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As the national debate over the presidents plan to expand deferred action for close to 5 million people plays out in the courts, state legislators are proposing legislation regarding undocumented immigrants access to higher education. Since the beginning of the year, at least 12 states have introduced legislation on their tuition-equity policies, which determine access to public colleges and universities for undocumented students. More bills are anticipated in other states. This year, however, Texas representatives introduced H.B. 209, which would strip the states undocumented students of the opportunity to apply for in-state tuition. This report argues why states should expand higher education opportunities for undocumented students. ; Center for American Progress ; Generation Progress

The authors examine the history of women's education and the rise of the modern nation-state. The paper seeks to correlate advances in women's education to the rising status of nations within the global state system. It does this through a historical and a cross-sectional analysis of women's education and national rankings in terms of such indicators as GDP, public health, rates of crime, technological innovation and government stability. The authors argue that the ability of a nation to compete within the global system is directly tied the educational attainment of its female population. We also put forth strategies that may be used to increase a government's willingness to invest in the education of its female population.

"Securing the hearts and minds of 'dangerous' populations is a major concern for governments across the world.? Governing Literate Populations shows how 'governmentalities' have deployed education and literacy in different ways in order to protect their national, social, economic and geopolitical security interests. Presenting a Foucauldian Genealogy of literacy and education, Kelly argues that government apparatuses strategically contain the rise of complex social forces to protect homogenous cultural values. Kelly's work traces the development of the relationship between liberal governmentalities and the securitization of 'martial' literate citizenries from its beginnings in the Enlightenment, starting with Hobbes' Leviathan in 1651, through to the emergence of human security in 1994. He then examines the situation in Australia from 1995-2007, investigating political statements by the Howard Government and the insurgent Rudd opposition against the backdrop of the 'age of terror'. The conclusion takes another historical cut by considering how the political uses of literacy can be located in the texts of Plato, before examining how the conceptualization of literate subject as citizen of the state has come to be realized in the United Kingdom and the United States of America. Governing Literate Populations draws on data obtained from historical texts, including political and economic treatises, publications by NGOS, media sites, government policies and archived political speeches. As such, it will appeal to academics, researchers and postgraduate students examining education policy and the political uses of education, as well as literacy education and the history of education. Those with an interest in politics, sociology and history will also find this work a highly informative resource."--Provided by publisher.

1. Introducing Sociology of Education -- 2. Designing a Comparative Sociological Education Study -- 3. Basic Demographics for Voices of Experience Participants -- 4. Paradigm – Australia's Largely Liberal & Conservative Schools -- 5. Age – Australia's Staging of Aging Via Spiral Curricula -- 6. Sex & Gender – Australian Schools Shout Sex & Whisper Gender -- 7. Sexuality – Australian Schools' Sexuality Wars -- 8. Social Class – Australian Schools Won't Merit the Need -- 9. Race – Australia's Critical Racial & Cultural Curricula -- 10. News Media – Australian Schools on Fake News & Media Objectivity -- 11. Popular Culture – Teaching Traditional Canons vs. Playing with Postmodern Pastiche -- 12. Technology – Australia's Phone Bans & Educational Use -- 13. Conclusion & Recommendations.

Thesis (D.P.A.)--National Institute of Development Administration, 2020 ; This research has aimed to, 1) analyze key factors affecting primary education expenditures in low income countries and lower middle income countries, 2) analyze key factors affecting secondary education expenditures in low income countries and lower middle income countries, and 3) suggest policies regarding the allocation of education expenditures to poor areas and inequalities in education. The researcher mainly used quantitative research supported by documentary research. The unit of analysis was poor countries, as categorized according to Gross National Income per Capita from the World Bank using the Atlas method with GNI/Capita < US$1,005 and GNI/Capita between US$1,006 - US$3,955. The sample used in this research encompassed 45 countries coming from the group of low income countries and lower middle income countries. Data collection used secondary data and data analysis by the Ordinary Least Square Method (OLS), which is an estimation of the regression coefficient with the significance set at 0.01, 0.05, and 0.10 The results show that government revenue affected education expenditure at the primary level of low income countries and lower middle income countries at .01 statistical significance (β5 = 0.584458, p < .01). Unemployment has redounded educational expenditure at the secondary level of the low income countries and lower middle income countries at .05 statistical significance (β2 = 0.908276, p < .05). Moreover, a low rate of corruption affected education expenditure at the secondary level of low income countries and lower middle income countries at .10 statistical significance (β4 = 8.151520, p < .10). As for recommendations on guidelines for governments, state income, such as taxes and other fees, should be allocated to poor families for receiving a thorough primary education. Moreover, skill enhancement, such as language and other professional skills, should be provided for secondary students to prepare them for ...

This Policy Guide goes beyond looking at the foundations and structures of statewide longitudinal data systems to explore how state leaders can more intentionally and effectively develop a culture that uses data to inform critical education decisions. ; Education Commission of the States

This handbook is an important reference work in understanding education systems in the South Asia region, their development trajectory, challenges and potential. The handbook includes the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries for discussion---Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka---while also considering countries such as Myanmar and the Maldives that have considerable shared history in the region. Such a comparative perspective is largely absent within the literature given the present paucity of intra-regional interaction. South Asian education systems are viewed primarily through a development lens in terms of inequalities, challenges and responses. However, the development of modern institutions of education and the challenges that it faces requires cultural and historical understanding of indigenous traditions as well as indigenous modern thinkers and education movements. Therefore, this encompassing reference w ork covers indigenous education traditions, formal education systems, including school and preschool education, higher and professional education, education financing systems and structures, teacher education systems, addressing huge linguistic and other diversities, and marginalization within the formal education system, and pedagogy and curricula. All the countries in this region have their own unique geographical, cultural, economic and political character and histories of interest and significance, and have responded to common issues such as overcoming the colonial legacy, language diversity, or girls' education, or minority rights in education, in uniquely different ways. The sections therefore include country-specific perspectives as far as possible to highlight these issues. Internationally renowned specialists of South Asian education systems have contributed to this important reference work, making it an invaluable resource for researchers and students of education interested in South Asia

Includes bibliography ; This Education Sector Analysis is the second since the new millennium. Its specific focus on the Oyo, Adamawa and Katsina states provides a strong basis for intervention in the respective states in addition to providing a framework for future analysis of the status of units, in other words, states and local government areas.