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Direct linkSkalski, Anastasia Kalamaros – Communique, 2010
On December 10, 2009, Dr. Melissa Reeves, chair of the PREPaRE workgroup, presented oral and written testimony on behalf of NASP (National Association of School Psychologists) at a hearing of the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. This subcommittee is chaired by…
Descriptors: Natural Disasters, National Security, Legislators, School Psychologists
Career Training, 1986
Consists of background information on and an interview with United States Representative William D. Ford, a Democrat from Michigan. Topics discussed include private technical schools, public funding of training, high-risk students, the student loan default rate issue, and accountability. (CH)
Descriptors: Accountability, Interviews, Legislation, Legislators
Download full textParker, 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
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. Senate Committee on the Judiciary. – 2002
This Congressional hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary presents testimony on the Technology Education and Copyright Harmonization Act, or the TEACH Act, introduced by Senator Orin Hatch (Utah) and Senator Patrick Leahy (Vermont). This legislation updates the education and distance learning provisions of the copyright…
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Copyrights, Distance Education, Educational Development
Peer reviewedFenske, Kenneth F. – Insights on Law & Society, 2001
Provides information about the 106th and 107th U.S. Congress sessions. Includes early bills in the Senate for the 107th Congress and information about low versus high bill numbers. Presents two activity ideas that accompany this information. (CMK)
Descriptors: Educational Strategies, Government Role, Learning Activities, Legislation
Ornstein, Norman – 1984
This guide helps people understand where and how decisions on nuclear warfare are made in the United States government. The guide is organized into five main sections. "The Nature of the American Political System" covers the development of a republican form of democracy governed by checks and balances and designed so that power is shared…
Descriptors: Citizen Participation, Citizenship Education, Decision Making, Democracy
Robinson, Ted P.; And Others – 1986
Most research efforts concerning minority politics have focused on descriptive representation, which emphasizes (1) counting the minority or female persons in office, and (2) explaining representative levels on the basis of political, social and economic determinants. Descriptive representation, however, is passive and focuses on "being something"…
Descriptors: Blacks, Females, Government Role, Hispanic Americans
Mitchell, Douglas E. – 1978
In this paper, social science utilization is studied as an aspect of legislative decision making. The purposes of the paper are to provide a review of political science literature on state legislatures, offer a theoretical framework for interpreting utilization of social science research, apply the framework to interview data, and generate a…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Legislation, Legislation, Legislators
Gupta, Himanee – Currents, 1985
Higher education lobbyists in Washington work as liaisons between their institutions and the federal government. The experiences of several lobbyists are described. Lobbying is seen as a game of knowing the people who can help and showing the legislators how a side of an issue benefits them. (MLW)
Descriptors: Activism, Federal Government, Government School Relationship, Higher Education
Robinson, Adele; Stark, Deborah R. – 2002
This guide offers advice on influencing public policy and educational practice to the benefit of young children and the early childhood community. Included is information on the types of advocacy; how to work with others; the basics of federal, state, and local policy; and tips on disseminating information. Following an introduction highlighting…
Descriptors: Change Agents, Change Strategies, Child Advocacy, Early Childhood Education
Peer reviewedEdgerton, Russell – Change, 1987
William Blakey, staff director and chief counsel to the Subcommittee on Employment and Productivity of the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources, was interviewed on the issues facing black progress in higher education. Leadership, change, TRIO programs, and public policy are discussed. (MLW)
Descriptors: Access to Education, Black Colleges, Black Students, Change
Rosenthal, Alan; Fuhrman, Susan – 1981
This monograph and its companion volume, "Shaping Education Policy in the States," portray the contemporary role of state legislators and map the structure of educational leadership in terms of both the characteristics of influential legislators and staff and the nature of influence structures in state legislatures. An outgrowth of the "State…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
Fuhrman, Susan, Ed.; Rosenthal, Alan, Ed. – 1981
This monograph and its companion, "Legislative Education Leadership in the States," portray the contemporary role of state legislators and map the structure of education leadership in terms of both the characteristics of influential legislators and staff and the nature of influence structures in state legislatures. This volume reports…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
