Partnering for Equity: Examining a Federal-State Collaboration to Close Achievement Gaps

• In Event: Push and Pull: Policy Implementation at the Federal, State, and Local Levels

Abstract

The paper examines a collaboration between a state education agency (SEA) and two federal technical assistance centers (TAC). The collaboration centers on a statewide initiative to eliminate achievement disparities for African American male students. Toward that end, each SEA department supported by TAC personnel conducted a critical review of state educational document guided by an equity-oriented analysis instrument. Contributing to the conference focus on education research for innovation, this paper reports on the policy review effort and examines the evolving relationships between the TACs and SEA.

Authors

• Seena Skelton, Great Lakes Equity Center

• Brendan D. Maxcy, Indiana University - IUPUI

• James Kigamwa, Indiana University - IUPUI