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Ray, Marcy – National Scientific Council on the Developing Child, 2006
In 2006, the input of scientists, economists, and private industry representatives inspired nearly unparalleled bipartisan support in Washington state for the formation of a Department of Early Learning. This new cabinet-level department consolidates three separate agencies, provides universal preschool for all children in Washington, and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Industry, Legislators, Children
Johnson, Mark D.; Chance, C. William – 1979
The role of research and information in legislative decisionmaking is discussed. It is suggested that planning is of marginal utility to state legislatures. The primary obstacles to planning in the legislative arena are the turnover among state legislators, internal shifts of power, and the legislative tendency to deal with discrete policy issues…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Conference Reports, Decision Making, Higher Education