Education in the Intermountain West

Location

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Start Date

8-10-2010 1:30 PM

End Date

8-10-2010 2:00 PM

Description

This paper provides baseline comparative data across the six Intermountain West states regarding commonalities and differences in the region related to current K-12 education policy. Among the topics to be explored are: demographics, state funding issues, state accountability issues, and the political challenges to improving K-12 education.

Keywords

Education and state; Education (Elementary) government policy; Education finance; Education; secondary government policy; Educational accountability; United States Great Basin; West (U.S.)

Disciplines

Demography, Population, and Ecology | Education | Education Policy | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Regional Sociology | Sociology

Language

English

Comments

Discussant: Lee Bernick, UNLV Interim Dean, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs

Audio/Video
The video file has two speakers. The second speakers, Dr. Teixeira and Dr Bowman, begin at 47:53. File size: 359 megabytes

Attached file: 39 PowerPoint slides

Jordan_Conf_Proc_10_08_2010.pdf (956 kB)
Public Education Policy in the Intermountain West Region


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Education in the Intermountain West

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

This paper provides baseline comparative data across the six Intermountain West states regarding commonalities and differences in the region related to current K-12 education policy. Among the topics to be explored are: demographics, state funding issues, state accountability issues, and the political challenges to improving K-12 education.