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A History Of The Development Of Charter School Legislation In Utah, Marlies Burns
A History Of The Development Of Charter School Legislation In Utah, Marlies Burns
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The Utah Legislature enacted charter school legislation in 1998 in order to offer the state's first school-choice option. The legislation came following a task force discussion about the pros and cons of school choice and what school choice should look like in Utah. There was not agreement among task force constituents about what should be contained in the legislation, nor which entity should be responsible for the monitoring or oversight of the eight pilot charter schools.
Since enactment, Utah charter school legislation has changed during most legislative sessions with some establishing stronger charter school laws and some establishing weaker ones. …
Leadership Programs For Women In Higher Education, Susan R. Madsen, Karen A. Longman, Jessica Daniels
Leadership Programs For Women In Higher Education, Susan R. Madsen, Karen A. Longman, Jessica Daniels
Susan R. Madsen
The purpose of this abstract is to propose an AHRD conference symposium that will focus on leadership programs for women in higher education. This would be the first of four presentations, and will set the stage for a symposium that would be based on articles that will be published in a February 2012 Special Issue of Advances. I have discussed this with the Editor-in-Chief of Advances and the 2012 AHRD Conference Program Chair and received approval for this submission.