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Olson, Lynn – Education Week, 2005
This article discusses legislative efforts to seek flexibility and to coax changes in the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Even before U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings had been confirmed in her job on Inauguration Day, a few states had begun testing her pledge to work with them in carrying out the No Child Left Behind Act in a…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Testing, Legislators, Hearings
Lipka, Sara – Chronicle of Higher Education, 2005
The US state lawmakers are concerned with the budgets and management of public colleges, though with a little push from "helicopter parents" who hover over their college-age children and challenge administrative decisions, legislators are increasingly intervening in a range of student-life issues. Frequently, legislators who are parents…
Descriptors: Legislators, Public Colleges, Parent School Relationship, Parent Child Relationship
Council for American Private Education, 2006
Outlook is the monthly newsletter for the Council for American Private Education (CAPE). Each issue contains information relating to private education such as: new legislation and regulations, the most recent research, court rulings, national trends, federal initiatives, private school news briefs, and more. This issue contains the following…
Descriptors: Private Education, Private Schools, School Choice, Change Agents
Parker, Betty J.; Parker, Franklin – 1996
This paper chronicles the life of Democratic Congressman "Tip" O'Neill, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1977-1986. O'Neill's life is recounted, including: (1) encountering the patronage practice in Boston politics; (2) experiences in the Massachusetts legislature; (3) work with the Kennedy brothers and Lyndon Johnson;…
Descriptors: Elections, Government Role, Legislation, Legislators
Drushel, Bruce E. – 1995
Public broadcasting in the United States frequently draws criticism from conservatives who accuse it of pursuing an agenda promoting environmentalism, gay rights, affirmative action, reproductive choice, and other liberal causes, and of being hostile to conservative interests such as defense, the pro-life effort, and the promotion of Christian…
Descriptors: Censorship, Conservatism, Financial Support, Government Role
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology. – 1994
These hearings examined testimony on the practice of academic earmarking by the U.S. Congress, the process of allocating federal funds to academic projects or institutions based upon the influence of one or more members of Congress who favor the funding, rather than on the specific merits of the project or institution. Oral and written testimony…
Descriptors: Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Government Role
National Puerto Rican Coalition, Washington, DC. – 1989
This directory of Puerto Rican elected officials in the United States is intended to serve as a benchmark of Puerto Rican political participation and to encourage community leaders to run for public office. The survey conducted for this directory identified 123 elected officials in 11 states with Puerto Rican populations of 10,000 or more.…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, City Officials, Community Leaders, County Officials
Price, Douglas – 1989
This booklet summarizes the proceedings of a forum--whose audience consisted of over 200 library and information managers, congressional staff members, and persons from the information industry and academic community--on the condition of federal information policies as they relate to the Congressional initiative. Among issues discussed are: (1)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Depository Libraries, Electronic Publishing, Federal Government
Riffe, Daniel – 1989
A study examined how Alabama legislators' ratings of news media for job-relevant information correlate with their views on news media adversary and consensus agent roles. Eighty-two questionnaires (out of 140 mailed) were completed by Alabama state representatives and senators for a return rate of 59%. Results suggested that lawmakers who believe…
Descriptors: Information Sources, Legislators, Mail Surveys, Mass Media Role
Echelman, Shirley, Ed. – 1987
This document includes five reports originally presented at two meetings of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) held respecively in 1985 and 1987. In "Public Policy on LIbraries," Hector Wynter, a member of the Jamaican Parliament, describes the role of the legislator in the development of libraries in Jamaica.…
Descriptors: Administration, Foreign Countries, Institutional Advancement, International Organizations
Murdoch, Allene – 1985
Designed to provide information for the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges' review of the state's Master Plan for Higher Education, this two-part report presents background on recent research on the community college mission and describes processes currently available to the Board to establish priorities within the mission.…
Descriptors: College Planning, College Role, Community Colleges, Educational Philosophy
Fico, Frederick – 1984
Data gathered in a study of news coverage of the parttime Indiana and fulltime Michigan state legislatures were used to determine if source use in stories, portrayals of lawmakers and of the legislature as a whole, and topic coverage varied with the length of the legislative session. A content analysis was conducted of the 111 stories written by…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Sources, Legislators, Media Research
Silver, Diane – 1984
To replicate previous studies indicating a consistent pattern of unequal treatment of women in newspaper coverage, a study examined how 21 Michigan newspapers treated stories involving male and female state officials over an eight-week period. In particular, the study focused on the amount of coverage, the context of the coverage, the length of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Content Analysis, Females, Legislators
Seiter, Margaret M. – 1984
This guide for changing public opinion concerning physical education is divided into four sections: The first, "Setting the Stage" tells how the various governments are organized, and the processes which turn public opinion into public policy. Future trends in the federal, state, and local role in funding public education are discussed. An…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Change Strategies, Citizen Participation
Geo-Karis, Adeline J. – Illinois Teacher of Home Economics, 1975
A member of the Illinois House of Representatives expresses her reasons for believing that most of the goals of Women's Rights advocates are not only reasonable and desirable, but necessary for the survival of the family, and that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) means equal opportunity and recognition for all. (Author/AJ)
Descriptors: Civil Rights Legislation, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Females
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