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Educational Access For Homeless School-Age Children : A Model For Building Collaboration Between Educators And Social Services Providers, Karen Tilbor, Al Leighton

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Educational Access for Homeless School-Age Children : A Model for Building Collaboration Between Educators and Social Services Providers

Karen Tilbor and Al Leighton

Human Services Development Institute, Edmund S. Muskie Institute of Public Affairs, Graduate Program in Public Policy and Management, University of Southern Maine

October 1990

"This report was prepared under contract with the Maine Department of Education" Printed under Appropriation # 013-05A-1002-01

Contents: Introduction / Forum for Portland-Area Educators / Brochure / Educators and Social Service Providers Collaborate / Summary and Recommendations / Appendices

Minerva At Large: A Study Of The Leadership Styles And Educational Philosophies Of The Department Of Education Secretaries, Mark Y. Herring

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

In 1979, President James E. Carter signed into law the thirteenth Cabinet-level office, the Department of Education. Although the United States has had a department, bureau, or office of education since 1867, the newly established Department of Education gave education a seat at the Cabinet table. Since that time, four individuals have served as secretaries: Shirley M. Hufstedler, Terrel H. Bell, William J. Bennett, and Lauro F. Cavazos. Examined in this study were the importance of leadership styles and educational philosophies as exhibited by the four secretaries. A tertiary concern viewed the role of the federal government in education. Leadership …