    A Policy Brief from the Education Commission of the States,
    November 2004

    Effective Superintendents, Effective Boards: Finding the Right Fit
    A special report from the Education Writers Association, May 2003

    School Boards: Focus on School Performance, Not Money and Patronage
    Published by the Progressive Policy Institute, January 2003

    Local School Board Service - An Opportunity for Leadership!
    A guest editorial for the Harrisburg Partiot-News by Sharon Brumbaugh, Manager of Leadership Programs for EPLC, and Patricia Garcia, President, Council for Public Education of Greater Harrisburg. Published January 15, 2003

    Local School Boards Under Review: Their Role and Effectiveness in Relation to Students' Academic Achievement
    By Deborah Land, Johns Hopkins University, January 2002

    The New Patterns of American Educational Governance: From Local Control to State and Federal Direction of Education Policy
    Published by the ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management, 2002

    The Roles and Responsibilities of School Boards and Superintendents - A State Policy Framework
    Education Commission of the States, September 2002

    What's Hot in School Governance: Takeovers, Charter Schools and P-16 Systems
    Education Commission of the States, June 2002

    Governing America's Schools: Changing the Rules
    Education Commission of the States, November 1999

    Mayoral Influence, New Regimes, and Public School Governance
    Center on Reinventing Public Education

    Big City School Boards: Problems and Options
    Center on Reinventing Public Education

    Thinking Differently: Recommendations for 21st Century School Board/Superintendent Leadership, Governance, and Teamwork for High Student Achievemen
    A publication of the Educational Research Service and the New England School Development Council

    Improved Leadership for Improved Achievement: Recommendations of the New England Commission on School Board/Superintendent Leadership for High Student Achievement
    Published by the New England School Development, January 2003

    The Key Work of School Boards
    A publication of the National School Boards Association

    School Boards at the Dawn of the 21st Century: Conditions and Challenges of District Governance
    A report prepared by Frederick M. Hess, School of Education and Department of Government, University of Virginia, for the National School Boards Association, 2002

    School-Based Management: Rhetoric vs. Reality
    Published by the Education Commission of the States, 2001

    Key Elements of a Successful School-Based Management Strategy
    By Kerri L. Briggs, University of Texas at Austin, and Priscilla Wohlstetter, University of Southern California, October 1999



    PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATION[Top]

    Archived Legislation

    Archived Legislation

    Click here to review K-12 Governance related legislation introduced during the 2005-2006 Legislative Session.

    Click here to review K-12 Governance related legislation introduced during the 2003-2004 Legislative Session.



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