Education policy
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Education policy refers to the collection of laws or rules that govern the operation of schools. Examples of areas subject to debate in education policy include school size, class size, school choice, school privatization, charter schools, tracking, teacher certification, teacher pay, teaching methods, curricular content area priorities, graduation requirements, school infrastructure investment, and the importance of modeling basic values in schools.
Education policy analysis is the scholarly study of education policy. Research intended to inform education policy is carried out in a wide variety of institutions and in many academic disciplines. Important researchers are affiliated with departments of psychology, economics, sociology, and human development, in addition to schools and departments of education or public policy. Examples of education policy analysis may be found in such academic journals as Education Policy Analysis Archives.
List of Researchers
- George Akerlof
- Joshua Angrist
- Gary Becker
- Julian Betts
- Charles Bidwell
- John Bishop
- Anthony Bryk
- James Coleman
- Douglas Downey
- Greg Duncan
- George Farkas
- David Figlio
- Roland Fryer
- Eric Hanushek
- James Heckman
- Larry Hedges
- Frederick Hess
- Alan Kreuger
- Lance Lochner
- Richard Murnane
- Steve Raudenbush
- Diane Ravitch
- Alexander Russo
- Barbara Schneider
- Nancy Stein
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