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Henard, Ralph E. – 1979
The implications of faculty workload and formula budgeting issues on higher education in the 1980s are discussed. Because of declining enrollments and tight resources it is suggested that state legislative committees in the 1980s will accelerate their requests for faculty workload data related to formulas for the allocations of full-time faculty.…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, College Planning, Conference Reports
Williams, J.D. – 1962
The document is the report of the chancellor of the University of Mississippi about the university's role in the case of James Meredith. Presented is the history of the case from the university's viewpoint--Meredith's initial application for admission, the subsequent legal suit and appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering his admission,…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Administrative Policy, College Admission, College Desegregation
Bennett, Linda – 1996
Federal law now allows billions of education dollars, for a variety of programs, to go to states under a single, consolidated state plan. The goal is to develop integrated, coordinated plans for meeting the requirements of the various programs in a way that best serves children's educational needs. Achievement of that goal depends a great deal on…
Descriptors: Accountability, Block Grants, Compliance (Legal), Elementary Secondary Education
Doyle, Denis P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Informational, diagnostic, prescriptive functions of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) are best served by governance structure composed of federal, state, and local members and a standing technical advisory board. Structure protects NAEP from undue federal influence and special interest groups, builds bridges to educators and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Finance, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Aid
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Calpin, Joseph L. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1991
Presents a learning activity in which students compare their state constitution's bill of rights with the federal Bill of Rights. Provides a chart for identifying comparisons of enumerated rights. Includes background information and explains objectives and procedures. (CH)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Comparative Analysis, Constitutional Law, Court Role
Pouncey, Susan – 1981
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Educational Opportunities Act (EEOA) of 1974 impose an affirmative obligation on the states to rectify the language deficiencies of non-English-speaking students but do not specify a particular remedy, leaving it to State and local educational authorities to determine which programs, methods,…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Compensatory Education, Compliance (Legal), Court Litigation
Jones, Roger E., Ed.; And Others – 1981
To inform educators of the changes in federal educational policy taking place under the Reagan administration, this paper includes comments on education made by participants in a legislative conference held in Washington, D.C. during February 1981. An introductory chapter by the editors summarizes the policy changes that can be expected to take…
Descriptors: Block Grants, Civil Rights, Educational Policy, Educational Vouchers
Price, Monroe E. – 1973
Another in the Contemporary Legal Education Series, this book questions how the law and the legal system have contributed to the support or destruction of separatist tendencies "in a context where there has been a rather formal debate on the precise issues of assimilation and preservation of cultural identity". The book is designed (1)…
Descriptors: American Indians, Court Litigation, Economic Development, Federal Indian Relationship
Holdaway, Edward A. – 1980
Focusing on educational administration in Canada, this paper deals with three aspects: concerns of educational administrators, preparation and inservice programs, and research in educational administration. The first section begins by presenting the structure and function of educational administration in Canada, including provincial departments of…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Administrators, Doctoral Programs
Williams, Thomas; Powell, Mava Jo – 1980
Examining the challenges and responsibilities facing Canadian provincial and local boards of education, this paper focuses on economic, demographic, ideological, jurisdictional, and administrative problems. Both provincial and local school boards currently face increasing financial pressure as inflation soars and taxpayers demand fiscal restraint.…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Bilingualism, Boards of Education, Cultural Pluralism
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Shelton, Dinah – Willamette Law Review, 1979
Examines the present status of curriculum laws, the constitutional rights of those who oppose curriculum laws, and the possible impact of reduced local property taxes on state-mandated curricula. Available from Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR 97301. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Court Litigation, Curriculum, Elementary Secondary Education
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Lucey, Henri N.; Nutter, Donald Y. – Planning for Higher Education, 1979
The role of state government in higher education planning is addressed by examining the actions of the New York State Education Department during a winter fuel emergency. The technical and administrative aspects of state involvement, and reasons why state agencies may be assuming more active planning roles are suggested. (BH)
Descriptors: College Planning, Educational Administration, Energy Conservation, Government Role
Singleton, Laurel R., Ed. – 1989
This booklet is part of a series of units designed to help students take and defend a position on public issues. The unit presented here explores questions about when people should challenge authority through a study of the Civil War and slavery. The booklet is divided into six sections. The first and last are an introduction and review…
Descriptors: Activism, Affirmative Action, Civil Disobedience, Civil Rights
Ewing, E. Thomas – 1994
This historical review describes the expansion of elementary and secondary education in the Soviet Union during the decade of the 1930's under the Stalinist regime. This study explores how teachers participated in shaping the relationship between education and Stalinist political culture by examining how teachers made sense of their position in…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Historiography
DeMoss, Karen – 2002
This paper is part of a collection of 54 papers from the 48th annual conference of the Education Law Association held in November 2002. It discusses the role that states' constitutional mandates play in education finance. It examines why, when one of the few constitutionally shared responsibilities of all 50 states is the provision of education,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Court Litigation, Educational Equity (Finance), Educational Finance
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