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Mollison, Andrew – Phi Delta Kappan, 2005
On the silver anniversary of the U.S. Department of Education, participants on all sides of the perpetual debate over the proper role of the federal government in education are taking its survival for granted. The Cato Institute this year issued its customary biennial call for Congress to demolish the department. Based on interviews with some of…
Descriptors: Teacher Associations, Educational History, Unions, Federal Government
Elam, Stanley M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1981
Assesses the National Educational Association's (NEA) influence and power to effect political change. Concludes that the NEA is neither very powerful nor very weak and that its potential is considerable if Reagan's conservative program falters. (WD)
Descriptors: Collective Bargaining, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Legislation