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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
Date: 4/5
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FROM: JAMES P. PINKERTON
Deputy Assistant to the President
for Policy Planning
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Document No. 023368
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE" ON EDUCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCL
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
Bennett
FITZWATER
P
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by close of
business TODAY Wenesday, April 5. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE: okay
Joden Which
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
FROM:
ROGER B. PORTER RBP
SUBJECT:
Proposed Draft of "White House Wire" on
Education
The proposed draft will provide educators with good facts
on the President's proposals. My only editorial suggestion
is to replace the term "or" with "and" in the last sentence of
the first full paragraph on page two - "who have demonstrated
their subject area competence and leadership qualities". We
want these individuals to possess both competence and
leadership qualities.
If you have any questions, please let me know.
CC: James W. Cicconi
Document No. 023368
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE" ON EDUCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
Bennett
FITZWATER
P
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by close of
business TODAY Wenesday, April 5. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1
( (Grant)
April 5, 1989
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE"
ON EDUCATION
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS "EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ACT OF 1989" TO HILL
On April 5, President Bush sent a wide-ranging education
reform package to Congress, entitled the "Education Excellence
Act of 1989. This legislation embodies several principles
central to education reform. First, excellence and achievement
in education should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal
dollars should help those most in need. Third, greater
flexibility and choice in education -- both parental choice in
selecting schools for their children and local school systems'
choice of teachers and principals -- are essential. Finally, the
President supports educational accountability, and is committed
to measuring and rewarding progress toward quality education.
The bill includes seven specific legislative initiatives:
The Presidential Merit Schools program would reward schools
which make substantial progress in raising students' educational
achievement, creating a safe and drug-free school environment,
and reducing the drop-out rate. Public and private elementary
and secondary schools would be eligible for cash awards.
A new Magnet Schools of Excellence program would support the
establishment, expansion, or enhancement of magnet schools.
Current Department of Education grants reward magnet schools
2
undergoing desegregation; this program would provide incentives
for other schools to do as well.
The Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals
program would provide incentives for States to develop, expand or
improve flexible certification systems designed to draw into
education talented professionals who have demonstrated their
subject area competence or leadership qualities.
The President's Awards for Excellence in Education would be
given to public and private school teachers in every State who
meet the highest standards of excellence.
Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants would provide
special assistance for a comprehensive range of services to
selected urban school districts that are disproportionately
affected by drug trafficking and abuse.
A National Science Scholars program would provide
scholarships to high school seniors who have excelled in the
sciences and mathematics.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities would be
provided with additional funding for endowment matching grants,
an effective way to create financial strength and long-term
financial security.
Urging the Congress to take prompt action on the
legislation, the President said, "I believe that greater
educational achievement promotes sustained economic growth,
enhances the Nation's competitive position in world markets,
increases productivity, and leads to higher incomes for everyone.
3
The Nation must invest in its young people, giving them the
knowledge, skills and values to live productive lives."
BUSH OUTLINES INITIATIVE IN SERIES OF EVENTS WITH STUDENTS
Over the last ten days, the President met with education
leaders and students before announcing his legislative proposal.
In a succession of events -- from a visit to local James Madison
High School, to a question-and-answer session with students in
the Close Up Foundation, to an address before the Association of
Community and Junior Colleges -- President Bush reached out to
those on the front lines of educaton reform.
He told students during the Close Up event on March 29,
"These are your schools and they exist to serve you, and you have
the right to demand the best from your teachers and from your
schools. You can expect excellence from your schools and you can
make them work for you. So where school is concerned, it's not a
matter of like it or leave it. It's like it or change it. "
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LINE UP IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
At the time the White House Wire went to press, the
following Members of Congress had agreed to cosponsor the
"Educational Excellence Act of 1989":
HOUSE: William Goodling (R-PA) ; Jim Courter (R-NJ) ; Robert
Dornan (R-CA) ; Bill Grant (D-FL) ; John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AK) ;
4
Craig James (R-FL) ; Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA) ; Jerry Lewis (R-
CA) ; Robert Michel (R-IL) ; Howard Nielson (R-UT) ; Pat Roberts (R-
KS) ; Christopher Shays (R-CT) ; Robert Walker (R-PA) The bill
will come before the House Education and Labor Committee; date to
be announced.
SENATE: David Boren (D-OK) ; Dan Coates (R-IN) ; Thad Cochran
(R-MS) ; Orrin Hatch (R-UT) ; Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) ; Don Nickles
(R-OK) ; Strom Thurmond (R-SC) ; John Warner (R-VA) The bill will
come before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee; date
to be announced.
SUPPORT BUILDS ACROSS NATION FOR EDUCATION REFORM
Enthusiastic supporters of the President's goals for
improving education are speaking out all over the country -- from
elected officials, teachers, business leaders and members of the
media. Giving parents and students educational choice, and
promoting excellence in all classrooms are the talk of many
concerned Americans:
"If we are to maintain our position as a leader among the
industrialized nations and if we are to compete successfully
internationally, we must attack the education deficit now. The
Educational Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush hold solid promise of strengthening
the education structure and fostering improvement throughout our
education system.' " -- Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos
5
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline
...
the objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring
The
public schools must change if they are to survive." -- David
Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"We must remember who is ultimately responsible for
children. Now is the time to empower parents
...
Choice is the
key. " -- Governor Rudy Perpich (Minnesota)
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational
reform by introducing a market mechanism to the public
educational system. " -- Sy Fliegel, former administrator, East
Harlem District 4
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice." -- National Governors'
Association, Time for Results
"The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering. " -- The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked SO well in New Jersey, is
now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New Jersey's
success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate route
teachers into our classrooms." -- Governor Thomas H. Kean (N.J.)
# # #
Document No. 023368
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE" ON EDUCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
Mkhas
P
DEMAREST
Bennett
FITZWATER
P
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by close of
business TODAY Wenesday, April 5. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
James W. Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1
( (Grant) )
April 5, 1989
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE"
ON EDUCATION
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS "EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ACT OF 1989" TO HILL
On April 5, President Bush sent a wide-ranging education
reform package to Congress, entitled the "Education Excellence
Act of 1989." This legislation embodies several principles
central to education reform. First, excellence and achievement
in education should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal
dollars should help those most in need. Third, greater
flexibility and choice in education -- both parental choice in
selecting schools for their children and local school systems'
choice of teachers and principals -- are essential. Finally, the
President supports educational accountability, and is committed
to measuring and rewarding progress toward quality education.
The bill includes seven specific legislative initiatives:
The Presidential Merit Schools program would reward schools
which make substantial progress in raising students' educational
achievement, creating a safe and drug-free school environment,
and reducing the drop-out rate. Public and private elementary
and secondary schools would be eligible for cash awards.
A new Magnet Schools of Excellence program would support the
establishment, expansion, or enhancement of magnet schools.
Current Department of Education grants reward magnet schools
get
longuage
2
undergoing desegregation; this program would provide incentives
for other schools to do as well.
The Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals
program would provide incentives for States to develop, expand or
improve flexible certification systems designed to draw into
education talented professionals who have demonstrated their
and
subject area competence or leadership qualities.
The President's Awards for Excellence in Education would be
given to public and private school teachers in every State who
meet the highest standards of excellence.
Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants would provide
special assistance for a comprehensive range of services to
selected urban school districts that are disproportionately
affected by drug trafficking and abuse.
A National Science Scholars program would provide
scholarships to high school seniors who have excelled in the
sciences and mathematics.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities would be
provided with additional funding for endowment matching grants,
an effective way to create financial strength and long-term
financial security.
Urging the Congress to take prompt action on the
legislation, the President said, "I believe that greater
educational achievement promotes sustained economic growth,
enhances the Nation's competitive position in world markets,
increases productivity, and leads to higher incomes for everyone.
3
The Nation must invest in its young people, giving them the
knowledge, skills and values to live productive lives. "
BUSH OUTLINES INITIATIVE IN SERIES OF EVENTS WITH STUDENTS
Over the last ten days, the President met with education
leaders and students before announcing his legislative proposal.
In a succession of events -- from a visit to local James Madison
High School, to a question-and-answer session with students in from
the Close Up Foundation, to an address before the Association of
Community and Junior Colleges -- President Bush reached out to
those on the front lines of educaton reform.
He told students during the Close Up event on March 29,
"These are your schools and they exist to serve you, and you have
the right to demand the best from your teachers and from your
schools. You can expect excellence from your schools and you can
make them work for you. So where school is concerned, it's not a
matter of like it or leave it. It's like it or change it. "
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LINE UP IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
At the time the White House Wire went to press, the
following Members of Congress had agreed to cosponsor the
"Educational Excellence Act of 1989":
HOUSE: William Goodling (R-PA) ; Jim Courter (R-NJ) ; Robert
R
Dornan (R-CA) ; Bill Grant (D-FL) ; John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AK) ;
4
Craig James (R-FL) ; Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA) ; Jerry Lewis (R-
CA) ; Robert Michel (R-IL) ; Howard Nielson (R-UT) ; Pat Roberts (R-
KS) ; Christopher Shays (R-CT) ; Robert Walker (R-PA) The bill
will come before the House Education and Labor Committee; date to
be announced.
SENATE: David Boren (D-OK) ; Dan Coates (R-IN) ; Thad Cochran
(R-MS) ; Orrin Hatch (R-UT) ; Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) ; Don Nickles
(R-OK) ; Strom Thurmond (R-SC) ; John Warner (R-VA) The bill will
come before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee; date
to be announced.
SUPPORT BUILDS ACROSS NATION FOR EDUCATION REFORM
Enthusiastic supporters of the President's goals for
improving education are speaking out all over the country -- from
elected officials, teachers, business leaders and members of the
media. Giving parents and students educational choice, and
promoting excellence in all classrooms are the talk of many
concerned Americans:
"If we are to maintain our position as a leader among the
industrialized nations and if we are to compete successfully
internationally, we must attack the education deficit now. The
Educational Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush hold solid promise of strengthening
the education structure and fostering improvement throughout our
education system.' -- Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos
5
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline
...
the objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring
...
The
public schools must change if they are to survive." -- David
Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"We must remember who is ultimately responsible for
children. Now is the time to empower parents
Choice is the
key. " -- Governor Rudy Perpich (Minnesota)
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational
reform by introducing a market mechanism to the public
educational system." -- Sy Fliegel, former administrator, East
Harlem District 4
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice. " -- National Governors'
Association, Time for Results
"The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering. " -- The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked so well in New Jersey, is
now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New Jersey's
success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate route
teachers into our classrooms. " -- Governor Thomas H. Kean (N.J.)
# # #
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION
UNITED
10:00 am
April 5, 1989
ORIGINAL HOUSE SPONSORS OF THE PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION BILL
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
Rep. Bob Michel (R-IL), House Republican Leader
Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA), House Republican whip
Rep. Jerry Conference Lewis (R-CA), Chairman of the House Republican
Rep. Bill McCollom (R-FL) vice Chairman of the Republican
Conference
Rep. Committee Mickey Edwards (R-OK) Chairman of the Republican Policy
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF HOUSE EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE
Rep. Peter Smith (R-VT)
Rep. Bill Goodling (R-PA) (Ranking Member) of full comm
Rep. Paul Henry (R-MI)
rank of educ sub
Rep. Harris Fawell (R-IL)
Rep. Steve Bartlett (R-TX)-
Rep. Fred Grandy (R-Iowa)
Rep. Tom Petri (R-WI)
Rep. Steve Gunderson (R-WI)
Rep. Cass Ballanger (R-NC).
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATION'S SUBCOMMITTEE
ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION
Rep. Silvio Conte (R-MA) (Ranking Member)
Rep. John Porter (R-IL)
Rep. Larry Coughlin (R-PA)-
Rep. Carl Pursell (R-MI)
OTHER HOUSE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA)
Rep. Robert Walker (R-PA)
Rep. Dan Burton (R-IN).
Rep. Jan Meyers (R-KS)
Rep. Lynn Martin (R-IL)
Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH)
Rep. Art Ravenel (R-SC)
Rep. Bill Grant (R-FL).
Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AR)
Rep. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Rep. Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA)-
Rep. Howard Nielsen (R-UT).
Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ).
Rep. Craig James (R-FL)
.
Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT)
Rep. Bill Broomfield (R-MI)
27
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ep. Arlen Stangland (R-MN)
ep. Carlos Moorhead (R-CA)
'P. Fred Upton (R-MI)
.ep. Ed Madigan (R-IL)
'p. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
(ep. Richard Baker (R-LA)
ep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)
tep. Herbert Bateman (R-VA)
ep. Rod Chandler (R-WA).
ep. Bob McEwen (R-OH)
..
up. Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY)
kep. David Dryer (R-CA)
ep. Mel Hancock (R-MO)
(ep. Andy Ireland (R-FL)
Rep. Don Ritter (R-PA) -
tep. Don Suundquist (R-TN)
Rep. Barbara Vucanovich (R-NV)
Rep. Matt Rinaldo (R-NJ)
Rep. Chalmers Wylie (R-OH)
Rep. Bill Schuette (R-MI)
Rep. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine)-
Rep. Bill Clinger (R-PA)
Rep. Sonny Callahan (R-AL)
Rep. Alex McMillen (R-NC)
,
Rep. Connie Morella (R-MD)
Rep. Jack Buechner (R-MO) :
Rep. Michael Dewine (R-OH)
Rep. Amory Houghton (R-NY)
Rep. Bill Thomas (R-CA)
Rep. Raymond McGrath (R-NY).
Rep. Jim Lightfoot (R-Iowa)
Rep. Jim Kolbe (R-AZ)
Rep. James Walsh (R-NY)
Rep. Nancy Johnson (R-CT) -
Rep. Pat Saiki (R-HI)
Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska)
Rep. Bob Stump (R-AZ)
Rep. John Kasich (R-OH) -
Rep. David Martin (R-NY)
Rep. Joe Skeen (R-NM)
Rep. Bill Clinger (R-PA)
Rep. Larry Craig (R-ID)
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10:00 A.M. 4/6
SENATE COSPONSORS (34)
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
in
Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) (Republican Leader)
Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) (Republican Whip)
Sen. John Chafee (R-RI) (Chairman of the Senate Republican
Conference)
Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK) (Chairman of the Senate Republican
Senatorial Campaign Committee)
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (Ranking Member)
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) (Subcommittee Ranking Member)
Sen. James Jeffords (R-vt)
arts
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN)
sen
educ thermanity
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-NC)
Chirborne Fell subcomm
Sen. David Durenburger (R-MN)
D-RI D RI
chairman
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE APPROPRIATION'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR,
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) (Ranking Member)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AL)
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX)
Sen. James McClure (R-ID)
Sen. Warren Rudman (R-NH)
OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AL)
Sen. John Heinz (R-PA)
Sen. Pete Wilson (R-CA)
Sen. John Danforth (R-MO)
Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)
Sen. Bob Kasten (R-WI)
Sen. Bill Cohen (R-ME)
14
on. Slade Gorton (R-WA)
sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
on. Conrad Burns (R-MT)
ten. John McCain (R-AZ)
en. Peter Domenici (R-NM)
len. John Warner (R-VA)
ton. Connie Mack (R-FL)
sen. Malcom Wallop (R-WY)
len. Alfonse D'Amato
EMOCRATIC SENATORS
TOP
Sen. David Boren (D-OK)
28 including Boren
SENATE COSPONSORS
SENATE REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
Sen. Robert Dole (R-KS) (Republican Leader)
Sen. Alan Simpson (R-WY) (Republican Whip)
Sen. John Chafee (R-RI) (Chairman of the Senate Republican
Conference)
Sen. Don Nickles (R-OK) (Chairman of the Senate Republican
Senatorial Campaign Committee)
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) (Ranking Member)
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) (Subcommittee Ranking Member)
Sen. James Jeffords (R-Vt)
Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS)
Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN)
Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-NC)
MEMBERS OF THE SENATE APPROPRIATION'S SUBCOMMITTEE ON LABOR,
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION
Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) (Ranking Member)
Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AL)
Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX)
Sen. James McClure (R-ID)
Sen. Warren Rudman (R-NH)
OTHER REPUBLICAN SENATORS
Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY)
Sen. Frank Murkowski (R-AL)
Sen. John Heinz (R-PA)
Sen. Pete Wilson (R-CA)
Sen. John Danforth (R-MO)
Sen. Rudy Boschwitz (R-MN)
Sen. Bob Kasten (R-WI)
Sen. Bill Cohen (R-ME)
Sen. Slade Gorton (R-WA)
Sen. Richard Lugar (R-IN)
sen. Conrad Burns (R-MT)
Sen. John McCain (R-AZ)
Sen. Peter Domenici (R-NM)
Sen. John Warner (R-VA)
DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
Sen. David Boren (D-OK)
04.05.89 10:16 AM *SECRETARY/DEPT EDUC. P04
April 5, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR JIM CICCONI
FROM;
DENISE SCHWARZ NJ
OFFICE OF CABINET AFFAIRS
SUBJECT;
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE" ON EDUCATION
LOG #023368
We have reviewed the attached and have attached an updated
list of co-sponsors to the "Education Excellence Act of 1989".
Attachment
CC: Chriss Winston
Document No. 023368
WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE" ON EDUCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
Bennett
FITZWATER
P
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by close of
business TODAY Wenesday, April 5. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
Ext. 2702
1
( (Gramt)
April 5, 1989
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE"
ON EDUCATION
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS "EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ACT OF 1989" TO HILL
On April 5, President Bush sent a wide-ranging education
reform package to Congress, entitled the "Education Excellence
Act of 1989." This legislation embodies several principles
central to education reform. First, excellence and achievement
in education should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal
dollars should help those most in need. Third, greater
flexibility and choice in education --- both parental choice in
selecting schools for their children and local school systems'
choice of teachers and principals -- are essential. Finally, the
President supports educational accountability, and is committed
to measuring and rewarding progress toward quality education.
The bill includes seven specific legislative initiatives:
The Presidential Merit Schools program would reward schools
which make substantial progress in raising students' educational
achievement, creating a safe and drug-free school environment,
and reducing the drop-out rate. Public and private elementary
and secondary schools would be eligible for cash awards.
A new Magnet Schools of Excellence program would support the
establishment, expansion, or enhancement of magnet schools.
Current Department of Education grants reward magnet schools
2
undergoing desegregation; this program would provide incentives
for other schools to do as well.
The Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals
program would provide incentives for States to develop, expand or
improve flexible certification systems designed to draw into
education talented professionals who have demonstrated their
subject area competence or leadership qualities.
The President's Awards for Excellence in Education would be
given to public and private school teachers in every State who
meet the highest standards of excellence.
Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants would provide
special assistance for a comprehensive range of services to
selected urban school districts that are disproportionately
affected by drug trafficking and abuse.
A National Science Scholars program would provide
scholarships to high school seniors who have excelled in the
sciences and mathematics.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities would be
provided with additional funding for endowment matching grants,
an effective way to create financial strength and long-term
financial security.
Urging the Congress to take prompt action on the
legislation, the President said, "I believe that greater
educational achievement promotes sustained economic growth,
enhances the Nation's competitive position in world markets,
increases productivity, and leads to higher incomes for everyone.
3
The Nation must invest in its young people, giving them the
knowledge, skills and values to live productive lives. "
BUSH OUTLINES INITIATIVE IN SERIES OF EVENTS WITH STUDENTS
Over the last ten days, the President met with education
leaders and students before announcing his legislative proposal.
In a succession of events -- from a visit to local James Madison
High School, to a question-and-answer session with students in
the Close Up Foundation, to an address before the Association of
Community and Junior Colleges -- President Bush reached out to
those on the front lines of educaton reform.
He told students during the Close Up event on March 29,
"These are your schools and they exist to serve you, and you have
the right to demand the best from your teachers and from your
schools. You can expect excellence from your schools and you can
make them work for you. So where school is concerned, it's not a
matter of like it or leave it. It's like it or change it. "
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LINE UP IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
At the time the White House Wire went to press, the
following Members of Congress had agreed to cosponsor the
"Educational Excellence Act of 1989":
see
HOUSE: William Goodling (R-PA) ; Jim Courter (R-NJ); Robert
up to
date
Dornan (R-CA) ; Bill Grant (D-FL) ; John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AK) ;
hist
attached
4
Craig James (R-FL) ; Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA) ; Jerry Lewis (R-
CA) ; Robert Michel (R-IL) i Howard Nielson (R-UT) ; Pat Roberts (R-
KS) ; Christopher Shays (R-CT) i Robert Walker (R-PA) The bill
will come before the House Education and Labor Committee; date to
be announced.
SENATE: David Boren (D-OK) ; Dan Coates (R-IN) ; Thad Cochran
(R-MS) ; Orrin Hatch (R-UT) ; Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) ; Don Nickles
(R-OK) ; Strom Thurmond (R-SC) ; John Warner (R-VA) The bill will
come before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee; date
to be announced.
SUPPORT BUILDS ACROSS NATION FOR EDUCATION REFORM
Enthusiastic supporters of the President's goals for
improving education are speaking out all over the country -- from
elected officials, teachers, business leaders and members of the
media. Giving parents and students educational choice, and
promoting excellence in all classrooms are the talk of many
concerned Americans:
"If we are to maintain our position as a leader among the
industrialized nations and if we are to compete successfully
internationally, we must attack the education deficit now. The
Educational Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush hold solid promise of strengthening
the education structure and fostering improvement throughout our
education system.' -- Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos
5
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline
...
the objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring ...
The
public schools must change if they are to survive." -- David
Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"We must remember who is ultimately responsible for
children. Now is the time to empower parents
...
Choice is the
key.' " -- Governor Rudy Perpich (Minnesota)
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational
reform by introducing a market mechanism to the public
educational system.' -- Sy Fliegel, former administrator, East
Harlem District 4
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice." -- National Governors'
Association, Time for Results
"The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering." -- The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked so well in New Jersey, is
now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New Jersey's
success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate route
teachers into our classrooms." -- Governor Thomas H. Kean (N.J.)
# # #
DEPARTMENT EXPIRATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGISLATION
UNITED STATES O OF THE
April 4, 1989
MEMORANDUM
To
: Secretary Lauro Cavazos
Through
: Bill Phillips
by
Chief of Staff
From
: Nancy Kennedy WK
Assistant Secretary for
Legislation-Designate
Subject
:
Cosponsors of the President's
Education Bill
The following is a list of those House and Senate Members
who have agreed as of 5:00 pm on April 4 to become original
cosponsors of "the Educational Excellence Act of 1989,"
President Bush's education bill:
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP
}
Rep. Bob Michel (R-IL), House' Republican Leader
Rep. Newt Gingrich (R-GA), House Republican Whip
Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-CA), Chairman of the House Republican
Conference
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF HOUSE EDUCATION & LABOR COMMITTEE
Rep. Bill Goodling (R-PA) (Ranking Member)
Rep. Peter Smith (R-VT)
Rep. Paul Henry (R-MI)
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE APPROPRIATION'S SUBCOMMITTEE
ON LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION
Rep. Silvio Conte (R-MA) (Ranking Member)
Rep. John Porter (R-IL)
REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF THE CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY SOCIETY
Rep. Robert Dornan (R-CA) (Chairman)
Rep. Robert Walker (R-PA)
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OTHER HOUSE REPUBLICAN MEMBERS
Rep. Jan Meyers (R-KS)
Rep. Lynn Martin (R-IL)
Rep. Ralph Regula (R-OH)
Rep. Art Ravenel (R-SC)
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Rep. Bill Grant (R-FL)
Rep. John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AR)
Rep. Pat Roberts (R-KS)
Rep. Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA)
Rep. Howard Nielsen (R-UT)
Rep. Jim Courter (R-NJ)
Rep. Craig James (R-FL)
Rep. Chris Shays (R-CT)
Rep. Bill Broomfield (R-MI)
Rep. Arlen stangland (R-MN)
Rep. Carlos Moorhead (R-CA)
Rep. Fred Upton (R-MI)
Rep. Ed Madigan (R-IL)
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX)
Rep. Richard Baker (R-LA)
Rep. Harold Rogers (R-KY)
Rep. Herbert Bateman (R-VA)
Rep. Rod Chandler (R-WA)
as of april 5,1989 (10:45 AM)
Rep. Connie Mack
Rep. Larry Craig
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WHITE HOUSE STAFFING MEMORANDUM
DATE:
4/5/89
ACTION/CONCURRENCE/COMMENT DUE BY:
COB TODAY
SUBJECT:
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE" ON EDUCATION
ACTION FYI
ACTION FYI
VICE PRESIDENT
MCCLURE
SUNUNU
NEWMAN
SCOWCROFT
PORTER
DARMAN
STUDDERT
BATES
UNTERMEYER
BREEDEN
WINSTON
CARD
ROGERS
CICCONI
PINKERTON
DEMAREST
Bennett
FITZWATER
GRAY
HAGIN
REMARKS:
Please provide your comments/recommendations directly to Chriss
WInston's office with an info copy to my office by close of
business TODAY Wenesday, April 5. THANK YOU.
RESPONSE:
community
Are
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James W, Cicconi
Assistant to the President
and Deputy to the Chief of Staff
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( (Grant)
April 5, 1989
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE"
ON EDUCATION
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS "EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ACT OF 1989" TO HILL
On April 5, President Bush sent a wide-ranging education
reform package to Congress, entitled the "Education Excellence
Act of 1989. " This legislation embodies several principles
central to education reform. First, excellence and achievement
in education should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal
dollars should help those most in need. Third, greater
flexibility and choice in education -- both parental choice in
selecting schools for their children and local school systems'
choice of teachers and principals -- are essential. Finally, the
President supports educational accountability, and is committed
to measuring and rewarding progress toward quality education.
The bill includes seven specific legislative initiatives:
The Presidential Merit Schools program would reward schools
which make substantial progress in raising students' educational
achievement, creating a safe and drug-free school environment,
and reducing the drop-out rate. Public and private elementary
and secondary schools would be eligible for cash awards.
A new Magnet Schools of Excellence program would support the
establishment, expansion, or enhancement of magnet schools.
Current Department of Education grants reward magnet schools
2
undergoing desegregation; this program would provide incentives
for other schools to do as well.
The Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals
program would provide incentives for States to develop, expand or
improve flexible certification systems designed to draw into
education talented professionals who have demonstrated their
subject area competence or leadership qualities.
The President's Awards for Excellence in Education would be
given to public and private school teachers in every State who
meet the highest standards of excellence.
Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants would provide
special assistance for a comprehensive range of services to
selected urban school districts that are disproportionately
affected by drug trafficking and abuse.
A National Science Scholars program would provide
scholarships to high school seniors who have excelled in the
sciences and mathematics.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities would be
provided with additional funding for endowment matching grants,
an effective way to create financial strength and long-term
financial security.
Urging the Congress to take prompt action on the
legislation, the President said, "I believe that greater
educational achievement promotes sustained economic growth,
enhances the Nation's competitive position in world markets,
increases productivity, and leads to higher incomes for everyone.
3
The Nation must invest in its young people, giving them the
knowledge, skills and values to live productive lives. "
BUSH OUTLINES INITIATIVE IN SERIES OF EVENTS WITH STUDENTS
Over the last ten days, the President met with education
leaders and students before announcing his legislative proposal.
In a succession of events -- from a visit to local James Madison
High School, to a question-and-answer session with students
in
from
the Close Up Foundation, to an address before the Association of
Community and Junior Colleges -- President Bush reached out to
those on the front lines of educaton reform.
He told students during the Close Up event on March 29,
"These are your schools and they exist to serve you, and you have
the right to demand the best from your teachers and from your
schools. You can expect excellence from your schools and you can
make them work for you. So where school is concerned, it's not a
matter of like it or leave it. It's like it or change it. "
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LINE UP IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
update
At the time the White House Wire went to press, the
following Members of Congress had agreed to cosponsor the
"Educational Excellence Act of 1989":
HOUSE: William Goodling (R-PA) ; Jim Courter (R-NJ) ; Robert
Dornan (R-CA) ; Bill Grant (D-FL) ; John Paul Hammerschmidt (R-AK) ;
4
Craig James (R-FL) ; Robert Lagomarsino (R-CA) ; Jerry Lewis (R-
CA) ; Robert Michel (R-IL) ; Howard Nielson (R-UT) ; Pat Roberts (R-
KS) ; Christopher Shays (R-CT) ; Robert Walker (R-PA) The bill
will come before the House Education and Labor Committee; date to
be announced.
SENATE: David Boren (D-OK) ; Dan Coates (R-IN) ; Thad Cochran
(R-MS) ; Orrin Hatch (R-UT) ; Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS) ; Don Nickles
(R-OK) ; Strom Thurmond (R-SC) ; John Warner (R-VA) The bill will
come before the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee; date
to be announced.
SUPPORT BUILDS ACROSS NATION FOR EDUCATION REFORM
Enthusiastic supporters of the President's goals for
improving education are speaking out all over the country -- from
elected officials, teachers, business leaders and members of the
media. Giving parents and students educational choice, and
promoting excellence in all classrooms are the talk of many
concerned Americans:
"If we are to maintain our position as a leader among the
industrialized nations and if we are to compete successfully
internationally, we must attack the education deficit now. The
Educational Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush hold solid promise of strengthening
the education structure and fostering improvement throughout our
education system. " -- Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos
5
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline
...
the objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring ...
The
public schools must change if they are to survive." -- David
Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"We must remember who is ultimately responsible for
children. Now is the time to empower parents
...
Choice is the
key. " -- Governor Rudy Perpich (Minnesota)
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational
reform by introducing a market mechanism to the public
educational system. " -- Sy Fliegel, former administrator, East
Harlem District 4
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice. " -- National Governors'
Association, Time for Results
"The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering. " -- The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked so well in New Jersey, is
now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New Jersey's
success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate route
teachers into our classrooms." -- Governor Thomas H. Kean (N.J.)
###
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
April 5, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR CHRISS WINSTON
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR COMMUNICATIONS
FROM:
MICHAEL J. ASTRUE MTA
ASSOCIATE COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
Proposed Draft of "White House Wire"
on Education
Counsel's office has reviewed the above-referenced request, and
we have the following comments:
1. The first two lines of page 2 are ambiguous and could
be construed either as proposing incentives for new
magnet schools regardless of a school system's need for
desegregation or as suggesting that the President's
proposal would encourage currently segregated non-
magnet schools to desegregate.
2. In the last line of the first full paragraph of the
second page, the word "and" should replace "or. " Use
of the disjunctive in this phrase implies that the
President supports alternative certification for people
who lack subject area competence, which we do not
understand to be the President's position.
Thank you for submitting this matter for our review.
CC: James W. Cicconi
THE WHITE HOUSE
on Education
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS "EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ACT OF 1989" TO HILL
On April 5, President Bush sent a wide-ranging education
reform package to Congress, entitled the "Education Excellence
Act of 1989. This legislation embodies several principles
central to education reform. First, excellence and achievement
in education should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal
dollars should help those most in need. Third, greater
flexibility and choice in education -- both parental choice in
selecting schools for their children and local school systems'
choice of teachers and principals -- are essential. Finally, the
President supports educational accountability, and is committed
to measuring and rewarding progress toward quality education.
The bill includes seven specific legislative initiatives:
The Presidential Merit Schools program would reward schools
which make substantial progress in raising students' educational
achievement, creating a safe and drug-free school environment,
and reducing the drop-out rate. Public and private elementary
and secondary schools would be eligible for cash awards.
A new Magnet Schools of Excellence program would support the
establishment, expansion, or enhancement of magnet schools.
Magnet schools are an important instrument of choice -- a means
of promoting healthy competition to attract students and create
an incentive for educational innovation.
The Alternative Certification of Teachers and Principals
program would provide incentives for States to develop, expand or
improve flexible certification systems designed to draw into
education talented professionals who have demonstrated their
subject area competence and leadership qualities.
The President's Awards for Excellence in Education would be
given to public and private school teachers in every State who
meet the highest standards of excellence.
Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants would provide
special assistance for a comprehensive range of services to
selected urban school districts that are disproportionately
affected by drug trafficking and abuse.
A National Science Scholars program would provide
scholarships to high school seniors who have excelled in the
sciences and mathematics.
Historically Black Colleges and Universities would be
provided with additional funding for endowment matching grants,
an effective way to create financial strength and long-term
financial security.
Urging the Congress to take prompt action on the
legislation, the President said, "I believe that greater
educational achievement promotes sustained economic growth,
enhances the Nation's competitive position in world markets,
increases productivity, and leads to higher incomes for everyone.
The Nation must invest in its young people, giving them the
knowledge, skills and values to live productive lives."
BUSH OUTLINES INITIATIVE IN SERIES OF EVENTS WITH STUDENTS
Over the last ten days, the President met with education
leaders and students before announcing his legislative proposal.
In a succession of events -- from a visit to local James Madison
High School, to a question-and-answer session with students from
the Close Up Foundation, to an address before the Association of
Community and Junior Colleges -- President Bush reached out to
those on the front lines of educaton reform.
He told students during the Close Up event on March 29,
"These are your schools and they exist to serve you, and you have
the right to demand the best from your teachers and from your
PUBLISHED BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS - (202) 456-2930
schools. You can expect excellence from your schools and you can
make them work for you. So where school is concerned, it's not a
matter of like it or leave it. It's like it or change it. "
CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LINE UP IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
At the time the White House Wire went to press, key
Congressional leaders in education issues had cosponsored the
"Educational Excellence Act of 1989," including:
The Senate Republican leadership has moved quickly to line
up support for the bill, led by Robert Dole (R-KS) i Alan Simpson
(R-WY) ; John Chafee (R-RI) ; Don Nickles (R-OK). Democrats David
Boren (D-OK) and Claiborne Pell (D-RI), education subcommittee
chairman of the Labor and Human Resources Committee, have also
cosponsored. The ranking member of the full committee, Orrin
Hatch (R-UT), has joined the principal cosponsor in the Senate,
Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS), who is the education subcommittee's
ranking member. The ranking member of the Appropriations
subcommittee on education, Arlen Specter (R-PA) in cosponsoring
as well. There are a total of 34 Senate cosponsors to date.
In the House, the Republican leadership has marshalled
strong support as well, led by Robert Michel (R-IL) ; Newt
Gingrich (R-GA) ; Jerry Lewis (R-CA) ; Bill McCollom (R-FL) ; and
Mickey Edwards (R-OK). The principal cosponsor, Bill Goodling
(R-PA) is ranking member of the Education and Labor Committee, as
well as of the education subcommittee. Also, Silvio Conte (R-
MA), ranking member of the Appropriations subcommittee on
education is cosponsoring, along with 69 other House cosponsors.
SUPPORT BUILDS ACROSS NATION FOR EDUCATION REFORM
Enthusiastic supporters of the President's goals for
improving education are speaking out all over the country -- from
elected officials, teachers, business leaders and members of the
media. Giving parents and students educational choice, and
promoting excellence in all classrooms are the talk of many
concerned Americans:
"If we are to maintain our position as a leader among the
industrialized nations and if we are to compete successfully
internationally, we must attack the education deficit now. The
Educational Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush hold solid promise of strengthening
the education structure and fostering improvement throughout our
education system." -- Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos
"This is an excellent initiative." " -- Senator Claiborne Pell
(D-RI), chairman of the Senate education subcommittee
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline the objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring
The
public schools must change if they are to survive." -- David
Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"We must remember who is ultimately responsible for
children. Now is the time to empower parents
Choice is the
key. " -- Governor Rudy Perpich (D-MN)
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational
reform by introducing a market mechanism to the public
educational system.' -- Sy Fliegel, former administrator, East
Harlem District 4
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice." -- National Governors'
Association, Time for Results
The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering. " -- The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked so well in New Jersey, is
now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New Jersey's
success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate route
teachers into our classrooms." -- Governor Thomas H. Kean (R-NJ)
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Sarah
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 31, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR STEPHEN M. STUDDERT, ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND INITIATIVES
FROM:
SICHAN A. SIVt2
DEPUTY ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT
FOR PUBLIC LIAISON
SUBJECT:
EDUCATION BRIEFING AND LEGISLATIVE TRANSMITTAL
EVENT.
Please find attached tentative lists of guests for the Education
briefing and Rose Garden event on April 5, 1989. Names include
those on OPL master list and those provided by Fred McClure and
Lanny Griffith. I am awaiting a list from Dave Carney and will
forward it to you separately upon receipt.
We should have a nice group of about 200 people for the Rose
Garden event. If you have any additions or deletions please let
me know.
CC: David Demarest
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
BRIEFING ON EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BILL
APRIL 45, 1989
MICSELLANEOUS GUESTS
Allan W. Ostar
President
American Association of State Colleges and Universities
One Dupont Circle, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 293-7070
Richard Cohen
Director of Educational Programs
National Governors Association
Ronald Field
Director of Educational Programs
NCSC
John Jacob
National Urban League
Bill Milliken
Cities in Schools
Kay Whitmore
President
Eastman Kodak
Rochester, New York
Patricia Lines
(Catholic University)
2828 North Van Buren Street
Arlington, Virginia 22213
H: 532-6958 O: 635-5800
Dr. David Armor
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense
The Pentagon
Room 3E764
Washington, DC 20301-4000
William A. Stanmeyer, Esquire
1611 North Kent #805
Arlington, Virginia
22209
Mrs. Carol Whitten
National Council of Educational Research
4710 DeRussey Parkway
Chevy Chase, Maryland 20815
Les Lenkowski
President
Institute for Educational Affairs
1112 - 16th Street, N.W., #520
Washington, DC 20008
Chris Edley
President
United Negro College Fund
Dr. Samuel Myers
President
National Association for Equal
Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO)
Beverly LaHaye
Concerned Women of America
122 c Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20024
(202) 488-7000
Dr. Jay Noell
Congressional Budget Office
House Annex #2, Room 423
2nd and D Streets, S.W.
Washington, DC 20515
(202) 226-2672
Larry Hunter
Deputy Chief Economist
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington, DC 20062
Dr. Richard Lesher
President, U. S. Chamber of Commerce
1615 H Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20062
Graham Down
Council for Basic Education
725 - 15th Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 347-4171
Terrell Bell
Larry Uzell
Scripps Howard Newspapers
1110 Vermont Avenue, N. W., #610
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 833-9520
Jeanne Allen
The Heritage Foundation
214 Massachussetts Avenue, N. E.
Washington, DC
20002
(202) 546-4400
Michael Ross
Office of the Assistant Attorney General
Civil Rights Division
U. S. Department of Justice
PO Box 65808
Washington, DC 20035-5808
(202) 633-3639
Clint Bolick
Landmark Foundation for Civil Rights
216 G Street, NE
Washington, DC 20035-5808
(202) 546-6045
James S. Cunningham
Director
Office of Programs, Policy and Research
U. S. Commission on Civil Rights
Suite 700
1121 Vermont Avenue, N. W.
Washington, DC 20425
(202) 376-8582
Terence C. Golden
The District of Columbia Committee
on Public Education
1155 - 15th Street, N. W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
David Zwiebel, Esquire
Director of Government Affairs
and General Counsel
Agudath Israel of America
84 William Street, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10038
(212) 797-9000
Rabbi Morris Sherer, President
Agudath Israel of America
84 William Street, 12th Floor
New York, New York 10038
Mr. Steve Kasnet
Agudath Israel of America
Suite 411
1730 Rhode Island Avenue, N. W.
Washington, DC
(202) 835-0414
SPECIAL EDUCATION SCHOOLS
Mr. Kenneth Terell
Executive Director
National Association of Private Schools
for Exceptional Children (NAPSEC)
1625 I Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 223-2192
CHRISTIAN ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
Dr. Paul Kienel
Executive Director
731 North Beach Boulevard
La Habra, California
90631
(213) 694-4791
or
Rev. Jim Lowden, Jr.
10195 Main Street
Fairfax, Virginia
22030
(703) 273-6114
Mr. Robert Morrison
Executive Director
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
1701 K Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 223-8020
MILITARY SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES
Lt. Gen. Willard Scott
Executive Director
9115 McNair Drive
Alexandria, Virginia
22309
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
Jack Sanders
Washington Representative
National Association of Ind
ependent Schools
1749. P Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 462-3886
Mr. Robert L. Smith
Executive Director
Council for American Private Education (CAPE)
1625 Eye Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 659-0016
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Sister Catherine McNamee
President
National Catholic Educational Association
1077 - 30th Street, N. W., Suite 100
Washington, DC
20007-3852
(202) 3370-
6232
Reverend Thomas G. Gallagher
President, Department of Education
U. S. Catholic Conference
1312 Massachussetts Avenue, N. W.
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 659-6718
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE COMMITTEE TO STUDY TECHNOLOGY
Robert L. Arnold, Ph. D.
Director, Instructional Resources
University of Central Florida
Box 25000 LIB107
Orlando, Florida
32816
David S. Backer
Director of
(202) 835-9011
EDUCATION LEADERSHIP CONSORTIUM MEMBERS
Dr. Richard Miller
Executive Director
American Association of School Administrators
1801 North Moore Street
Arlington, Virginia 22209
(703) 528-0700
Dr. Gordon Cawelti
Executive Director
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
125 North West Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 549-9110
Dr. Raymond C. Scheppach
Executive Director
National Governors' Association
444 North Capitol Street, Suite 250
Washington, DC 20001
Mr. Gene Wilhoit
Executive Director
National Association of State
Boards of Education
Mr. Gordon Ambach
Executive Director
Council of Chief State School Officers
Suite 379
400 North Capitol Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 393-8161
Dr. Samuel Sava
Executive Director
National Association of Elementary School Principals
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Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 684-3345
Dr. Scott D. Thomson
Executive Director
National Association of Secondary School Principals
1904 Association Drive
Reston, Virginia 22091
Dr. Thomas A. Shannon
Executive Director
National School Boards Association
1680 Duke Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Mr. Albert Shanker
President
American Federation of Teachers
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
(202) 879-4450
Ms. Mary Futrell
President
National Education Association
1201 - 16th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 822-7300
Robert Woodson
President
National Center for Neighborhood Enterprise
1367 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
Governor Pete DuPont
Dr. Ernest Boyer
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching
John Chubb
Senior Fellow
Brookings Institution
1775 Massachussetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20036
(202) 797-6000
Denis Doyle
Senior Research Fellow
The Hudson Institute
110 Summerfield Road
Chevy Chase, Maryland
20815
(301) 986-0093
Dr. Saul Cooperman
Education Commissioner
New Jersey Department of Education
225 W. State Street
Trenton, New Jersey
08625
Sam Brunelli
Executive Director
American Legislative Exchange Council
214 Massachussetts Avenue, N.E.
Washington, DC
20002
(202) 547-4646
Robert Duggen
National Association of Evangelicals
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Washington, DC 20005
Carl Anderson
Knights of Columbus
1275 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
(202) 628-2355
Dr. Joan Davis Ratteray
Institute for Independent Education
330 Upland Terrace, N.W.
Washington, DC 20015
(202) 745-0500
Gary Bauer
Family Research Council
515 2nd Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20005
Dr. Jim Skillen
The Association for Public Justice
806 - 15th Street, N.W.
Suite 218
Washington, DC
20005
Sally Reed
Chairman
National Council for Better Education
805 Cameron Street
Alexandria, Virginia
22314
GOVERNORS
Honorable Guy Hunt
Governor of Alabama
Alabama State House
11 South Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
(205) 261-3592
Honorable Bill Clinton
Governor of Arkansas
State Capitol, Room 250
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201
(501) 371-2345
Honorable George Deukmejian
Governor of California
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, California
95814
(916) 445-2841
Honorable Michael N. Castle
Governor of Delaware
Legislative Hall
Dover, Delaware 19901
(302) 736-4101
Honorable Bob Martinez
Governor of Florida
State Capitol
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0001
Honorable James R. Thompson
Governor of Illinois
State Capitol Building, Room 207
Springfield, Illinois 62706
(217) 782-6830
Honorable Terry E. Branstad
Governor of Iowa
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa
50319
(515) 281-5211
Honorable Bill Clements
Governor of Texas
101 East Ninth, Suite 1010
Austin, Texas 78701
(512) 475-4101
Honorable Norman H. Bangerter
Governor of Utah
State Capitol, Room 210
Salt Lake City, Utah 84114
(801) 533-5231
Honorable Gerald L. Baliles
Governor of Virginia
Sate Capitol
Richmond, Virginia
23219
(804) 786-2211
Honorable Tommy G. Thompson
Governor of Wisconsin
State Capitol, Room 205 West
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
(608) 266-1212
Honorable Rudy Perpich
Governor of Minnesota
State Capitol Building, Room 130
Aurora Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
(612) 296-3391
Honorable John Ashcroft
Governor of Missouri
P. O. Box 720
Jefferson City, Missouri 65102
Honorable Kay A. Orr
Governor of Nebraska
Office of the Governor
State Capitol, Room 1326
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2244
Honorable Thomas H. Kean
Governor of New Jersey
State House 125 W. State Street, CN-001
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
(609) 292-6000
U. S. CONGRESS
Terry Hartle
Labor and Human Resources Committee
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
David Evans
Staff Director
Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and
Humanities
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Roberta DUnn
Minority Education Policy Director
Labor and Human Resource Committee
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Anne Cherry
Labor and Human Resources Committee
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Office of Senator Moynihan
U. S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
PRESS
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Washington Post
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Washington, DC 20071
(202) 334-5048
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The Washington Post
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Chronicle of Higher Education
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Box 50-D RR #1 Route 852
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Jerome Kramer
Time Magazine
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ABC World News Tonight
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10023
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Education Week
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National Center for Educational Information
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(The Washington Post)
Washington, DC
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
March 31, 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR SICHAN SIV
Deputy Assistant to the President for
Public Liaison
FROM:
LANNY GRIFFITH
Special Assistant to the President for
Intergovernmental Affairs
yoys
SUBJECT:
Teacher of the Year Announcement
As a follow up to our conversation concerning the Rose Garden
Ceremony next Wednesday, I am recommending that you invite the
following governors:
The Honorable Gerald L. Baliles (D)
State of Virginia
Chairman, National Governors' Association
Homestate of a finalist
The Honorable W. Donald Schaefer (D)
State of Maryland
Homestate of a finalist
The Honorable George Deukmejian (R)
State of California
Homestate of a finalist
The Honorable Buddy Roemer (D)
State of Louisiana
Homestate of a finalist
The Honorable Thomas H. Kean (R)
State of New Jersey
Chairman, NGA Task Force on International Education
The Honorable Michael N. Castle (R)
State of Delaware
Former NGA Lead Governor on Education
TEACHER OF THE YEAR
PAGE TWO
The Honorable Rudolph G. Perpich (D)
State of Minnesota
NGA Lead Governor on Education
The Honorable Carroll A. Campbell, Jr. (R)
State of South Carolina
NGA Executive Committee
cc: Andy Card
Debra Anderson
miclure List
prose Garden
ROSE GARDEN EDUCATION INITIATIVE CEREMONY
Suggested attendees:
only invites
Jim Wright, Speaker of the House
Tom Foley, House Majority Leader
Bob Michel, House Republican Leader (cosponsor)
Gus Hawkins, Chairman, Education and Labor Committee. Also
chairman of Elementary/Secondary subcommittee.
Bill Goodling, ranking GOP, Education/Labor. Also ranking
GOP on Elementary and Secondary Education subcommittee
(original sponsor)
Pat Williams, Chairman, Postsecondary Education subcommittee
Tom Coleman, ranking GOP, Postsecondary Education
subcommittee
William Natcher, Chairman, Education Appropriations
subcommittee
Silvio Conte, ranking GOP, Education Appropriations subcommittee
Member representing the Teacher of the Year's Congressional
District (to be determined)
Steve Bartlett, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Harris Fawell, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Steve Gunderson, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Paul Henry, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Fred Grandy, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Tom Petri, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Marge Roukema, Elementary/Secondary subcommittee
Other cosponsors who might be included:
Jerry Lewis, Chairman, House Republican Conference
John Paul Hammerschmidt
Bob Walker
BOD Dornan
Bill Grant
Bob Lagomarsino
Howard Nielson
Jim Courter
Pat Roberts
Craig James
clune List
1.
LEADERSHIP STAFF
Briefinites
Mike Johnson (Leader)
Bill Pitts (Leader)
(Whip)
Bob Okun (Conference)
Gordon Jones (Policy)
John Sacharanski (Research)
Don Morrissey (Conf. Vice-Chair)
Dan Meyer (Secretary)
Ed Buckham (GOP Study Cmte)
John Mack (Speaker)
George Kundanis (Majority Leader)
Fred Hatfield (Whip)
Steve Murphy (Caucus)
Joe Nytray (DSG)
Rob Ambrose (Vice-Chair Dem Caucus)
2. COMMITTEE STAFF
A. EDUCATION AND LABOR
Beth Buchlman (Ed. Coordinator)
Andy Hartman (Chief of Staff)
Michael Lance (Post Secondary Ed)
Sally Lovejoy (Select Ed Sub)
Pat Morrissey (Select Ed Sub)
Jo Marie St. Martin (Education Counsel)
Susan McGuire (Majority Staff Director)
Maria Cuprill (Select Ed Sub)
June Harris (Elem, Sec, Voc-Ed)
Jack Jennings (Chief of Staff/Ed Counsel)
B. APPROPRIATIONS
Fred Morman H (Maj. Staff Director)
Jin Kulikmowski (Min. Staff Director)
Henry Neal (Subcmte Staff Director)
Bob Webber (Pursell)
Bob Bradner (Porter)
Diane Rihely (Natcher)
3. MEMBERS' PERSONAL STAFF
Brian Gunderson (Armey)
Jim Kessler (Atkins)
Ashley McArthur (Ballenger)
Donna Costlow (Bartlett)
John Rayfield (Bateman)
Maureen Dowling (Broomfield)
Jill Weitz (Brown, Hank)
Damian King (Chandler)
Ed Lee (Coble)
Michael Lance (Coleman)
Peter Gossins (Conte)
Eleanor Copeland (Cooper)
Angela Sharpe (Coughlin)
Kenny Kraft (Coughlin)
Dennis Teti (Courter)
Mark Benhard (Dannemeyer)
Wren Ivester (Derrick)
Ted Hollingsworth (DeWine)
Jerry Gideon (Dornan)
Jill Yacone (Dwyer)
Kathleen Griffin (Early)
Heidi Minch (Fawell)
Tom Wolanin (Ford)
Cheryl Schneider (Frenzel)
Sy Holzman (Gaydos)
Cristy Carson (Gingrich)
Jay Horstman (Grandy)
Michael Mullins (Grant)
Mary Hayter (Gunderson)
Kim Hanverlides (Hammerschmidt)
Gary Visscher (Henry)
Howard Woodson (Hayes)
Melissa Schulman (Hoyer)
Johnny Hemphill (Hoyer)
Patrick Buechner (Hunter)
Wendy Wener (James)
Susan Hilderbrandt (Kildee)
Barry Moehing (Kyl)
Veronica Crane (Lagomarsino)
Mary Andrus (Leach)
Christina Popolo (Lewis, Jerry)
Mark Isaac (Lowey)
Mary Ann Placzek (Madigan)
Karen Finch (Martin, Lynn)
Jeff Rodammer (Martinez)
David Kehl (Michel)
Diane Shust (Miller, George)
Greg Witter (Morrison)
Christa Hoyal (Nielson)
Ann Georges (Obey)
Rachel Spector (Obey)
Elizabeth McNeil (Owens)
Heather Wheeler (Oxley)
Allan Cohan (Panetta)
Paul Draypon (Payne)
Joe Thiessen (Penny)
Omer Waddles (Perkins)
Joe Flader (Petri)
Mike Meyers (Porter)
Stephen Ball (Poshard)
David Mengebier (Pursell)
Birdie Kyle (Rahall)
Terra Federici (Richardson)
Sarah Coleman (Roberts)
Debbie Ross (Robinson)
Brent Lovejoy (Roukema)
Jorge Lambrinos (Roybal)
Sarah Davis (Sawyer)
Kathryn Lowell (Schulze)
Tom Dawson (Smith, Neal)
Monty Fischer (Smith, Peter)
Kathy Parker (Snowe)
Valerie Mims (Solarz)
John Haugen (Stenholm)
Leslie Atkinson (Stokes)
Laurye Blackford (Sundquist)
Carol Behrer (Tauke)
Nita Orr (Unsoeld)
Anna Mangum (Visclosky)
Deirdre Cavanaugh (Walker)
Anne Marcantognini (Walker)
Jim Hazard (Weber)
Maure Avent (Whitten)
Sonia Daugherty (Wise)
Harry Glen (Young, C.W.)
draft
PROPOSED DRAFT OF "WHITE HOUSE WIRE"
ON EDUCATION
PRESIDENT TRANSMITS "EDUCATION EXCELLENCE ACT OF 1989" TO HILL
President Bush today sent a wide-ranging education reform
package to Congress, entitled the "Education Excellence Act of
1989. The bill includes seven specific legislative initiatives,
including: Presidential Merit Schools, Magnet Schools of
Excellence, the Alternative Certification of Teachers and
Principals Program, the President's Awards for Excellence in
Education, Drug-Free Schools Urban Emergency Grants, a National
Science Scholars program, and additional, endowment matching
grants for Historically Black Colleges and Universities.
In transmitting the bill to Congress, the President said, "I
believe that greater educational achievement promotes sustained
economic growth, enhances the Nation's competitive position in
world markets, increases productivity, and leads to higher
incomes for everyone. The Nation must invest in its young
people, giving them the knowledge, skills and values to live
productive lives. " This bill works toward these goals.
The President also urged "prompt and favorable action" by
the Congress on this legislation.
BUSH OUTLINES INITIATIVE IN SERIES OF EVENTS WITH STUDENTS
Over the last ten days, the President met with education
leaders and students before announcing his legislative proposal.
In a succession of events -- from a visit to local James Madison
High School, to a question-and-answer session with students in
the Close Up Foundation, to an address before the Association of
Community and Junior Colleges -- President Bush reached out to
those on the front lines of educaton reform.
He told students during the Close Up event on March 29,
"These are your schools and they exist to serve you, and you have
the right to demand the best from your teachers and from your
schools. You can expect excellence from your schools and you can
make them work for you. So where school is concerned, it's not a
matter of like it or leave it. It's like it or change it. "
SECRETARY CAVAZOS DISCUSSES EDUCATION BILL'S MERITS
Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos today discussed the
Education Excellence Act: "Improving the education of our youth
during the final decade of this millennium is crucial if we are
to maintain our position as a leader among the industrialized
nations and compete successfully internationally.
The Education Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush will add strength to the education
structure and encourage improvement throughout our education
system.
"
As the legislation was sent to the Congress this morning,
the Secretary said, "I look forward to working on this measure
with the Congress. Together, I believe that we can advance an
effective piece of legislation that will raise the educational
standards of our children. By enacting this legislation,
Congress will help us all move toward America's most important
goal: to establish throughout our great land schools that educate
all our youngsters to their fullest potential."
SUPPORT BUILDS ACROSS NATION FOR PRESIDENT'S EDUCATION INITIATIVE
Enthusiastic supporters of the President's goals for
improving education are speaking out all over the country -- from
elected officials, teachers, business leaders and members of the
media. Giving parents and students educational choice, and
promoting excellence in all classrooms are the talk of many
concerned Americans:
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline
the
objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring
...
The
public schools must change if they are to survive." -- David
Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"We must remember who is ultimately responsible for
children. Now is the time to empower parents
Choice is the
key. " -- Governor Rudy Perpich (Minnesota)
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational
reform by introducing a market mechanism to the public
educational system. -- Sy Fliegel, former administrator, East
Harlem District 4
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice. " -- National Governors'
Association, Time for Results
"The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering." -- The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked so well in New Jersey, is
now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New Jersey's
success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate route
teachers into our classrooms." -- Governor Thomas H. Kean (N.J.)
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U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Suite 4181
Washington, DC 20202
FAX COVER SHEET
TO: MARY KATE GRANT
FAX NUMBER:
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TELE NUMBER: (202) 732-3020
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March 28, 1989
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mary Kate Grant
FROM:
Jack Klenk on
SUBJECT:
Quotations
Enclosed are quotations that may be suitable for the materials
you are preparing.
Jackie Smith tells me she has already FRXed you a quotation from
Gov. Kean.
If you have any questions, or need more quotations, please call
me on 732-4014.
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U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Suite 4181
Washington, DC 20202
FAX COVER SHEET
TO:
Mary 456-6218- Kate Grant
FAX NUMBER:
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Secretary Cavazos on the Educational Excellence Act of 1989:
The Educational Excellence Act of 1989 is an investment in
America's young people a plan that moves the nation toward the
goal of ensuring that all our youth are given the opportunity
to acquire the knowledge, skills and values to lead productive
lives. The initiatives included in this bill embody several
principles central to the Administration's policies on
education. First, excellence and achievement in education
should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal dollars
should help those most in need. Third, greater flexibility and
choice in education--both parental choice in selecting schools
for their children and local school systems' choice of teachers
and principals are essential. And we support educational
accountability. In this regard, we are committed to measuring
and rewarding progress toward quality education.
One way to achieve this progress is to involve parents in
the education process by offering them a choice among schools.
Magnet schools are an excellent example of how educational
quality can be improved by increasing parental choice. The
proposed new Magnet Schools Program would support the
establishment, expansion or enhancement of magnet schools
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applicant districts.
If we are to maintain our position as a leader among the
industrialized nations and if we are to compete successfully
internationally, we must attack the education deficit now. The
Education Excellence Act and other education initiatives
proposed by President Bush hold solid promise of strengthening
the education structure and fostering improvement throughout
our education system. I look forward to working with the
Congress on developing and advancing an effective piece of
legislation that will raise the educational standards of our
children. By enacting this legislation, Congress will help
reduce the education deficit and move toward achieving our most
important goal: establishing throughout our great land schools
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legislative proposals in education:
"We are extremely pleased that the alternate route to
teacher certification, which has worked so well in New Jersey,
is now getting support at the national level. President Bush's
legislative proposal can help other states duplicate New
Jersey's success in bringing thousands of qualified alternate
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"It's time for a second great wave of education reform
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perhaps the single most promising of these ideas is choice....
Almost without exception, wherever choice has been attempted
...
choice has worked. Any school reform that can boast such success
deserves our attention and effort
George Bush, January 10, 1989.
"The system needs a complete overhaul, and not just more
tinkering."
The Wall Street Journal, March 31, 1989
"To be successful, the new agenda for school reform must be
driven by competition and market discipline.... the objective
should be clear from the outset: complete restructuring
The
public schools must change if they are to survive."
David Kearns, Chairman and CEO, Xerox Corp.
"[W]e must remember who is ultimately responsible for children
Now is the time to empower parents, Choice is the key."
Rudy Perpich, Governor of Minnesota
"We propose an idea in the great American tradition: you can
increase excellence by increasing choice."
National Governors' Association, Time for Results
"Parental choice can provide the catalyst for educational reform
by introducing a market mechanism to the public educational
system."
By Fliegel, former administrator, East Harlem District 4
71 percent of the American people support choice in public
schools.
The Gallup Poll
"[T]he nation may need to demand basic changes in the way public
education is financed and run."
John Chubb, The Brookings Institution
"[T]he key to reforming the American educational system is the
reinstate parental control through choice and decentralization."
The Heritage Foundation, Mandate for Leadership III
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Secretary Cavazos on the Educational Excellence Act of 1989:
The initiatives included in this bill embody several
principles central to the Administration's policies on
education. First, excellence and achievement in education
should be recognized and rewarded. Second, federal dollars
should help those most in need. Third, greater flexibility and
choice in education--both parental choice in selecting schools
for their children and local school systems' choice of teachers
and principals--are essential, And we support educational
accountability. In this regard, we are committed to measuring
and rewarding progress toward quality education.
The proposed new Magnet Schools Program would support the
establishment, expansion or enhancement of magnet schools
distinct from desegregation plans already in existence in
applicant districts. Magnet schools have been highly
successful at increasing parental choice and improving
educational quality.
Improving the education of our youth during the final
decade of this millennium is crucial if we are to maintain our
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position as a leader among the industrialized nations and
compete successfully internationally. The Education Excellence
Act and other education initiatives proposed by President Bush
will add strength to the education structure and encourage
improvement throughout our education system. I look forward to
working on this measure with the Congress. Together, I believe
that we can advance an effective piece of legislation that will
raise the educational standards of our children. By enacting
this legislation, Congress will help us all move toward
America's most important goal: to establish throughout our
great land schools that educate all our youngsters to their
fullest potential.
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