Category Description: This category encompasses research on the structural, institutional, and policy dimensions of education, including school governance, funding models, access and equity, teacher preparation and labor conditions, and the impact of policy reform on educational outcomes. Topics of interest include comparative and international education systems, the effects of standardized testing and accountability regimes, educational inequality along lines of race, class, disability, and geography, and the role of technology and policy in shaping access to learning. Contributions may engage with local, national, or cross-national levels of analysis.