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Mitchell, Bruce – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
Thomas Jefferson was one of the main architects of that famous "new world" state which rejected the rule of kings and queens in favor of a government by the people. He argued vigorously that in order to make such a governmental structure work, a strong system of public education was a basic prerequisite. Given the various problems which…
Descriptors: Governmental Structure, Public Education, Politics, Political Campaigns
Ryor, John – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Government Role
Sroufe, Gerald E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs, Government Role
Meagher, John K. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Describes a Government reorganization plan proposed by President Nixon that would make the present Office of Education part of a new department of human resources. (Author)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agencies, Bureaucracy, Federal Government
Finn, Chester E., Jr. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1977
A federal secretary of education would be more like a school board chairman than he would a superintendent of schools. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Government, Federal Programs
Bain, Helen – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Argues merits of a separate department for education in the Federal Government. (JF)
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Agencies, Bureaucracy, Federal Government
Friedman, Burton D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1971
Problems in urban education stem from problems in urban living. (MF)
Descriptors: City Government, Governmental Structure, Living Standards, Metropolitan Areas
Eitzen, D. Stanley – Phi Delta Kappan, 1992
Today's children manifest more serious behavior problems than those of the midseventies, resulting from changes in the economy, the racial and ethnic landscape, government policy, and the family. Immense structural changes are necessary in education, health care, government, and political leadership if families and children of the underclass are…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Cultural Differences, Economic Factors, Elementary Secondary Education