11 Ways New Governors Can Lead on Education through Executive Actions

Autor/inn/en	Sargrad, Scott; Partelow, Lisette; Yin, Jessica
Institution	Center for American Progress
Titel	11 Ways New Governors Can Lead on Education through Executive Actions
Quelle	(2019), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	State Government; Statewide Planning; Educational Policy; Advisory Committees; Funding Formulas; Educational Development; Teaching (Occupation); Student Rights; Social Discrimination; Sexual Orientation; Sexual Identity; Educational Facilities Design; High Schools; Job Skills; School Schedules; Family School Relationship; Proprietary Schools; Charter Schools; School Safety; Civics; Sex Education; Evidence Based Practice; Discipline; State Policy + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Planwirtschaft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Beratungsstelle; Funding; Finanzierung; Bildungsentwicklung; Teaching; Lehrberuf; Soziale Benachteiligung; Soziale Schließung; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechtsidentität; Sexuelle Identität; High school; Oberschule; Produktive Fertigkeit; Schulzeiteinteilung; Charter school; Charter-Schule; Staatsbürgerkunde; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Disziplin
Abstract	The 2018 elections were historic on many levels, with the highest turnout in a midterm year since 1914, record numbers of women winning office, and the first Native American and Muslim women ever elected to Congress. At the state level, 36 governors' races were on the ballot, and 20 newly elected governors take office in January. As these 20 new governors begin their first terms in office, they will look for ways to make clear statements about their priorities and achieve quick wins to fulfill campaign promises. Although long-term investment in education must be a major focus throughout their tenures, governors can hit the ground running on this important issue by penning executive actions, which they can issue unilaterally. While there is no shortage of important issues for new governors to tackle, education deserves to be at the forefront of every state's agenda. This issue brief describes 11 state-level executive actions--from commissions and task forces to directives and investigations--that governors can enact immediately upon assuming office: (1) Establish a school infrastructure task force; (2) Convene a funding formula commission; (3) Create a commission charged with modernizing and elevating the teaching profession; (4) Issue a declaration of students' right to be free from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression; (5) Issue a directive to redesign high schools and improve workforce readiness; (6) Form a task force to align school schedules and services with the needs of working families; (7) Initiate an investigation of the for-profit and virtual charter sectors; (8) Set up a task force on school safety and positive school; (9) Establish a commission on the status of civics education; (10) Launch a task force on sexual health and education in schools; and (11) Issue a proclamation on the need for evidence-based, positive approaches to school discipline. After a historic election that swept newly elected officials into power in Washington and across the country, it is critical that these leaders quickly enact policies that will help solve the pressing problems people face. Chief among these policies must be bold measures to improve education and support students, parents, and teachers. With any of the 11 executive actions outlined in this brief, governors can make a strong statement about their priorities and what they intend to accomplish. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01