Title II, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965: Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants

Authors: Department of Education (ED)

Source: US Department of Education. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 67

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, State Boards of Education, School Districts, Schools, State School District Relationship, Government School Relationship, Educational Finance, Federal State Relationship, State Aid, Block Grants, Federal Aid, Public Schools, Financial Policy

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title II

School Improvement and Related Provisions: Title I, Part a of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. Non-Regulatory Guidance

Authors: Department of Education (ED)

Source: US Department of Education. 2025.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 89

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, State Boards of Education, School Districts, Schools, Guidelines, Identification, Federal State Relationship, Government School Relationship, State School District Relationship, Graduation Rate, Educational Assessment, Needs Assessment, School Effectiveness, Educational Improvement, Educational Needs, Performance Factors, Evidence Based Practice

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I

State Education Elections in 2024 Yield Few Shifts. Policy Update. Vol. 31, No. 4

Authors: Abigail Potts, Joseph Hedger, Naomi Porter, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

Source: National Association of State Boards of Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: State Boards of Education, Elections, Trend Analysis, Policy Analysis, State Government, Politics, Federal Government, State Departments of Education, Voting, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Governance, Career Readiness, Boards of Education, Child Care, School Choice, Educational Finance, Summative Evaluation

Geographic Terms: North Carolina, Washington, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, West Virginia, Nevada, Ohio, Texas, Alabama, Utah, Guam, Virgin Islands, Massachusetts, Nebraska, Arkansas

A MASTER PLAN FOR HIGHER EDUCATION IN ILLINOIS AND THE ILLINOIS PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGE ACT. (TITLE SUPPLIED).

Authors: GLENNY, LYMAN A., Illinois State Board of Higher Education, Springfield.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 192

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Higher Education, Master Plans, State Legislation, State Programs, Two Year Colleges

Geographic Terms: Illinois

EXPECTATIONS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD ROLE AS RELATED TO LEVEL OF LOCAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND ALLOCATION OF EXPENDITURES.

Authors: THORSON, JOHN R.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 7

Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Boards of Education, Expenditures, Financial Support, Hypothesis Testing, Resource Allocation, Role Theory, School Community Relationship, School Districts, Statistical Analysis

Descriptive Evidence on the Relationship between School Board Training and Financial Deliberations. Working Paper No. 310-1124

Authors: Dan Goldhaber (ORCID 0000-0003-4260-4040), Zeyu Xu (ORCID 0000-0003-4894-0141), National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER) at American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Source: National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER). 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 53

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Training, Resource Allocation, Educational Resources, Budgets, Outcomes of Education, Influences, Decision Making Skills, School Districts

IES Funded: Yes

The Implementation of Title I and Title II-A Program Initiatives: Compendium of Survey Results from 2021-22. Supplemental Volume. NCEE 2025-004c

Authors: Christine Ross, Grady Deacon, Brian P. Gill, Sophia Seifert, Olivia Lutwak, Jacob Hartog, Patricia Troppe, Eric Isenberg, Elizabeth S. Park, Valerie Orellana, Louis Rizzo, Kimberly Standing, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) (ED/IES), Mathematica, Westat, Inc.

Source: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 437

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Legislation, Surveys, School Districts, Boards of Education, Government School Relationship, State Departments of Education, Public Schools, Educational Research, School Funds, Low Income Students

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title II

IES Funded: Yes

IES Publication: https://ies.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=NCEE2025004

System Rules Manual of the Illinois Community College Board

Authors: Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)

Source: Illinois Community College Board. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 165

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Boards of Education, Administration, Documentation, Institutional Characteristics, College Admission, Student Evaluation, Dual Enrollment, College Credits, Financial Policy, Tuition, Grants, Personnel Management, Adult Students, High School Equivalency Programs, Access to Information, Civil Rights Legislation, Disabilities, Federal Legislation

Geographic Terms: Illinois

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Americans with Disabilities Act 1990

School District Leader Perspectives on Surveying Middle School Youth about Sexual Violence

Authors: Avanti Adhia (ORCID 0000-0002-3582-2990), Ruby Lucas, Ann E. Richey (ORCID 0009-0006-8298-7145), Megan Rogers, Nikki Van Wagner, Laurie Dils, Frederick P. Rivara, Betty Bekemeier

Source: Journal of School Health. 2025 95(1):34-44.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 11

Sponsoring Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (DHHS/PHS)

Descriptors: School Districts, Rape, Student Attitudes, Student Surveys, Middle School Students, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Boards of Education, Misconceptions, Language Usage, Parent Attitudes, Grade 6, Parent Participation, Student Participation

Geographic Terms: Washington

State Postsecondary Boards as Policy Influencers during the Early Stages of COVID-19

Authors: Raquel M. Rall (ORCID 0000-0002-2682-2016), Demetri L. Morgan, Felecia Commodore, Daniel A. Collier, Dan Fitzpatrick

Source: Educational Policy. 2025 39(1):170-206.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 37

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Educational Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Postsecondary Education, Politics of Education, Social Influences, Political Influences, Governance, Institutional Characteristics, Teaching Methods, Government School Relationship, Public Colleges

Do Authorizer Evaluations Predict the Success of New Charter Schools?

Authors: Adam Kho, Shelby Leigh Smith, Douglas Lee Lauen, Thomas B. Fordham Institute

Source: Thomas B. Fordham Institute. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 29

Sponsoring Agency: John William Pope Foundation

Descriptors: Charter Schools, School Administration, Institutional Survival, Elementary Secondary Education, Predictor Variables, Best Practices, State Boards of Education, Institutional Research, Institutional Evaluation, Effective Schools Research, Administrator Attitudes

Geographic Terms: North Carolina

Advancing Social Equity: Contributions to and Issues Relating to the Realization of Social Equity through the GIGA School Concept

Authors: Wakio Oyanagi

Source: Educational Studies in Japan: International Yearbook. 2024 (18):105-117.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 13

Descriptors: Social Justice, Equal Education, Influence of Technology, Technology Uses in Education, COVID-19, Pandemics, Information Technology, Teacher Education, Boards of Education

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing: Reflections from the Field

Authors: Mike Kirst, Contributor, Gabriela Mafi, Contributor, Rick Miller, Contributor, Mauro Sifuentes, Contributor, California Collaborative on District Reform

Source: California Collaborative on District Reform. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 8

Sponsoring Agency: S.H. Cowell Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Silver Giving Foundation
Stuart Foundation

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Governance, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Reflection, Experience

Geographic Terms: California, California (San Jose)

Keeping the Main Thing the Main Thing: Lessons about Effective School Board Governance from Napa Valley and San José Unified School Districts

Authors: Joel Knudson, Marina Castro, California Collaborative on District Reform

Source: California Collaborative on District Reform. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 44

Sponsoring Agency: S.H. Cowell Foundation
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Silver Giving Foundation
Stuart Foundation

Descriptors: Boards of Education, Governance, School Districts, Leadership Effectiveness, Cooperation, School Community Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Role, Behavior Standards, Local Norms

Geographic Terms: California, California (San Jose)

My Job Is Now Illegal': School Climate and Senate File 496, Iowa's 'Don't Say Gay' Legislation

Authors: Kathryn Watson

Source: Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. 2024 8(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 22

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: School Culture, Civil Rights Legislation, Boards of Education, Teachers, Inclusion, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, LGBTQ People, Well Being, Attitudes, Institutional Characteristics

Geographic Terms: Iowa

IES Funded: Yes

Tensions and Alignment between Simultaneous Implementations of an Ambitious Mathematics Program and Understanding by Design

Authors: Jeffrey Choppin, Christine Green

Source: Journal of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. 2024 8(2).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 42

Descriptors: School Organization, Program Implementation, Mathematics Instruction, Teacher Attitudes, Alignment (Education), Educational Policy, Educational Change, Mathematics Teachers, Curriculum Design, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation, Boards of Education, State Departments of Education, Aspiration, Instructional Design, Learner Engagement, Personal Autonomy, Culturally Relevant Education, Thinking Skills, Democracy, Educational Quality, Difficulty Level

Geographic Terms: New York

Changes and Challenges: How Stakeholders Can Support Chicago Public School Students in a Shifting Governance Landscape

Authors: Lynne Graziano, Michelle Croft, Nick Lee, Julia deBettencourt, Andrew J. Rotherham, Bellwether

Source: Bellwether. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 18

Sponsoring Agency: Joyce Foundation
Steans Family Foundation (SFF)

Descriptors: Public Schools, Urban Schools, Governance, Boards of Education, Partnerships in Education, Educational Change, School Administration, Barriers, COVID-19, Pandemics

Geographic Terms: Illinois (Chicago)

Diversity Goal and Strategy Assessment Toolkit

Authors: Donna Elam, Jill Feldman, Shauna Harps, Clarissa McKithen, Region 5 Comprehensive Center, Westat, Inc.

Source: Region 5 Comprehensive Center. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 15

Sponsoring Agency: Department of Education (ED)

Descriptors: State Boards of Education, Educational Policy, Diversity (Faculty), Employment Practices, Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Persistence, Ethnic Diversity, Racial Differences, School Districts, State Departments of Education, Scoring Rubrics, Regional Characteristics, Community Characteristics, Teacher Integration, Organizational Objectives, Change Strategies

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

The Chilling Effects of Tennessee's Prohibited Concepts Law: What Is the Potential Role of School Board Members and Superintendents?

Authors: Amanda Slaten Frasier (ORCID 0000-0001-5870-1799)

Source: AERA Open. 2024 10(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, Educational Policy, Superintendents, State Boards of Education, Board of Education Role, Board of Education Policy, State School District Relationship, Controversial Issues (Course Content), Politics of Education, Political Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: Tennessee

School Board Elections before, during, and after the COVID-19 Pandemic

Authors: Brian A. Jacob (ORCID 0009-0003-3794-9850)

Source: AERA Open. 2024 10(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 18

Descriptors: Boards of Education, School Policy, Elections, COVID-19, Pandemics, Politics of Education, School Community Relationship, Public Schools, Voting, Political Attitudes, Social Change, School Districts, Elementary Secondary Education, Comparative Analysis, Parent Attitudes, Community Characteristics, Student Characteristics, Educational Policy