Word: mayes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Left intact a $278,000 libel award against aPawtucket, R.I., newspaper by refusing to review aruling that news stories may be libelous even ifthey contain no false statement
...Agreed to use a Florida case to decidewhether states may prohibit grand jury witnessesfrom making public their own testimony once theinvestigation has ended...
...sponsoring a three-day educational summit with 50 governors at the University of Virginia. The politicians talked about problems in the educational system, while trying to grab some positive publicity in the process. If governors keep their promise to follow up on the conference with concrete proposals, however, Bush may find himself with more than he bargained for. He may have to back up his words with actions...
...Bush tells governors they must raise state taxes to finance new education plans--he only believes in "no new taxes" at the federal level. This overwhelming hypocrisy may ultimately prove to be a major stumbling block to progressive reform in the educational system. Fifty independently conceived and funded approaches to education do not a national policy make...
...ball is in the hands of governors, who vowed to return to the National Governors Conference in February with a refined set of educational goals and proposals. If they can create a "national consensus" on education, they may be able to prod Bush into real action. Governors must try to force Bush to take the extra step, and turn political pointscoring into public policy...