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Casalaspi, David – History of Education Quarterly, 2017
The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was one of the most significant legislative accomplishments in twentieth-century American politics. To date, legislative histories have usually argued that the ESEA's passage was the result of either auspicious political circumstances or the political skill of the Johnson White House.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Political Attitudes
Cowen, Joshua; Strunk, Katharine O. – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2014
In this paper we consider more than three decades of research on teachers' unions in the United States. Focusing on unions' role in shaping education policy, we argue that collective bargaining and political organizing comprise the two central but distinct forms of influence at the district, state and national levels of decision-making. We note…
Descriptors: Unions, Educational Policy, Correlation, Collective Bargaining
Karolak, Eric – Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, 2010
January begins a new year--a new calendar, New Year's resolutions, and new prospects for the family and the child care center or program. In the world of public policy, January 2010 is the middle of the federal fiscal (or budget) year, the middle of most states' fiscal years, and the middle of the 111th Congress. Predicting what legislation will…
Descriptors: Elections, Public Policy, Child Care, Financial Support
McNeil, Michele – Education Week, 2010
Congress plans to kick-start the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) this week with the first in a series of hearings in a key House committee, where members pledge a "bipartisan, open, and transparent" process in rewriting the version of the law enacted under President George W. Bush. The finish line…
Descriptors: Charter Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Hearings, Federal Legislation
American Association of State Colleges and Universities, 2006
With the 2006 mid-term elections over, higher education will be an important topic in public policy discussions at the federal and state levels. State colleges and universities will need to stay informed and be prepared to take action as discussions about access, affordability, and accountability play out in the coming year. This issue of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, State Colleges, Elections, Public Policy
Boone, Michael – 1992
By keeping his campaign promises, President Lyndon Johnson transformed the U.S. educational system for the next 30 years. His legislative achievements in education were consistent with his campaign promises and with policy statements stretching back into his career as U.S. Senate Majority Leader. Johnson was a major contributor to the passage of…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Educational Economics, Educational Legislation