Mississippi State Athletics
Missouri Secretary of State: 2003-2004 Official Manual
Division of State Parks ... Missouri State Highway Patrol ... State Representative Districts ... [Read More]
Delta Music Museum Grand Opening Page
Swaggart and Mickey Gilley Secretary of State McKeithen hoped to unite the trio of singing cousins on stage as Ferriday welcomed home her native sons. "Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart were present for their induction but Jerry Lee Lewis was unable to attend due to unforseen problems" said McKeithen. "We plan to honor many more natives of the Louisiana/ Mississippi Delta region — people who have distinguished themselves nationally and internationally, not only in music, but in various fields of endeavor such as education, business and athletics. I ask the citizens of our state to nominate other distinguished Louisianians for induction into our Delta Music Museum and Hall of Fame." ... [Read More]
Rod Paige, Department of Education Secretary
Secretary Paige became the superintendent of schools ofHISD in 1994. As superintendent, Secretary Paige created the Peer Examination,Evaluation, and Redesign (PEER) program, which solicits recommendations frombusiness and community professionals for strengthening school support servicesand programs. He launched a system of charter schools that have broad authorityin decisions regarding staffing, textbooks, and materials. He saw to it thatHISD paid teachers salaries competitive with those offered by other large Texasschool districts. Secretary Paige made HISD the first school district in thestate to institute performance contracts modeled on those in the private sector,whereby senior staff members' continued employment with HISD is based on theirperformance. He also introduced teacher incentive pay, which rewards teachersfor outstanding performance and creative solutions to educational problems. ... [Read More]
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More than 77% of all artists and 83% of paid artists use the internet, compared to 63% of the entire population - Artists, Musicians and the internet, Pew Internet & American Life Project Giving by the nation's more than 66,000 grant-making foundations increased to $32.4 billion in 2004. This increase of 6.9% follows two years of modest declines. The average American dancer's career begins at the age of 19 and ends by the age of 34, for a typical duration of 15 years. Artists are a growing part of the U.S. workforce, representing more than 2 million working adults in 2001 (up from 730.000 in 1970). More artists live in California than any other state in the United States. There are 10,000 arts organizations in California. The oldest museum west of the Mississippi is the Croker Art Museum in Sacramento, California. The oldest ballet company in the U.S. is the San Francisco Ballet. Compared to five years ago, 500,000 fewer California school children are taking music education. C ... [Read More]
White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans
Born in Monticello, Mississippi, Secretary Paige is the son of public school educators. He earned a bachelor's degree from Jackson State University in Mississippi and a Master's degree and a doctorate from Indiana University. ... As a trustee and an officer of the Board of Education of the Houston Independent School District (HISD) from 1989 to 1994, Secretary Paige coauthored the board's A Declaration of Beliefs and Visions, a statement of purpose and goals for the school district that called for fundamental reform through decentralization, a focus on instruction, accountability at all levels, and development of a core curriculum. A Declaration of Beliefs and Visions was the catalyst that launched the ongoing, comprehensive restructuring of HISD. ... [Read More]
Challenges Facing Amateur Athletics
<DOC>[107th Congress House Hearings][From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access][DOCID: f:77989.wais] CHALLENGES FACING AMATEUR ATHLETICS======================================================================= HEARING before the SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, TRADE, AND CONSUMER PROTECTION of the COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION __________ FEBRUARY 13, 2002 __________ Serial No. 107-85 __________ Printed for the use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/ house __________ U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 2002_____________________________________________________________________________For Sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing OfficeInternet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMME ... [Read More]
Institution List
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY-PENN STATE MONT ALTO ... ( Sort the table below by clicking on the fields : Institution, City, State, Size ) ... Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act Home | ... [Read More]
Indiana's State Parks & Reservoirs - Parks
Look for this fabulous new jewl in White River State Park to open inMay 2002. More than 65,000 square feet of exhibit space will showcase Hoosier art, culture, narural history, and science. For more operating hours and pricing call 317-232-1637. ... White River State Park ... Indiana State Museum IMAX® Theater Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art NCAA Hall of Champions Congressional Medal of Honor Memorial The Indianapolis Zoo White River Gardens Victory Field Pumphouse Visitors Center The National Institute for Fitness and Sport (NIFS) ... [Read More]
Louisiana Secretary of State/Louisiana Music Cavalcade Homepage
On April 27, the Music Cavalcade rolled onto the grounds of Louisiana's Old State Capitol . Restored to its original splendor by the Secretary of State's Office in 1994, the Gothic style castle rests high on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River and has become a cultural center for the Baton Rouge community. The all day event was enjoyed by several thousand attendees. ... The Strawberry Capital of the World and the Prairie Cajun Capital of the World were both visited by the Louisiana Music Cavalcade Saturday, March 23 in a doubleheader performance by the Cavalcade entertainers. First stop was the Strawberry Jam 'n Toast to the Arts, a Ponchatoula festival in its second year. Secretary of State W. Fox McKeithen was on hand to present Ponchatoula native Irma Thomas with a certificate proclaiming Irma Thomas Day in Louisiana. The festival format featured more than 65 acts on nine stages across Ponchatoula. The Louisiana Music Cavalcade Band led the performers on the Synergy Home Health Stage early Saturday afternoon. Gibson guitar craftsman Luke Thompson joined the band on stage for the duration of the performance. Thompson is a renown mandolin player and has been involved in Louisiana music for decades. Also performing for the Ponchatoula crowd were Mickey and Jack Jones, Margie Leblanc, Shelli Brown and Jennifer Honeycutt, and the Secretary of State him ... [Read More]
American Embassy Dar es Salaam
A look at the career of Eddie Robinson, known as the winning-ist coach in college football history. This program outlines the accomplishments of Robinson's 57-year tenure at Grambling State University, where his football team won 400 victories. ... AMERICA . A LAND OF IMMIGRANTS (AFRO-AMERICAN) . BLACK OLYMPIANS-ATHLETICS AND SOCIAL: (28:00 Minutes) ... [Read More]
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