CROSS CUTTING ISSUES

Governance

Governance structures are an essential element in coordinating decision making responsibilities and authority, and making accountability possible.

• K-12 Governance: An essential element in successful schools (Education Commission of the States)
• Postsecondary Governance (Education Commission of the States)
• Guidelines for States: Factors to assess in considering new state governance structures (Education Commission of the States)
• Spotlight on Governance: On the need to align decision-making authority and accountability in governance systems (Education Commission of the States)
• The Changing Landscape of Education Governance (Education Commission of the States)
• Perspectives from the History of School Governance (Education Commission of the States)
• Alignment: Governance and the Connection Between Community, Higher Education and Schools (chapter in National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education publication)
• Governance and Coordination: An important distinction in postsecondary education governance (Education Commission of the States)

Related Issues:

• Accountability
• Alignment
• Data
• ESEA (Elementary and Secondary Education Act)

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