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Umass Chooses A Political Executive: The Politics Of A Presidential Search, Richard A. Hogarty Sep 1996

Umass Chooses A Political Executive: The Politics Of A Presidential Search, Richard A. Hogarty

New England Journal of Public Policy

Horace Mann, the father of American public education, had served as president of the Massachusetts Senate prior to becoming the state's first secretary of education. Since then, as reformers succeeded in removing politics from the sacred groves of academe, appointing a politician to head the state's educational system fell into disfavor. Relatively recently, however, there have been two abortive attempts by politicians to reach the executive pinnacle of public higher education. Both James Collins, in 1986, and David Bartley, in 1991, were defeated in the quest to achieve this goal. Historical understanding of these battles is necessary to comprehend what …


An Implementation Analysis Of The Day Care Law In The National Capital Region, Vicente C. Reyes Phd Jan 1996

An Implementation Analysis Of The Day Care Law In The National Capital Region, Vicente C. Reyes Phd

Dr. Vicente C Reyes Jr

The implementation of the Day Care Law in the National Capital Region can be better appreciated in the light of the success and failure of the implementing agent of the Law, which is the day care center. The study looks at the status and the strengths and weaknesses of the delivery systems of the day care center. Aside from measuring the influence of the organization and management and the environment of the implementing agencies of the Day Care Law, the study also analyzes the different issues confronting the operations of the day care centers. A look into the nature of …


Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson Jan 1996

Rising Temperatures: Rising Tides, Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

Prof. Elizabeth Burleson

Transboundary environmental problems do not distinguish between political boundaries. Global warming is expected to cause thermal expansion of water and melt glaciers. Both are predicted to lead to a rise in sea level. We must enlarge our paradigms to encompass a global reality and reliance upon global participation.