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Download full textOffice of Education, United States Department of the Interior, 1931
On September 7, 1929, the Hon. Harvey Parnell, Governor of the State of Arkansas, addressed a request to Dr. William John Cooper, United States Commissioner of Education, asking that the United States Office of Education "... make or cause to be made, under its supervision and direction, a survey of the State-supported institutions of higher…
Descriptors: Educational History, State Surveys, Higher Education, Institutional Characteristics
Irby, Brian – 1998
In 1966, the Arkansas Education Association (AEA) presented a plan to consolidate school districts by dissolving all school districts with less than 400 students. The proposal spawned an enormous debate, and opponents organized a political action committee named the Arkansas Rural Education Association (AREA). The issues involved were: (1) the…
Descriptors: Advocacy, Educational History, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
