Oversight Hearings on the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI): Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second Session, Hearings Held in Washington, DC, April 20 and 21, 1988U.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 448 pages |
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Page 237 - NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SEC. 405. (a) (1) The Congress hereby declares it to be the policy of the United States to provide to every person an equal opportunity to receive an education of high quality regardless of his race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or social class.
Page 5 - ... national origin, or social class. Although the American educational system has pursued this objective, it has not yet attained that objective.
Page 63 - We can whenever, and wherever we choose, successfully teach all children whose schooling is of Interest to us. We already know more than we need, to do what I just said. Whether or not we do It must finally depend on how we feel about the fact that we haven't so far.
Page 343 - In his message, he touched on something that you and I know very well, but sometimes choose to forget — that education needs more than dollars. It needs to be better than it is — not just somewhat better but a great deal better. We are not going to succeed in making it that much better, nor succeed in solving the major problems facing us without substantial innovation. Without such innovation, the new billions that are going to be poured into the system will simply strengthen and confirm outworn...
Page 63 - ... would you have to see to be persuaded of the educability of poor children? If your answer is more than one, then I submit that you have reasons of your own for preferring to believe that basic pupil performance derives from family background instead of school response to family background. Whether or not we will ever effectively teach the children of the poor is probably far more a matter of politics than of social science, and that is as it should be.
Page 267 - It would be hard to imagine that society could find a higher yield for a dollar of investment than that found in preschool programs for its at-risk children.
Page 258 - Michigan. The Foundation's principal goals are to promote the development of children from infancy through adolescence and to support teachers and parents as they help children learn and grow. The Foundation conducts national and international projects in research, program development, professional training, publishing, and public outreach, with funding support from both governmental and private sources. Today I will discuss several central issues important in early childhood care and education with...
Page 322 - Learning is funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the US Department of Education to conduct research on the education of language minority students in the United States.
Page 300 - Federal budget appropriations for the National Science Foundation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development-Independent Agencies are presented.
Page 410 - ... and information dissemination. While the direction of American education remains primarily the responsibility of State and local governments, the Federal Government has a clear responsibility to provide leadership in the conduct and support of scientific inquiry into the educational process.