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In 1949, as postwar Texas was steadily becoming more urban and calls for education reform were gathering strength throughout the state and nation, State Represe...ntative Claud Gilmer and State Senator A. M. Aikin Jr. sponsored a bill designed to increase salaries for Texas schoolteachers. Also tied to the bill, however, were provisions related to sweeping changes in school funding and access to education for minorities. In "To Get a Better School System," Gene B. Preuss examines not only the public policy wrangling and historical context leading up to and surrounding the Gilmer-Aikin legislation, but also places the discussion in the milieu of the national movement for school reform.Detailed info »« Brief info
| Publisher: | Texas A&M University Press |
| Publication Date: | 8/31/2009 |
| ISBN: | 9781603441117 |
| EAN: | 1603441115 |
| Paperback: | 152 pages |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Info: | 6.40 x 0.70 x 9.50 inches, (1.00 lbs) |
| Categories: | Administration - General | United States - State & Local - Southwest | Educational Policy & Reform |
| LC Subjects: | Educational change - Texas - History, Education and state - Texas - History |
| Dewey: | 379.764 |
| LCCN: | 2008050656 |
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