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

OCTAE Program Memorandum 24-8: Perkins V FAQ

Authors: Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)

Source: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 11

Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Career and Technical Education, Federal Aid, Best Practices, Guidelines, Evidence Based Practice, Outcomes of Education, Career Readiness, Government School Relationship, Federal State Relationship

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act 2018

Letter Encouraging Coordination to Support Foster Students, 2024. [OESE-2024-08]

Authors: Adam Schott, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) (ED)

Source: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Foster Care, State Departments of Education, School Responsibility, Technical Assistance, Federal State Relationship, Partnerships in Education, Program Implementation, At Risk Students

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

U.S. Department of Education General and Technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for CARES ESSER, CARES GEER, CRRSA ESSER, CRRSA GEER, CRRSA EANS, ARP ESSER, and ARP EANS Liquidation Extension Requests. [OESE-2024-10]

Authors: Department of Education (ED)

Source: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, US Department of Education. 2024.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 6

Descriptors: Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Pandemics, COVID-19, Emergency Programs, Grants, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal State Relationship, Government Publications, Risk Assessment, Funding Formulas

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020, American Rescue Plan Act 2021, Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund, Governors Emergency Education Relief Fund, Emergency Assistance to Non Public Schools Fund

Societal Leaders or Political Followers? Institutional Accreditation and the Rise of State Regulations

Authors: Chris M. Riley

Source: Higher Education Politics & Economics. 2024 10(1):35-67.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 33

Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), State Regulation, Government School Relationship, Federal State Relationship, Universities, Educational Quality, Federal Regulation, Educational Innovation, Access to Education, Politics of Education

Geographic Terms: Florida

Variation in Community College Funding Levels: A Focus on Equity. Research Report

Authors: Sandy Baum, Jason Cohn, Urban Institute

Source: Urban Institute. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 50

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

Descriptors: Community Colleges, Financial Support, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Low Income Students, Educational Equity (Finance), Federal Aid, Grants, Undergraduate Study, Federal State Relationship

Geographic Terms: West Virginia, Virginia, Texas, Missouri, Colorado, California, Arkansas

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Pell Grant Program

Program Memorandum OCTAE 24-1: Perkins V State Plan Guidance

Authors: Amy Loyd, Department of Education (ED), Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE)

Source: Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, US Department of Education. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 24

Descriptors: Career and Technical Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Labor Force Development, Labor Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal State Relationship, Government School Relationship, Accountability, Education Work Relationship

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Carl D Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act 2006, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act 2018, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 2014

State-Level Responses to U.S. Federal Policy on State Authorization for Higher Education

Authors: Natow, Rebecca S. (ORCID 0000-0003-2948-1904), Reddy, Vikash, Ioannou, Victoria

Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives. Jan 2023 31(4).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 29

Descriptors: Responses, Higher Education, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Program Implementation, State Policy, State Government, Accountability, Federal Government, Federal State Relationship, Nongovernmental Organizations, Compliance (Legal)

Geographic Terms: California, Illinois, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania

State Boards and the Governance of Early Childhood Education

Authors: Regenstein, Elliot

Source: State Education Standard. Jan 2023 23(1):32-36.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 5

Descriptors: State Boards of Education, Governance, Early Childhood Education, Federal State Relationship, Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Early Intervention, Educational Policy, State Policy

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Head Start, Early Head Start

State Higher Education Leaders' Perspectives on College Affordability and the State-Federal Relationship in Higher Education Financing

Authors: Kelsey Kunkle, Thomas Harnisch, Rachel Burns, State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO)

Source: State Higher Education Executive Officers. 2023.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 27

Sponsoring Agency: Kresge Foundation

Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, State Federal Aid, State Departments of Education, Public Colleges, Tuition, Educational Finance, Higher Education, Student Costs, State Officials, Community Colleges

A Critical Policy Analysis: Making the Case for Equitable Collaborations in Resource Allocation Processes Post-Pandemic

Authors: Carlas McCauley

Source: Journal for Critical Education Policy Studies. 2024 22(1):165-187.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 23

Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Federal Aid, Resource Allocation, Federal State Relationship, Funding Formulas, Equalization Aid, Elementary Schools, Secondary Schools, Financial Policy, Educational Finance, Educational Equity (Finance)

Access URL: https://www.jceps.com/archives/16634

The Expansion of Title V: A Historical Analysis of the Promoting Postbaccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans Program

Authors: Stephanie Aguilar-Smith (ORCID 0000-0002-5370-7670), Erin Doran (ORCID 0000-0003-1927-0206)

Source: Educational Policy. 2024 38(2):320-349.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 30

Descriptors: Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic American Students, Educational Policy, State Policy, Grants, College Students, Higher Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, Federal State Relationship, Educational History

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Higher Education Opportunity Act 2008, Higher Education Act Amendments 1998

Provincial Government and Institution Level Strategy Setting: The Case of Building Chinese 'World-Class Universities'

Authors: Bing Liu (ORCID 0000-0003-3560-3023), Miguel Antonio Lim (ORCID 0000-0002-7864-1671)

Source: Policy Reviews in Higher Education. 2024 8(1):29-55.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 27

Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Planning, Educational Policy, State Government, Federal Government, Federal State Relationship, Educational Objectives, Strategic Planning, College Outcomes Assessment, Government School Relationship

Geographic Terms: China

A Framework for Understanding Federal-State Partnerships for Higher Education

Authors: Natow, Rebecca S., Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government

Source: Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 28

Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Partnerships in Education, Higher Education, Educational Finance, Administrative Organization, Costs, State Aid, Student Financial Aid, Federal Aid, Government Role, Classification, College Role, Grants, COVID-19, Federal Legislation, Pandemics, Governance

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020

The Way Forward for State Standardized Tests. Future of Testing in Education

Authors: Jimenez, Laura, Boser, Ulrich, Center for American Progress (CAP)

Source: Center for American Progress. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 19

Descriptors: Futures (of Society), Test Use, Standardized Tests, Equal Education, Educational Quality, Elementary Secondary Education, State Standards, Academic Ability, Reading Tests, Mathematics Tests, College Preparation, Academic Standards, Minority Group Students, Achievement Gap, White Students, Computer Assisted Testing, Government Role, Federal State Relationship

Equity and Early Implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act in State-Designed Plans during COVID

Authors: Ayscue, Jennifer B. (ORCID 0000-0002-2900-5417), D. Fusarelli, Lance, Uzzell, Elizabeth M. (ORCID 0000-0002-9835-1938)

Source: Educational Policy. Nov 2023 37(7):1917-1949.

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 33

Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Equal Education, State Policy, Educational Policy, COVID-19, Pandemics, Educational Planning, Policy Formation, Capacity Building, Federal State Relationship, Policy Analysis, Program Implementation, Accountability

Geographic Terms: North Carolina, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Vermont

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Every Student Succeeds Act 2015

Data for Equity: Closing Racial and Economic Gaps through a Federal-State Partnership

Authors: Wong, Nancy, The Institute for College Access & Success (TICAS)

Source: Institute for College Access & Success. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 22

Sponsoring Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Joyce Foundation

Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Educational Finance, Financial Support, Data Use, Equal Education, Postsecondary Education, Educational Indicators

Geographic Terms: Texas

Bad IDEA: How States Block Federal Special Education Funding to Private and Religious School Students. White Paper No. 231

Authors: Olson, Tom, Kriegel, Nancy, McConnell, Kate, Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research

Source: Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research. 2021.

Peer Reviewed: N

Page Count: 21

Descriptors: Federal State Relationship, Federal Aid, Special Education, Private Schools, Religious Schools, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Federal Regulation, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education

Geographic Terms: Massachusetts, Florida, Missouri, Colorado (Denver), California (Los Angeles), Oregon (Portland)

Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

The Effect of Immigration Enforcement on School Engagement: Evidence from 287(g) Programs in North Carolina

Authors: Bellows, Laura (ORCID 0000-0003-4388-0696)

Source: AERA Open. Jan-Dec 2021 7(1).

Peer Reviewed: Y

Page Count: 20

Sponsoring Agency: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)

Descriptors: Immigration, Law Enforcement, Attendance, Federal State Relationship, Hispanic American Students, Limited English Speaking, Federal Legislation, Counties, White Students, African American Students, Elementary Secondary Education, Racial Differences, Ethnicity

Geographic Terms: North Carolina

IES Funded: Yes