Secretary of Education William J Bennett's use of for-profit schools as a metaphor for all student-loan collection problems threatens to reduce the financial options for low-income, educational at-risk youth. More grant aid is a better solution than additional barriers to student eligibility. (MSE)

Enumerates the possibilities for the decline of confidence in educational leadership, namely, the feelings of (1) financial betrayal, (2) decreased autonomy, (3) pseudo-merit, (4) sell-outs, and (5) no support. (NKA)

The National Governors' Association has called on all colleges and universities, public and private, to start comprehensive programs to measure what undergraduates learn, and has recommended that states financially reward institutions starting assessment efforts. (MSE)

The best way to protect individuals and institutions from libel suits is to verify the truth of what is printed. An institutional editor's guide to do's, don'ts, and definitions is presented. An editor is as responsible for a libelous letter as the author is. (MLW)

Following independence in sub-Saharan Africa in the 1960s, traditional integration strategies produced disappointing results in most instances, as they started with very modest levels of intra-regional trade, marked differences in income and industrialisation levels and diffuse fiscal weakness. They also had a strong protectionist bias, trying to…

Compilation of 119 letters solicited from well-known national figures by Latin students at Princeton (N.J.) High School setting forth opinions on the cultural and practical value of learning Latin. (DS)

Describes some of the sociological and psychological effects of organizational conflict and offers 10 operational principles to guide public administrators of schools and social agencies in meeting the confrontation tactics of activist groups. (JH)

A study in Wake County, North Carolina, designed to determine how racist structural barriers influence role perceptions of Black decision makers, identified the following discriminators of role perceptions: 1) officials' perceptions of themselves as decision makers or decision influencers; 2) age; 3) racial composition of organization; 4)…

Recognizes the media's influential position in policymaking. Compares two traditional approaches to involving social scientists in policymaking with a policy analysis approach for identifying strategies to deal with social issues. Considers the interplay between the mass media and policymakers, interest groups, the public, and policy analysts.…

Discussed are the conflict-of-interest provisions of the Federal Ethics in Government Act of 1978 that limit the activities of high level officials after they leave government service. Designed to deal with officials with inside information who return to private positions of influence, the law's brovisions are seen as much too broad. (JMP)

This article focuses on technology policy recommendations for elected officials and educators. Highlights include state government's role, state funding policies, regulatory changes, and county government's role. (LRW)

Explores the pattern of British higher education, known as the binary system, from the 1960s to the 1980s through the exploration of two questions: (1) Why did the binary solution appear to officials not just desirable, but necessary?; and (2) How did the officials ensure that the "necessary" solution became government policy? (CMK)

This author believes the NCLB is a masterpiece of language manipulation. She feels that she can almost live with NCLB's flawed funding and unrealistic expectations. What she can't live with is its blatant failure and the hubris of those who willingly trade personal and political gain for our children's futures, regardless of skin color, accent,…

In the 1980s and 1990s the discipline of philosophy of education had an impact on schooling and the public service in New Zealand because of the contracted work of James Marshall and Michael Peters. This personal reflection by Robert Shaw is a tribute to James Marshall and provides insight into the relationship between Ministry officials, the…