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Grant, Arthur T., Ed. – 1978
Five papers from a conference on the state legislative process and higher education are presented. The authors of the papers are experts experienced in relationships between the campus and the capitol, including a governor, the chairperson of a senate education committee, the former director of the Educational Commission of the States, and an…
Descriptors: Accountability, Conference Reports, Educational Administration, Educational Legislation
Lavin, Mary Jo, Ed. – 1976
To provide a forum for discussing mutual concerns shared by legislators and educators and more specifically to promote a better understanding and clearer communications between the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and state legislators was the purpose of the 1975 Legislative Work Conference attended by 180 western…
Descriptors: Conferences, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Educational Problems
Staats, Elmer B. – 1974
Certain aspects of the Guaranteed Student Loan, National Direct Student Loan, College Work-Study, and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants programs are reviewed and evaluated. The rules and regulations OE provides to educational and lending institutions for administering the federally sponsored student financial aid programs are found to be…
Descriptors: Administrators, Educational Finance, Educational Legislation, Equal Education
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Crime. – 1972
This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in New York City. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Crime. – 1972
This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in Miami, Florida. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Crime. – 1972
This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in Chicago. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include attorneys, school principals, and…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Crime. – 1972
This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in San Francisco. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Crime. – 1972
This document is a collection of the second session of hearings on drug abuse in the schools, conducted for the House of Representatives' Select Committee on Crime. This particular part delves into the drug problem in Los Angeles. Witnesses from this city whose statements were heard in the 1972 hearings include school teachers, former drug…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Drug Abuse, Drug Addiction, Drug Legislation
Hunter, Bruce, Ed.; Penning, Nick – School Administrator, 1986
Calls on school administrators to protect education from further damage from federal legislation by being in closer touch with federal policymaking. Describes a Congressional shift away from instructional issues toward issues affecting noninstructional operations and a corresponding shift in lobbying effectiveness from a Washington-based emphasis…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board of Education Role, Elementary Secondary Education
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Mazzoni, Tim L. – Planning and Changing, 1985
An analysis of structured interviews conducted in 1973, 1979, and 1984 with state legislators and school lobbyists and 14 case studies that investigated issues in Minnesota state school policymaking reveal that influence relationships do not correspond to the bureaucratic model. Political leaders influence policymaking far more than do…
Descriptors: Bureaucracy, Educational Finance, Educational Policy, Elementary Secondary Education
US House of Representatives, 2005
The Committee on Government Reform, chaired by Tom Davis (R-VA) convened this oversight hearing to examine Federal Student Loan Programs, specifically the management and performance of the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. The Committee focused on the Department of Education initiatives to…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Cost Effectiveness
Puma, Michael J.; Drury, Darrel W. – 2000
This report takes stock of the present Title I program, identifies the most promising approaches to educating the nation's disadvantaged children, and offers guidance to policymakers seeking to improve Title I's effectiveness. The report draws upon hundreds of studies, evaluations, and other documents, and details the evolution of the Title I…
Descriptors: Boards of Education, Economically Disadvantaged, Educational Attainment, Educational Change
Bootel, Jaclyn A. – 1999
This handbook is designed: (1) to empower individuals working with people who have disabilities to be a force for meeting the policy challenges in the communities in which they live and work; and (2) to help them to channel their strength, commitment, and knowledge of the special education field into effective advocacy efforts. The handbook…
Descriptors: Activism, Advocacy, Change Agents, Child Advocacy
Ntunja, A.; Gabriel, L. – 1999
The South African Library of Parliament and Research unit has devoted considerable time and money to improving its research and library services for members, committees, and management of Parliament. The Library and Research Units have recently re-structured and re-designed services and information products, engaging in collection development…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Foreign Countries, Government (Administrative Body)
Council Connections, 1997
This special issue of the newsletter "Council Connections" reports on the First North American Leadership Academy. The Academy's theme was "Strengthening the Operation of Reading Recovery" and its purpose was to develop opportunities for strengthening Reading Recovery in individual schools, sites, school districts and state and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Early Intervention, Government Role, Grantsmanship
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