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OCR Page 1 of 42FOR RELEASE AT 12:00 NOON, EST
March 3, 1970
Office of the White House Press Secretary
FACT SHEET
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE TO THE CONGRESS ON EDUCATION REFORM
The National Institute of Education: The legislation would create a new
agency within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Its
primary purpose is to conduct high quality research and experimentation
in education. It would have the authority to do its own research, as well
as to contract with universities and other organizations. Existing research
programs in the Office of Education would gradually move to the National
Institute. It would be staffed by a corps of distinguished scientists and
social scientists, and would devote itself to work in fields such as
compensatory education, applications of technology to education, reading
and literacy, and experimental schools.
The President's Commission on School Finance: Established by Executive
Order, this Commission will be in existence for two years. It will study,
and develop recommendations on, the fiscal and organizational needs of
public and non-public schools in the United States. Working closely with
the States, the Commission will assess trends in school enrollments,
financial projections, disparities among districts and states, present and
future sources of funds, and possible improvements in efficiency. It will
pay particular attention to non-public schools.
The Right to Read: The President endorses the Right to Read as a national
educational goal for the 1970's. The National Institute of Education will assist
in developing the necessary knowledge to achieve this goal. In addition, the
President will ask Congress to increase to $200 million the combined F. Y.
1971 appropriation for Titles II and III of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, and asks the Commissioner of Education to help ensure that
these funds are focused on reading.
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting: The legislation would renew the
Federal charter of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for three years,
enabling the Corporation to continue growing and improving. It would
require that a portion of the annual Federal funding be based on matching
funds raised by the Corporation from non-Federal sources, thereby
stimulating increased contributions from private sources.
Early Learning: An Early Learning Program, to be established jointly by
the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, and the Office of Economic
Opportunity, would create a network of experimental centers to discover what
works best in early childhood education. Funded out of the $52 million
previously requested for early childhood educational research in Fiscal 1971,
these centers would provide a strong experimental base for the large day care
program requested as part of the Family Assistance Plan.
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