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Educators as Lawmakers: A Directory of State Legislators from the Education Profession. 1986-87 Edition.

American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Washington, D.C. ISBN-0-89333-041-8 86 142p.

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*Educational Legislation; *Legislators; *Policy Formation; State Action; *State Legislation; State Surveys *State Legislators

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This directory includes data on more than 800 legislators who are enacting policy in their state capitols from the perspective of an educator. With occupation as the starting point, a summary was developed for each legislator from the education profession. These summaries include his/her chamber and party affiliation, address, telephone number, and, when available, alma mater and committee assignments. Statistical breakdowns by chamber,

party aad profession are provided for each state within the body of the directory. The appendixes include percentage breakdowns by chamber, party, and profession within the educational field; and a brief list of resources including state directories. (JD)

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EDUCATORS AS LAWMAKERS: A DIRECTORY OF STATE LEGISLATORS FROM THE EDUCATION PROFESSION

1986-87 Edition

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The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is a national voluntary institutional membership organization committed to the improvement of human services through education. Its special charge is strengthening collegiate-based educational personnel preparation and renewal. AACTE's membership is open to colleges and universities with accredited programs, departments or colleges of education. Over 85% of all individuals wno receive initial certification each year are prepared in one of AACTE's 720 member institutions. David G. Imig, Executive Director Penelope M. Earley, Director of Federal and State Relations Jana M. Lumley, Program Assistant, Federal and State Relations Brenda L. Albert, Administrative Assistant, Federal and State Relations

Copies of EDUCATORS AS LAWMAKERS: A DIRECTORY OF STATE LEGISLATORS FROM THE EN:CATION PROFESSION my be ordered from: The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education One Dupont Circle, Suite 610 Washington, DC 20036 Single copy (prepaid) $10.00 Copyright() 1986 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America International Standard Book Number: 0-89333-041-8

INTRODUCTION

The "tidal wave" witnessed in the last four years is not the first comprehensive, nation-wide, education, reform movement of the ceatury, but it does carry with it some very unique characteristics. Chief among these is the role of the states in initiating and maintaining the momentum. Say Doyle and Hartle, "Despite the federal role in helping to shape the agenda, and the local role in actually delivering the services, it is the role of the state government that has become increasingly prominent."

FUrther, the state legislatures have joined with the governors and state education agencies in playing primary roles in the reform movement. Mitchell and Iannaccone assert that "state legislatures, reformed in the 1960's under the Supreme Court's one-man-one-vote decisions, are rhiw widely recognized as the most powerfUl actors in education policymaking."

Responding to the rapid movement of education reform initiatives to the 3tatehouses, AACTE's State Issues Clearinghouse has gathered and compiled data for Educators as Lawmakers: A Directory of State Legislatures from the Education Profession. The directory includes data on more than 800 legislators who are enacting policy in their state capitols from the perspective of an educator. According to the National Council of State Legislatures (NCSL), this figure represents more than 10% of all the lawmakers in the fifty states. Educators as Lawmakers should prove a usefUl tool in the hands of anyone interested in affecting state education policy. An elected official, by necessity, must pay heed to incoming communication, whether from a constituent or from a colleague.

USIM THE DIRECTORY

With occupation as the starting point, a summary was developed for each legislator from the education profession. These summaries include his/her chamber and party affiliation, address, telephone number and, when available, alma mater and committee assignments. Statistical breakdowns by chambe-, party and profession are provided for each state within the body of the directory. Tbtal breakdowns are included in Appendix I.

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The information was gathered from chamber directories, legislative handbooks, state manuals, The State Slate, and State Legislative Leadership, Committees and Staff (see Appendix II for sources). Data are reported as listed in each of these sources, thus occupation titles may vary from state to state. When noted as such in the sources, the member's office telephone number is the one included. However, since this information was not available for each state, be forewarned that you may be reaching a member's home. Statehouse telephone numbers and addresses were verified before inclusion. If member data is unavailable or proves inaccurate, letters and telephone calls may be addressed care/of the statehouses.

Alma maters, where available, are also reported as listed in each of the state sources. Where there is more than one institution of higher education (IHE) listed, it is assumed that each IHE represents a respective degree. For example:

Graduate of:

Boston C., Harvard U., Tufts U.

It is assumed that a bachelor's was received at Boston College, a masters at Harvard University, and a doctorate at TUfts University. Due to format limitations, abbreviations were required. Where these abbreviations might prove ellusive they ave keyed on that page with asterisks.

Suggestions for, and examples of correspondence with state legislators are included in Appendix III.

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