Who Controls American Education? Elected Officials and the Deep State

The purpose of this article is to examine online learning at the macro level in terms of its impact on American K-12 and higher education. The authors draw on six years of data that they have collected through national studies of online learning in American education as well as related research to do a critical and balanced analysis of the evolution of online learning in the United States and to speculate where it is going. Their collection of data represents some of the most extensive research examining online learning in the totality of K-20 education. Issues related to the growth of online learning, institutional mission, student access, faculty acceptance, instructional quality, and student satisfaction are explored. Of particular importance is an attempt to determine if online learning is in fact transforming American education in its essence and to speculate on the future.

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Local funding for coastal projects: An overview of practices, policies, and considerations

Shore & Beach ◽

10.34237/1008826 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-60

Author(s):

Derek Brockbank ◽

Annie Mercer ◽

Peter Ravella ◽

Tyler Buckingham ◽

Shannon Cunniff ◽

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Keyword(s):

Elected Officials ◽

Paper Briefly ◽

Coastal Restoration ◽

Funding Policies ◽

Local Funding ◽

Project Characteristics ◽

Beach Renourishment

The goal of this paper is to help coastal managers and elected officials think about how to fund beach renourishment and coastal restoration projects. The paper briefly reviews the evolution of funding policies, introduces funding considerations based on project characteristics, and outlines funding tools or mechanisms to consider.

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The Future of Muslim Education in the United States: An Agenda for Research

American Journal of Islam and Society ◽

10.35632/ajis.v20i3-4.524 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 20 (3-4) ◽

pp. 46-82

Author(s):

Fathi Malkawi

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

The United States ◽

American Education ◽

Future Trends ◽

Muslim Community ◽

Short Term ◽

The Future ◽

Muslim Education ◽

Future Plans

This paper addresses some of the Muslim community’s concerns regarding its children’s education and reflects upon how education has shaped the position of other communities in American history. It argues that the future of Muslim education will be influenced directly by the present realities and future trends within American education in general, and, more importantly, by the well-calculated and informed short-term and long-term decisions and future plans taken by the Muslim community. The paper identifies some areas in which a wellestablished knowledge base is critical to making decisions, and calls for serious research to be undertaken to furnish this base.

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The Deep State: An Emerging Concept in Comparative Politics

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.2313375 ◽

2013 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Patrick H O'Neil

Keyword(s):

Comparative Politics ◽

Deep State

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Citizenship, Community, and Ethics: Forrest Gump as a Moral Exemplary

Public Voices ◽

10.22140/pv.427 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 82

Author(s):

William D. Richardson ◽

Ronald L. McNinch

Keyword(s):

Public Administration ◽

Common Sense ◽

Democratic Republic ◽

Core Values ◽

Elected Officials ◽

Political Climate ◽

Ordinary Citizen ◽

The Core ◽

Timely Reminder ◽

Ordinary Citizens

"Forrest Gump" bas been extraordinarily popular with the ordinary citizens and one of the reasons is self-evident: it presents a Jeffersonian confidence in the moral stalwartness of the yeoman citizenry that runs counter to some of the current approaches in ethics. The film celebrates a basic decency and a common sense that are accessible to all. No real or imagined superiority is required for one to partake. The film is not only popular but also populist in its assertion of the primacy of the ordinary citizen within this regime. In a political climate that now finds the tenure of elected officials uncertain and the legitimacy of public administration suspect, the visible portrayal of exemplary citizen virtues may serve as a timely reminder to all that, more so than any other regime, a democratic republic is ultimately and fundamentally dependent on the core values possessed by its citizenry.

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