Write an essay that analyzes the policy you found, incorporating the six steps suggested by Patton.

1) Read Steps for a Successful Policy Analysis. (Attached)

2) Analyze the article: The Political And Policy Dynamics of K-12 Education Reform From 1965 T0 2010 : Implications for
Changing Postsecondary Education (Attached), following the six steps of analyzing policy that Patton suggests. Some helpful hints to
consider:

3) Write an 8-paragraph essay that analyzes the policy you found, incorporating the six steps suggested by Patton. Your paper should be
formatted as follows:

Title of Publication from the Stanford Site

Introduction: Write a brief introduction explaining the policy (paragraph 1)

Body: Use the steps Patton suggests (below) to analyze the policy, devoting one paragraph to each step (paragraphs 2-7)

Step One: Verify, define, and detail the problem.
Step Two: Establish evaluation criteria.
Step Three: Identify alternative policies.
Step Four: Evaluate alternative policies.
Step Five: Display and distinguish among alternative policies.
Step Six: Monitoring the implemented policy.

Conclusion: Write a 1-paragraph conclusion on the importance of the policy and who the policy impacts (paragraph 8)

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