Virginia's Experience.

Roach, Ronald

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ERIC Number: EJ573817

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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Virginia's Experience.

Roach, Ronald

Black Issues in Higher Education, v15 n15 p22-23 Sep 17 1998

In 1990 when African American governor of Virginia L. Douglas Wilder appointed an African American secretary of education, it signaled to many a concern for ensuring educational access for all Virginians. However, during the difficult economic period that followed, college tuition rose. Some remember his administration more for austerity and commitment to budget cutting than for policy innovations.(MSE)

Descriptors: Access to Education, Blacks, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Politics of Education, Public Officials, Public Policy, State Departments of Education, State Government, Statewide Planning, Tuition

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Virginia

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