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e_cle_004155
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Memorandum from Jarvis E. Miller to Governor William P. Clements titled "Public Community/Junior Colleges," October 20, 1982
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Description
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Memorandum from Jarvis E. Miller to Governor William P. Clements titled "Public Community/Junior Colleges," October 20, 1982. Governor Clements's support for public community and junior colleges has be well represented through the increased appropriations since his time in office. However, though Governor Clements publicly supported these higher education institutions in speeches, there has been a lack of recent public support by him. Miller recommends the Governor that he reiterate his support for these institutions.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Education, Higher
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004486
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Title
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Report titled "Option for the Governor to Take Initiative Before Receiving Notification from DHEW of Noncompliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act"
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Description
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Report titled "Option for the Governor to Take Initiative Before Receiving Notification from DHEW of Noncompliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act." Texas takes the position that it should immediately take the initiative to increase educational opportunity. Attached are proposed schedules of jobs and decisions for a Texas Initiative For Increasing Educational Opportunity as well as notes titled "Suggested Language for a Press Statement by Governor Clements to Direct the Coordinating Board In Relation to Increasing Educational Opportunity in Texas."
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Page Count
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10
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Discrimination in higher education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_010158
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Title
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Press release titled "Governor Clements Announces Education Task Force," March 13, 1987
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Description
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Press release titled "Governor Clements Announces Education Task Force," March 13, 1987, regarding education reform and awards/recognition for teachers
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Page Count
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3
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Creator
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Bashur, Reggie
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Subject Name
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North Texas state University
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Subject Topic
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Teachers, Education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004224
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Title
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Memorandum from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 20, 1981
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Description
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Memorandum from Paul T. Wrotenbery to Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 20, 1981. The memo regards Lieutenant Governor Hobby's proposal for financing facilities at schools outside of the UT and A&M systems. Hobby wants the creation of an endowment for non-PUF schools. Attached are tables titled "Permanent School Fun Investment and Yields," "Permanent School Fund Receipts," and "Available School Fund Revenues."
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Page Count
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7
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Creator
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Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Government aid to higher education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001195
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "Clements applauds educational reform law," January 31, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Port Arthur News headlined "Clements applauds educational reform law," January 31, 1986, by Harry Taylor. William P. Clements, Jr., expresses support for educational reform bill House Bill 72, called the "no pass-no play rule," and offers suggestions for other educational reforms. Includes office filing form.
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Page Count
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2
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Governors--Election, Education, Secondary, Educational change
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004276
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Title
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Teacher Pay Raises Under Current Law
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Description
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Document titled "Teacher Pay Raises Under Current Law." It discusses the budget under Governor Briscoe, which does not contain funds for teacher pay raises above those which are automatically provided through the Foundation Program. Included is a table that indicates teachers in 1979 who have the number of years of experience will receive only one automatic pay raise during the biennium.
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1
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Subject Name
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Briscoe, Dolph
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Subject Topic
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Teachers, Budget
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform, Dolph Briscoe
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Identifier
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e_cle_001201
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Title
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News release from Mark White for Governor regarding William P. Clements, Jr.'s record on teacher pay and education, August 5, 1982
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Description
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News release from Mark White for Governor regarding William P. Clements, Jr.'s record on teacher pay and education, August 5, 1982. White speaks to the Texas State Teachers Association, District 10, noting Clements' response to legislation aimed at increasing teacher salaries. Includes office filing form.
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Page Count
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4
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Contributor
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Mark White for Governor Committee, Texas State Teachers' Association
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Education, Teachers
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004136
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Title
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Memorandum from Jarvis E. Miller to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. titled "Student Financial Assistance," March 8, 1982
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Description
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Memorandum from Jarvis E. Miller to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. titled "Student Financial Assistance," March 8, 1982. Under FY83, the proposed funding for direct grants and work-study would decrease by 51 percent from FY81. Funding would be reduced by $129.9 million and approximately 87,000 students would be dropped from programs. Jarvis E. Miller recommends Governor Clements that he support a constitutional amendment to increase the interest ceiling on the Coordinating Board's $80 million unmarketed bonding authority and to expand the Board's bonding authority.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Miller, Jarvis E. (Jarvis Ernest), 1929-
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Federal aid to education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004300
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Title
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Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 3, 1981
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Description
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Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., April 3, 1981. Governor William Clements and Lieutenant Governor Bill Hobby reiterated strong support of legislation which directs the State Board of Education to give more emphasis on basic subject matter and maintain a realistic curriculum.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Hobby, Bill, 1932-, Texas. State Department of Education
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Subject Topic
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Education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_000522
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Title
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Press release from the Office off Governor William P. Clements regarding plans to assist six black private colleges, July 12, 1982
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Description
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Press release from the Office off Governor William P. Clements regarding plans to assist six black private colleges, July 12, 1982. Regarding raising funds on behalf of six Texas black private colleges, in conjunction with Milledge Hart, a former member of the Texas Southern University Board of Regents.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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African American universities and colleges, Education, Higher
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_000480
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Teachers' group out to unseat Clements", El Paso Times, August 14, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined: "Teachers' group out to unseat Clements", El Paso Times, August 14, 1982. The Texas Federation of Teachers hopes to oust Clements and elect Mark White with a fundraising effort called the "Beat Bill Clements Club".
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Election, Teachers
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004299
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Title
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Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., March 13, 1981
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Description
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Press Release from the Office of Governor William P. Clements, Jr., March 13, 1981. Dr. WIllis Tate of Dallas will serve as chairman of the new Task Force on Bilingual Education. Dr. Linus Wright was designated vice chairman. Other recommendations are made to the task force by Governor Clements.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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Tate, Willis M., Texas. Legislature. Task Force on Bilingual Education, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_000529
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Memorandum from the Governor Clements Campaign titled "Black Issues"
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Description
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Memorandum from the Governor Clements Campaign titled "Black Issues," undated and unsigned. Memorandum pledging support to Wiley, Texas College, Paul Quinn, Houston-Tillotson, Bishop College, Jarvis Christian College, Prairie View University, and Texas Southern University.
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1
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Subject Name
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Texas Southern University, Prairie View University
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Subject Topic
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African American universities and colleges, Education, Higher
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004483
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "State apparently hedges on promises for desegregation in higher education," May 19, 1981
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined, "State apparently hedges on promises for desegregation in higher education," by Fred King, Houston Post, May 19, 1981. The article describes how Texas is failing to meet the commitments made in mid-January when Attorney General Mark White spoke to officials in Washington, D.C. to desegregate Texas's higher education institutions. Texas could face repercussions from the Department of Education with an expensive and long lawsuit.
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Page Count
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1
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Prairie View University, Texas Southern University, United States. Department of Education
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Subject Topic
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Discrimination in higher education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform, Mark White
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Identifier
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e_cle_004073
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Title
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Letter from Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, May 25, 1982
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Description
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Letter from Mark White to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. dated May 25, 1982. Mark White urges Governor Clements to use his influence with the Administration to avoid possible cutbacks of the Permanent University Fund from the Department of Justice and the Department of Education due to alleged Fourteenth Amendment violations. White believes that there is no basis for any serious action, but he recommends discussion erring on the side of caution.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Contributor
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Name
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United States. Department of Justice, United States. Department of Education
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Subject Topic
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Education, Higher, Educational equalization
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004104
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Title
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Memorandum from Tim Lewis to Paul T. Wrotenbery titled "State Higher Education Assistance Fund," February 17, 1981
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Description
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Memorandum from Tim Lewis to Paul T. Wrotenbery titled "State Higher Education Assistance Fund," February 17, 1981. Tim Lewis recommends Paul T. Wrotenbery for a position on the State Higher Education Assistance Fund for Governor William P. Clements.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Lewis, Tim
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Contributor
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Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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Subject Topic
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Education, Higher
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_004275
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Title
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Memorandum from Tim Lewis to Paul T. Wrotenbery, May 18, 1979
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Description
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Memorandum from Tim Lewis to Paul T. Wrotenbery titled "Creation of a Separate Cabinet Level Department of Education," May 18, 1979. Bill HR 2444 passed in the Senate, which would create a federal Department of Education and reported out of committee in the House. President Jimmy Carter supports the bill, but Republican leadership, the Black caucus, and the American Federation of Teachers oppose it.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Lewis, Tim
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Contributor
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Wrotenbery, Paul T.
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Subject Name
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United States. Department of Education
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Subject Topic
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Education
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001196
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined "White scolds Clements for property tax delay," April 29, 1982
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Description
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Newspaper clipping from the Waco Tribune Herald headlined "White scolds Clements for property tax delay," April 29, 1982, by Mary Ann Kreps. Attorney General White discusses Governor William P. Clements Jr.'s handling of Texas property taxes and education funding. Includes office filing form.
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Page Count
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2
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Creator
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Kreps, Mary Ann
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Contributor
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White, Mark, 1940-
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Subject Name
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Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Education, Property tax
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Time Period
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"Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Mark White, Education Reform
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Identifier
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e_cle_001125
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Title
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Newspaper clipping headlined “Events aid Clements push,” March 15, 1986
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Description
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Newspaper clipping headlined “Events aid Clements push,” March 15, 1986, from the Dallas Morning News by Doug Harlan, regarding educators considering William Clements, Jr., for reelection.
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Page Count
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1
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Creator
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Harlan, Douglas S.
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Subject Name
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White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
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Subject Topic
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Education
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Time Period
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"White Interregnum, 1983-1986"
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Themebook Term(s)
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Education Reform