David Menefee-Libey
Bending Without Breaking - COVID-19 Tests the Resilience of State Education Policymaking Institutions
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Covid-19 recovery, School reformCOVID-19 upended schooling across the United States, but with what consequences for the state-level institutions that drive most education policy? This paper reports findings on two related research questions. First, what were the most important ways state government education policymakers… more →
The Politics of School Reopening during COVID-19: A Multiple Case Study of Five Urban Districts in the 2020-21 School Year
Topics: Policy, Politics, and GovernanceTags: Covid-19 recovery, LeadershipPurpose: Nearly all schools in the United States closed in spring 2020, at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. We analyze traditional public and charter school reopenings for the 2020-21 school year in five urban districts. We provide a rich and theoretically grounded… more →