ERIC ED385340: ESEA: Framework for Change. Hearings on S. 1513 Entitled "Improving America's Schools Act of 1993," and Related Bill, before the Committee on Labor and Human Resources and the Subcommittee on Education, Arts and Humanities. United States Se

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ESEA: Framework for Change. Heating* on S. 1513
Entitled "Improving America's Schools Act of 1993,"
and Related Bill, before the Committee or Labor and
Human Resources and the Suocommittee odtducation,
Arts and Humanities. United Srates Senate, One
Hundred Third Congress, First Session (Washington,
DC, March 2, 16, 18, 24, April 12, 14, 21, Pe, and
May 5, 1994; Chicago, IL, April 18, 1994).
INSTITUTION
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DESCRIPTORS
At Risk Persons; Child Welfare; Early Childhood
Education; *Educational Finance; *Educational
Improvement; *Elementary Secondary Education; Federal
Aid; Federal Legislation; Hearings; Outcomes of
Education
IDENTIFIERS
Congress 103rd; *Elementary Secondary Education Act;
Family Literacy; Goals 2000; *Improving Americas
Schools Act 1994; Reauthorization Legislation
ABSTRACT
These hearings transcripts present testimony
regarding reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education
Act (ESEA). "Chapter 1" of this legislation is a central part of
federal education policy. Education is currently funded at about $7
billion a year; an additional $700 million, or 10 percent, is
budgeted for the coming fiscal year. These hearings are in response
to the Clinton Administration's proposal to reform, simplify, and
refund the current funding program. The proposal is titled "The
improving America's Schools Act in 1993." This reauthorization
proposal is placed within an overall framework for educational reform
and reflects the objectives of Goals 2000, raising standards for the
education of all children. It also realigns the ESEA with state and
local reform efforts in the Go.ls 2000 bill. Statements are divided
into 10 areas: (1) Reauthorization of ESEA;
(2) Current Status cf
Chapter 1;
(3) New Directions for Chapter 1;
(4) Professional
Development: ESEA Reauthorization; (5) ESEA: School Libraries and
Family Literacy; (6) ESEA Reauthorization School Improvement
Programs: Focusing on What Works; (7) another section on ESEA
Reauthorization; (8) Making the Transition to School: Early Childhood
Programs and Parental Involvement; (9) Foreign Language Education in
Elementary Schools; and (10) School Improvement Programs Focusing on
What Works. These hearings include a statement from Secretary of
Education, Richard Riley, on the proposed legislation. Early
childhood education is specifically addressed in a 50-page section of
the statement, in which representatives from: Headstart; PTA;
National Association of state Boards of Education, Early Childhood
Services; Youth Guidance; and other organizations aligned with
education speak to the issues, in general supporting the "Improving
America's Schools" proposal. (ET)
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ESEA: FRAMEWORK FOR C
HEARINGS
BEFORE THE
COMMITTEE ON
LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
AND THE
SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND
HUMANITIES
UNITED STATES SENATE
ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
ON
S. 1513
ENTITLED "IMPROVING AMERICA'S SCHOOLS ACT OF 1993," AND
RELATED BILL
MARCH 2, 16, 18, 24, APRIL 12, 14, (WASHINGTON, DC) 18, (CHICAGO, IL)
21, 26, AND MAY 5, (WASHINGTON, DC) 1994
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1994
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
DY, Massachusetts, Chairman
EDWARD M. KENNE
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island
IsIANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM, Kansas
JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont
HOWARD M. Mk.TzENBAUM, Ohio
DAN COATS, Indiana
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire
PAUL SIMON, Illinois
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina
TOM HARKIN, Iowa
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland
DAVE DURENBERGER, Minnesota
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Mexico
PAUL D. ViELISTONE, Minnesota
HARRIS WOFFORD, Pennsylvania
NICK InTuTIELD, Staff Director and Chief Counsel
SUSAN K. HATTAN, Minority Staff Director
SUBCOMMTITRR ON EDUCATION, ARTS AND HUMANITIES
CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Island, Chairman
JAMES M. JEFFORDS, Vermont
HOWARD M. METZENBAUM, Ohio
CHRISTOPHER J. DODD, Connecticut
NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM, Kansas
DAN COATS, Indiana
PAUL SIMON, Illinois
JUDD GREGG, New Hampshire
BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland
STROM THURMOND, South Carolina
JEFF BINGAMAN, New Metico
ORRIN G. HATCH, Utah
EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Massachusetts
DAVE DURENBERGER, New Mexico
PAUL D. WELLSTONE, Minnesota
HARRIS WOFFORD, Pennsylvania
TOM HARKIN, Iowa
DAVID V. EVANS, Staff Director
PAM DKVITT, Minority Professional Staff
CONTENTS
REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
ACT
STATEMENTS
MARCH 2, 1994
Page
of Massachusetts
1
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State
3
Vermont
Jefforda, Hon. James M., a U.S. Senator from the State of
6
Island
Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode
8
Connecticut
Dodd, Hon. Christopher J., a U.S. Senator from the State of
Education, Washington,
Riley, Richard W., Secretary, U.S. Department of
for Elementary
DC, accompanied by Tom Payzant, Assistant Secretary
11
and Secondary Education
25
Illinois
Simon, Hon. Paul, a U.S. Senator from the State of
29
Harkin, Hon. Tom, a US. Senator from the State of Iowa
30
South Carolina
Thurmond, Hon. Strom, a U.S_ Senator from the State of
31
Utah
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of
32
Minnesota
Durenberger, Hon. Dave, a U.S. Senator from the State of
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
47
Prepared statement of Richard W. Riley
Jr., South Caro-
Letter to President Clinton, from Gov. Carroll A. Campbell,
50
lina, dated March 1, 1994
from President Clin-
Letter to Gov. Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., South Carolina,
51
ton, dated March 3, 1994
THE CURRENT STATUS OF CHAPTER 1
STATEMENTS
MARCH 16, 1994
53
of Massachusetts
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State
54
Rhode Island
Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of
55
Cortina Ramon C., chancellor, New York City Schools
63
of Education
Smith, Marshall, Under Secretary, U.S. Department
Network, Washington,
Puriefoy, Wendy, president, Public Education Fund
lames, U.S.
DC; Linda G. Mona, Director, Education and Employment
by Beatrice Ber-
General Amounting Office, Washington, DC; accompanied
-Haycock, director, The Education Trust,
man and Charlie Jeszeck; and Kati
74
DC
American Association for Higher Education, Washington,
Education, Commonwealth of Kentucky;
n, Thomas G., Commissioner of
Bo
Department of Education;
Dan French, Chapter 1 Director, Massachusetts
Flynn School, Providence,
and Andrea Mattis, head teacher, Edmund W.
86
RI
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Peso
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
Mr. Cortines
96
Ms. Puriefoy
100
Mr. Boysen
107
Mr. Frencla
111
Mr. Smith
113
Ms. Morra
124
Ms. Haycock
136
Ms. Matia
140
NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHAFFER 1
STATEMENTS
MARCH 18, 1994
Kennedy, Hon. Edward M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Massachusetts
143
Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island
144
Hornbeck, David, chairman, Commission on Chapter 1
144
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah
148
Feuer, Michael J., Director, Board on Testing and Assessment, National Re-
search Council, National Academy of Sciences; Iris C. Rotberg, director,
Rand Study on "Federal Options for Improving the Education Pf Low-
Income Students"; and Phyllis McClure, chair, Independent Review Panel,
National Assessment of Chapter 1
152
Hoyerd , Hon. Steny IL, a Representative in Congress from the State of Mary-
lan
156
Hocevar, Gary, principal, Van Buren Middle School, Albuquerque, NM; and
Edwin S. Jackson, principal, Williams Magnet School, Little Rock, AR
169
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
Mr. Hornbeck
175
Mr. Feuer
177
Ms. McClure
180
Mr. Hocevar
184
Mr. Jackson
189
Ms. Kober
191
Congressman Hoyer
193
Ms. Rotberg
195
Mr. Nero
210
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: ESEA REAUTHORIZATION
STATEMENTS
MARCH 24, 1994
Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from tite State of Rhode Island
223
Jeffords, Hon. James M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont
225
Simon, Hon. Paul, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois
226
Wellston, Hon. Paul D., a US. Senator from the State of Minnesota
226
Dodd, Hon. Christopher J., a U.S. Senator from the State of Connecticut
227
Hunt, James B. Jr., Governor, State of North Carolina, and Chair, National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards
228
Harkin, Hon. Tom, a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa
241
V
Page
Case, Charles W., dean, School of Education, University of Connecticut,
Storrs, CT; Argie K. Johnson, superintendent, Chicago Public Schools, Chi-
Community
IL; Pam Schmidt,
Schools,
Dunkerton
teacher,
cago,
Dunkerton, IA; and Benjamin 0. Canada, superintendent, Jackson Public
241
Schools, Jackson, MS
Lindquist, Mary, president, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics;
256
and Elaine Hairston, chancellor, Ohio Board of Regents, Columbus, OH
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
263
Governor Hunt
266
Mr. Johnson
268
Ms. Hairston
269
American Chemical Society
271
Senator Hatfield
273
Ms. Kopp
275
Mr. Case
284
Ms. Schmidt
289
Mr. Canada
295
Ms. Lindquist
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT: SCHOOL LIBRARIES
AND FAMILY LITERACY
STATEMENTS
APRIL 12, 1994
303
Simon, Hon. Paul, a U.S. Senator from theState of Illinois
Sarbanes, Hon. Paul S., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland, and
Hon. Jack Reed, a Representative in Congress from the State of Rhode
306
Island
310
Hartman, Andrew, director, National Institute for Literacy, Washington, DC
Macaulay, David, author, Warren, RI; Jeanie McNamara, researcher, Univer-
sity of South Carolina, Columbia, SC; Jim Wulfson, student, Edward R.
Devotion School, Brookline, MA; and Carolyn Markuson, librarian, Sud-
317
bury, MA
Ritchie, Yulanda and DeAnthony, Louisville. KY; Bonnie Lash Freeman, di-
rector of training, planning and development, National Center for Literacy;
325
and Heather Redmond, teacher, Louisville, KY
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
333
Senator Sarbanes
334
Congressman Reed
336
Mr. Hartman
337
Ms. McNamara
340
Ms. Markuson
347
Ms. Ritchie
348
Ms. Freeman
349
Ms. Richmond
ESEA REAUTHORIZATION SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS: FOCUSING
ON WHAT WORKS
STATEMENTS
APRIL 14, 1994
351
Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island
352
Jefforda, Hon. James M., a U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont
7
VI
Page
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah
352
Boehije Boyd W., president, National School Boards Association, Alexandria,
VA; Winfred Cottman, project manager, Dropout Demonstration Assistance
Program, Baltimore City Pablic Schools, Baltimore, MD; Shirl E. Gilbert
II, superintendent, Indianapolis Public Schools, Indianapolis, IN; on behalf
of the Council of the Great City Schools; and Judy M. Thorne, senior
research analyst, Center for Research in Education, Research Triangle In-
stitute, Durham, NC
354
Coats, Hon. Dan, a U.S. Senator from the State of Indiana
376
Hakuta, Kenji, Sdiool of Education, Stanford University, Stanford, CA; Jane
Hunt, deputy associate superintendent, Arizona Department of Education,
Phoenix, AZ; and Linda G. Morra, Director, Education and Employment
Issues, Health, Education, and Human Services Division, U.S. General
Accounting Office, Washington, DC
376
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
Mr. Boehlje
385
Mr. Cottman
391
Mr. Gilbert
392
Mr. Hakuta
394
Ms. Thorne
395
Ms. Acosta
402
Ms. Hunt
407
Ms. Morra
409
Ms. Billings
418
Excerpts from a report prepareri by the U.S. Senate Republican Conference,
Sept. 1992
423
Letter to Senator Pell, from John D. Perry, Apr. 22, 1994, prepared statement
431
Prepared statement of Mr. Smith
435
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT REAUTHORIZATION
STATEMENTS
APRIL 18, 1994
Simon, Hon. Paul, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois
437
Dominguez, Leonard, deputy mayor for education, city of Chicago
438
Caldwell, Kimberly, student, Hefferan Elementary School; accompanied by
Kenneth Jenkins, student, Hefferan Elementary School
439
Broncato, Mary Jayne, interim State superintendent, Illinois State Board
of Education; Sharon Grant, president, Board of Education, Chicago Public
Schools; and Richard D. Leine, executive director, Coalition for Education
Rights
441
Harvey, Patricia, executive assistant to the superintendent, former principal
of Hefferan School; Karen Berman, Chicago Lawyers Committee; Bobbi
Green, board member, National Coalition of Title IChapter 1 Parents;
and Carlos Azcoitia, principal, Spry Elementary School
461
Bearden, Allen, assistant director, Chicago Teachers Union Quest Center,
Harvey A. Daniels, professor of education, National Louis University; ac-
companied by Barbara Morris, teacher, and Valerie Lyle, teacher, Lincoln
Elementary School, Marion IL
462
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
IV's. Broncato
471
Ms. Grant
472
Mr. Leine
474
Ms. Berman
477
Ms. Green
479
Ms. Lyle
481
8
ti
VII
Pals
Prepared statementsContinued
483
Mr. Daniels
492
Cross City Campaign
CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
MAKING THE TRANSITION TO SCHOOL: EARLY
AND PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
STATEMENTS
APRIL 21, 1994
499
Connecticut
Dodd, Hon. Christopher J., a U.S. Senator from the State of
502
Hatch, Orrin G., a US. Senator from the State of Utah
Rockville, MD; David. Wil-
Doores, Mimi, principal, Beall Elementary School,
Diamond; and Tom
kins, parent, Rockville, Nip, accompanied by daughter,
of State
Schultz, director of Early Childhood Services, National Association
503
Boards of Education, Alexandria, VA
Connecticut, Hnm-
Toman, Barbara, president, Parent-Teacher Association of
Guidance, Chicago,
den, CT; Stuart A. Taylor, II, board of directors, Youth
School, Phila
IL; and Gaeton Zorzi, principal, William Cramp Elementary
520
delphia, PA
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
541
Ms. Domes
542
Mr. Wilkins
543
Mr. Schultz
546
Ms. Toman
549
Mr. Taylor
SCHOOLS
FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION IN ELEMENTARY
STATEMENTS
APRIL 26, 1994
553
Simon, Hon. Paul, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois
CA; Myriam
Munks, Jeffrey J., founder AT&T Language Line, Monterey,
Language Education,
Met, advisory council, National Standards in Foreign
Yonkers, NY;
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages,
of Chicago,
Rashid Khalidi, professor of middle eastern studies, University
Orientation Re-
Chicago, 14 and, Noel Kreicker, president, International
554
mums, Northbrook, IL
Program, Ar-
Student demonstration of Key School Spanish Two-Immersion
567
lington, Virginia Public Schools, accompanied by Kathy Panfil, principal
Diversity and
Christian, Donna, National Center for Research on Cultural
568
Second Language Learning, Center for Applied Linguistics
Fairfax County,
Student demonstration of the Japanese Immersion Program,
571
Virginia Public Schools, accompanied by Martha Abbott, coordinator
K-12 Task
Brown, Christine, chair, Foreign Language Standards Project
Connecticut Public
Force, and foreign language coordinator, Glastonbury,
573
Schools
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Prepared statements:
576
Mr. Munks
579
Ms. Met
585
Ms. Kreicker
587
Ms. Abbott
595
Ms. Brown
VIII
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS FOCUSING ON WHAT WORKS
STATEMENTS
MAY 5, 1994
Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island
601
DeFazio, Jackie, president, American Association of University Women, and
assistant principal for instruction, Glenbard East High School, Lombard,
IL; Tom Seligman, director, Stanford Unversity Museum of Art, Stanford,
CA; Joseph S. Renzulli, director, National Research Center on the Gifted
and Talented, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Cr; and Charles N
Quigley, executive director, Center for Civic Education, Calabasas, CA,
on behalf of We The People
602
Moseley-Braun, Hon. Carol, a U.S. Senator from the State of Illinois; and
Hon. Eliot L. Engel, a Representative in Congress from the State of New
York
605
Hatch, Hon. Orrin G., a U.S. Senator from the State of Utah
610
Graves, Ruth, president, Reading is Fundamental, Washington, DC; John
J. Erickson, Osseo Senior High School, Osseo, MN; and Stephen A. Janger,
president, Close Up Foundation, Alexandria, VA
624
Harkin, Hon. Tom, a U.S. Senator from the State of Iowa
631
Mikulski, Hon. Barbara A., a U.S. Senator from the State of Maryland
632
APPENDIX
Articles, publications, letters, etc.:
Statements:
National Collegiate Athletic Association
633
Mr. Maillard
634
Mr. Torres
640
National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education
644
Girls Incorporated
650
National Coalition For Sex Equity in Education
666
National Education Association
665
American Association of Museums
662
Ms. Burke
664
Ms. DeFazio
666
Congressman Engel
674
Mr. Seligman
677
Mr. Renzulli
680
Mr. Quigley
688
Ms. Graves
692
:dr. Erickson
697
Mr. Janger
699
Mr. Smith
706
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