POLS 207 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Unix System Iii, Common Core State Standards Initiative
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Results of crackdown? (a. iv. 1. a) (a. iv. 1. b) (a. iv. 1. c) (a. iv. 1. d) a. v) frequently criticized. Typical problems include: (a. v. 1. a) (a. v. 1. b) (a. v. 1. c)treatment of juveniles. Inadequate mental/physical health care: racial disparities in punishment a. i) not everyone has an equal chance of being sent to prison (a. i. 1) What is it? state laws vary: death penalty a. i) before 1972 about half the states had a. ii) 1972 supreme court ruled death penalty could not be used as it violated the 8 th amendment. Since 1977 texas has executed more people than any other state (a. iii. 1. a) (a. iii. 1. b) Us different from other countries state legislature and state departments of education are main actors a. iii) (a. ii. 1. c)substantial influence over policy also concentrate at local (district) level. Local education agencies and school boards are key decision makers state departments of education oversee their work (a. iii. 1. a) flexibility of localities varies (a. iii. 1. b) (a. iii. 1. c) school boards a. iii. 1. c. i. 1. superintendents a. iv)