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Gentry, Ruben – Online Submission, 2009
"Do nothing and all things will be done," or "Wait, time heals all wounds" may have been sound advice of the past for some distant, sparsely populated island. But failing to address economic issues and not providing health care for the sick were putting America on the verge of financial collapse and making it a land where people had to choose…
Descriptors: Presidents, Social Change, Role of Education, Educational Change
US Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2004
Contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. This biweekly newsletter is designed expressly for parents and families. This issue highlights President Bush's continued commitment to America's students and their families by submitting earlier this month a budget request for 2005 that provides $57.3 billion in…
Descriptors: Presidents, Educational Change, Budgets
US Department of Education, 2008
"The Achiever" is a bi-monthly publication for parents and community leaders. Each issue contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. Highlights of this issue include: (1) President Urges Congress to Reauthorize Law; (2) Standing on Solid Ground: New Orleans School Reopens to High Demand; (3) Secretary's…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Federal Legislation, Natural Disasters, Urban Schools
DeVries, James E. – 1984
The 20-year history of Monroe County Community College (MCCC) is traced in this publication. After an introduction to the methods employed in developing the portrait of the college, chapter 1 discusses MCCC's beginnings. This chapter reviews the background to the expansion of community college education across the nation, the state and local…
Descriptors: Campus Planning, College Presidents, Community Colleges, Community Involvement
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, DC. – 1988
Even though the first citizens of the United States were skeptical about singular authority, the Constitution gave the president independent authority and strong powers. But as chief executive, he would be responsible to the people for the exercise of those powers. The modern presidency is a product of 200 years of growth and experience, yet much…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Federal Government, Governmental Structure
O'Connor, Alice; Henze, Mary L. – 1984
A discussion guide, one in a series on constitutional reform issues developed by The Jefferson Foundation as part of the Jefferson Meeting on the Constitution project, examines proposals to limit the President to a single 6-year term. The first section discusses the formative debate involved in the framing of the executive branch. The Presidential…
Descriptors: Civics, Constitutional History, Educational Resources, Federal Government
Twohig, Dorothy, Ed.; And Others – Humanities, 1993
Examines the views of six former U.S. Presidents (Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Grant, and Eisenhower) about their presidential role, federalism, and issues of their time that are still relevant today. Includes a paragraph for each President that provides a social and historical context. (CFR)
Descriptors: Civics, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Higher Education
Kentucky Univ., Lexington. Community Coll. System. – 1989
The Commission to Study the Future of Community Colleges in Kentucky was established in 1988 to review the accomplishments of the Kentucky Community College System (KCCS) and to provide direction for the KCCS towards the year 2000. Developed as part of a collection of reports on the KCCS for use by the Commission in its work, this five-part report…
Descriptors: Academic Deans, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators, Board Administrator Relationship