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Identifier: e_cle_000766
Title: Confidential Memorandum from Jim Francis to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Attached Letter From Peter O'Donnell, January 28, 1980
Description: Confidential Memorandum from Jim Francis to Governor William P. Clements, Jr. regarding Attached Letter From Peter O'Donnell, January 28, 1980. The memo is about Peter O'Donnell's and Jim Francis's opinion that poll problems are related to the teacher pay problem. Attached is a letter from Peter O'Donnell and Jim Francis discussing two other attachments, an editorial headlined "Teacher Strict Talk: State Has a Role, Too," January 21, 1980 by Jan Wright, from the Dallas Morning News and the Consumer Price Indexes for Dallas and Houston as of October 1979.
Page Count: 7
Creator: Francis, Jim
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Teachers
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_010158
Title: Press release titled "Governor Clements Announces Education Task Force," March 13, 1987
Description: Press release titled "Governor Clements Announces Education Task Force," March 13, 1987, regarding education reform and awards/recognition for teachers
Page Count: 3
Creator: Bashur, Reggie
Subject Name: North Texas state University
Subject Topic: Teachers, Education
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_004276
Title: Teacher Pay Raises Under Current Law
Description: 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.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Briscoe, Dolph
Subject Topic: Teachers, Budget
Themebook Term(s): Education Reform, Dolph Briscoe

Identifier: e_cle_001201
Title: News release from Mark White for Governor regarding William P. Clements, Jr.'s record on teacher pay and education, August 5, 1982
Description: 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.
Page Count: 4
Creator: White, Mark, 1940-
Contributor: Mark White for Governor Committee, Texas State Teachers' Association
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Education, Teachers
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001187
Title: Letters exchanged between from Dana Phillips and William P. Clements, Jr., October 1986
Description: Letters exchanged between from Dana Phillips, a teacher at Copperas Cove High School, and William P. Clements, Jr., October 1986, regarding Texas teacher salaries and evaluations, and support for Clements' election.
Page Count: 3
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Re-elect Bill Clements Committee
Subject Topic: Teachers, Education, Secondary, Governors--Election
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_000480
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined: "Teachers' group out to unseat Clements", El Paso Times, August 14, 1982
Description: 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".
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: White, Mark, 1940-, Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Subject Topic: Election, Teachers
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): Mark White, Education Reform

Identifier: e_cle_001009
Title: Newspaper clipping headlined "Teachers union says Clements falsely claimed credit for pay raises," March 6, 1986
Description: Newspaper clipping headlined "Teachers union says Clements falsely claimed credit for pay raises by Terrence Stutz for The Dallas Morning News. The President of the Texas Federation of Teachers, John Cole, said a series of TV ads run by the Clements-for-Governor campaign falsely claims that teacher salaries rose 49 percent during the four years he was governor, from 1979 to 1982.
Page Count: 1
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Topic: Teachers
Time Period: "White Interregnum, 1983-1986"

Identifier: e_cle_008647
Title: Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State Jack Rains, November 29, 1987
Description: Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State Jack Rains, November 29, 1987, appointing Diane Ewing to the Teachers' Professional Practices Commission.
Page Count: 10
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Rains, Jack M., Texas. Secretary of State
Subject Name: Ewing, Diane, Teachers' Professional Practices Commission of Texas
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, Teachers
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments

Identifier: e_cle_000553
Title: Preliminary Scheduling and Issue Plans
Description: Preliminary Scheduling and Issue Plans. Discusses the political climate of 1982 and general guidelines for scheduling suggest that Clements' time should be based on a formula of 2/3 swing and 1/3 strength with major emphasis on Harris County. Texas counties are broken down by scheduling units with Harris, Dallas, and Tarrant county receiving the most units.
Page Count: 32
Creator: Clements for Governor Campaign Committee
Subject Name: Texas 2000 Commission
Subject Topic: Campaign management, Political campaigns, Education, Crime, Illegal aliens, Water, Teachers, Crime prevention, Drug abuse and crime
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"
Themebook Term(s): The Texas Economy

Identifier: e_cle_000547
Title: Remarks prepared for Betty Buford endorsing William P. Clements, Jr. in his 1982 re-election campaign
Description: Remarks prepared for Betty Buford endorsing William P. Clements, Jr. in his 1982 re-election campaign. Includes two version of an Austin speech and two drafts with handwritten notes.
Page Count: 4
Contributor: Buford, Betty
Subject Name: Clements, William P., 1917-2011, AFL-CIO‏
Subject Topic: Teachers, Political campaigns, Education, Public schools
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 1, 1979-1982"

Identifier: e_cle_008646
Title: Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State Jack Rains, August 19, 1988
Description: Appointment letter from Governor William P. Clements, Jr., to Secretary of State Jack Rains, August 19, 1988, appointing Diane Ewing to the Teachers' Professional Practices Commission.
Page Count: 1
Creator: Clements, William P., 1917-2011
Contributor: Rains, Jack M., Texas. Secretary of State
Subject Name: Teachers' Professional Practices Commission of Texas, Ewing, Diane
Subject Topic: Appointment to office, Teachers
Time Period: "Texas Governor Term 2, 1987-1991"
Themebook Term(s): Appointments