Author Question: Which state agency changed to appointing members in the 1980s to ensure the adoption of education ... (Read 58 times)

james9437 · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which state agency changed to appointing members in the 1980s to ensure the adoption of education reform measures, and then reverted to electing members once the reforms were enacted?

A) Texas Education Agency B) State Board of Education C) Commissioner of Education D) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Committee E) Texas Parent Teacher Association

Question 2

Texas agency heads appointed by the governor directly, as opposed to those appointed by boards and commissions, are seen usually as

A) more powerful because of their access to the governor and because they are part of the governor's political team.
B) less efficient because of their political obligations to the governor.
C) less responsive to the interests of the public because of their political involvement with the governor.
D) less capable because governors tend to appoint friends and allies while board and commissions tend to appoint professional administrators.
E) more capable because governors tend to appoint friends and allies from the private sector while boards and commissions tend to appoint professional bureaucrats.