Uses voting and interview data to support the argument that political actors, who are responsible for electing or appointing members of a State Board of education, regard the office as one of low salience; and, as a consequence, they engage in political behavior ill-suited to securing highly qualified State board members. (Author/ JH)

Message of the Commissioner of Education to chief State School officers proposing specific steps which communities may find constructive in dealing with some of the underlying causes of student unrest. (Author/MF)

A former governor's aide offers seven rules to help educators gain access to the seat of state budgetary and political power. (MLF)

Explains how Town Hall meetings with high school students and California legislators-- the LegiSchool Project--provided the kinds of experiences that enabled the author to examine three essential conditions of democratic citizenship: student interest, respect, and appreciation. Illuminates what these three conditions consist of and how many…

When the US' governors gather in Washington this February 2005 for what is billed as a national education summit on high schools, many will come prepared to talk about initiatives already under way back home. The summit's organizers hope that an "action agenda"--coupled with intensive planning leading up to the meeting--will encourage state…

In this article, I outline how, with the appropriate mix of external requirements and internal motivation, structure and capacity, a school can promote and maintain a culture of evaluative practices, specifically data use, for continuous improvement. I draw upon qualitative data conducted in a study of an Edison Project school. The findings from…

This paper explores the similarities and differences between women and men correctional officers in an all men and an all women prison in a Midwestern state. The similarities outnumbered the differences, and it was determined that the acceptance of women correctional officers by their male counterparts in both prisons was high. The acceptance of…

The history of public higher education for African Americans in Florida provides an excellent opportunity to examine American institutional and political dynamics. Following World War II, Florida public higher education expanded dramatically, while at the same time, state leaders maintained racial segregation well after "Brown v. Board of…

Highlights are presented from the policy statements of the National Association of State Directors of Vocational Education (NASDVE) drafted during the American Vocational Association's 1975 Convention. (AJ)

After a seven-month association with USOE, Mr. Dougan discusses what he views as the flaws in USOE leadership at the State level and systematically suggests corrective measures. (Author/BP)

A study was conducted to investigate the role perceptions of the state directors of community college education in 11 states. The directors were asked to rate 67 managerial activities in terms the importance of the activity and the amount of time they spent on it. They were also asked to identify the activities needing more of their time and those…

Developments since 1954 show that the two men who served for 20 years as Florida's chief school officer brought the state from lawful avoidance of federally-mandated desegregation to lawful compliance with federal rulings and finally to attempt integrated education. (JM)

This testimony, before a public hearing of the New York City Commission on Human Rights in May 1974, asserts that black political participation is a new cutting edge of the civil rights movement, but which cannot and should not be divorced from other aspects of the struggle--educational, economic, legal, social. (Author/JM)

To highlight forces that impede constructive relationships between legislators and agency representatives, advice is offered on presenting testimony in legislative sessions or providing information to a legislator, based on the viewpoint of a state legislator. It is advisable to avoid approaching legislators with the attitude that they are the…