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Telecommunications in Education. Hearings O DOCUMENT RESUME ED 290 450 IR 012 998 TITLE "Star Schools"--Telecommunications in Education. Hearings on Examining the Development of a Regional Educational Telecommunication System, before the Co...mittee on Labor and Human Resources. United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, First Session (Charlestown, Massachusetts, February 27, 1987; Washington, DC, March 11, 1987). INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C. Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources. REPORT NO Senate-Hrg-100-57 PUB DATE 87 NOTE 108p. AVAILABLE FROM Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402. PUB TYPE Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Aaterials (090) Viewpoints (120) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Communications Satellites; *Computer Assisted Instruction; *Curriculum Enrichment; *Educational Television; Elementary Secondary Education; Hearings; Higher Education; Mathematics Instruction; Regional Cooperation; Science Instruction; *Telecommunications; Telecourses IDENTIFIERS Congress 100th; *Interactive Satellite Instruction; *Star Schools ABSTRACT The use of telecommunications to enhance local educational opportunities, especially in science and mathematics, was the subject of two hearings before a Senate committee. Eleven persons made presentations and/or submitted written statements at the first hearing: (1) Joseph Duffey, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; (2) Andy Turner, math/science student at Chelmsford High School; (3) Karen Powers, math/science student at Vatignon High School; (4) Lincoln Lynch, New England Association of School Superintendents; (5) Roxanne Mendrinos, Massachusetts Computer-Using Educators; (6) Earl Batchelder, Hampshire County Education::) Collaborat've; (7) Joe McDonald, Middleborough High School; (8) John LeBaron, Massachusetts Executive Committee for Educational Television; (9) lussel Jones, Boston University; (10) Lattie Coor, University of Vermont; and (11) Walker Crocker, Rhode Island Higher Edur 'ion Cable Channel. Eight persons made presentations and/or submitted written statements at the Washington, D.C., hearing: (1) Sandra Lauffer, Academy for Educational Development; (2) Joseph Duffey, University of Massachusetts at Amherst; (3) Henry Cauthen, South Carolina Educational Television Network; (4) Will Kitchen, Tele-Systems Associates, Inc.; (5) Alda Monteiro, senior, East Providence Senior High School; (6) Benjamin Stavely, junior, Alvirne High School; (7) Marilyn Gardner, Boston Public Schools; and (8) Robert Bennett, Wakefield High School. Responses by Joseph Duffey, Will Kitchen, and Henry Cauthen to questions submitted by Senator J11 are also included. (EW) S. HRG. 100-57 tr "STAR SCHOOLS"-TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN EDUCATION U 11 DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION c=cice of Educational Research and Improvement OCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION Uri CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization Originating it Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction Quality HEARINGS Points of view Or opinions stated in this docu mint do not necessarily represent official BEFORE THE OERI position or policy COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES UNITED STATES SENATE ONE HUNDREDTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON EXAMINING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A REGIONAL EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICA1 ,N SYSTEM FEBRUARY 27, 1987, CHARLESTOWN, MA MARCH 11, 1987, WASHINGTON, DC Printed for the use of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources U S GOVERNMENT PRIN CING OFFICE 72-117 WASHINGTON 1987 Nut For male bythe Supenntendent of Documents, Congressional sales Office U 9 Government Pnnting Office, Washngton, DC 20402 2 BEST COPYAVAILABLE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES EDWARD M KENNEDY, Massachusetts,Chairman CLAIBORNE PELL, Rhode Isiand ORRIN G HATCH, Utah HOWARD M METZENBAUM, Ohio ROBERT T STAFFORD, Vermont SPARK M MATSUNAGA, Hawaii DAN QUAYLE, Indiana CHRISTOPHER J DODD, Cornecticut STROM THURMOND, South Carolina PAUL SIMON, Illinois LOWELL P WEICKER, JR , Connecticut TOM HARKIN, Iowa THAD COCHRAN, MiFsissippi BROCK ADAMS, Washington GORDON J HUMPHREY, New Hampshire BARBARA A MIKULSKI Maryland THOMAS M ROLLINS,Staff Director and Chief Counsel HAYDEN G BRYAN,Minority Staff Direaor (H) I 3 CONTENTS STATEMENTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1987 CHARLESTOWN, MA Page Coor, Dr. Lattie, president, University of Vermont, and Dr Walker Crocker, dean, College of Continuing Education, University of Rhode Island, chair- man, Rhode Island Higher Education Cable Channel.. ... 31 Duffey, Dr.Joseph,chancellor, University of Massachusetts, former director, National Endowment for the Hu vanities... ... .. .. ..... 3 Lynch, Dr. Lincoln, superintendent of schools, Middleborough, MA, president, New England Association of School Superintendents, John LeBaron, direc- tor, Bureau of Educational Resources, Massachusetts Department of Educa- tion; executive director, Massachusetts Executive Committee for Education- al Television; and Dr Russel Jones, vice president for academic affairs, Boston University; president-designate, University of Delaware; chairman, task force on use of educational technology, American Society for Engineer- ing Education; former dean, University of Massachusetts, School of Engi- neering .. .... .. 18 Prepared statement 21 Mendrinos,Roxanne, teacher/librarian, Thurston JuniorI-?ighSchool, Westwood, chairperson, telecommunications subcommittee, Massachusetts Computer-Using Educations; Earl Batchelder. executive director, Hamp- shire County Educational Collaborative, Joe McL)cnald, librarian/computer science director, Middleborough High School ... ... 12 Turner, Andy, math/science student, Chelmsford High School, and Karen Powers, math/science student, Matignon High School, Cambridge 9 WEDNES7AY, MARCH 11, 1987 WASHINGTON, DC Duffey, Joseph, chancellor, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Henry Cauthen, president and general manager, South Carolina Educational Tele- vision Network; and Will Kitchen, vice president, Tele-Systems Associates, 55 Prepared statement of Mr. Duffey..... 60 Prepared statement of Mr Kitchen .... 76 Lauffer, Sandra, program officer, International Education and Exchange Pro- grams, International Division, Academy for Educational Development 42 Prepared statement.................. .. 46 Monteiro, Alda, senior, East Providence Senior High School, lenjamin Stave- ly, junior, Alvirne High School, Marilyn Gardner, chrectol )f instructional technology, Boston Public Schools; and Robert Ben sett, advanced place- ment physics teacher, Wakefield High School 98 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL Questions and answers. Responses of Mr Duffey to questions submitted by Senator Pell 69 Responses of Mr Kitchen +D questions submitted by Senator Pe! 81 Responses of Mr Cauthen to questions submitted by Senator Pell 95 4 "STAR SCHOOLS"-TELECOMMUNICATIONS IN EDUCATION FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1987 U.S. SENATE, COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND HUMAN RESOURCES, Char lestown, MA. The Committee met, pursuani, to aotice at 9:30 a.m., in Room No. 175, Bunker Hill Community College, Charlestown, Massachu- setts, Senator Edward M. Kennedy (chairman) presiding. Present: Senator Kennedy. OPENING STATEMENT OF SENATOR KENNEDY The CHAIRMAN. The Committee will be in order. I first want to thank Dr. Sh'pley very much for all of his help and cooper..tion and for the support of all of those associated with the Bunker Hill Community College, and for making available this facility and these resources. It is good to have a chance to come back here again, and I am just delighted, as the Chairman of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, to be able to commence one of the first hearings outside of Washington that we have had on a subject which I think offers enormous opportunity in the field of education. So it is en- tirely appropriate that we meet here for this particular session. The economic battles of tomorrow are being fought in the class- rooms of today, and the news from the front is not good. In survey after survey, American students are at the back of the class in math and science achievement. Japanese students score twice as high as our students in chemistry achievement. Japanese students score twice as high as our students in math achievement. It should come as no surprise that the Japanese also have twice as many engineers working in their industries, and have twice as many patents per capita as we do. Let's be clear about the causes: American students are as smart as any in the world and, given the resources, they will meet and beat the competition every time. But our students are not getting the training they need to suc- ceed in the economy of the future. Only 35 percent of the high schools in America even offer a physics course. And even where courses are offered, the instructors are often not equipped to teach them. The National Science Teachers Association estimates that 30 per- cent of all math and science teachers in this country are complete- ly unqualified or seriously underqualified to teach these subjects. And this will worsen quickly unless we act now. By 1995, the Na- (1) 2 tional Science Beard reports that we will need twiceas many teachers in math and science as we have today. But, forevery qualified math or science teacher entering the field, 13are leaving. And I think this chart demonstrates quite clearly whato,ir situa- tion isthe estimated need will be some 300,000 in the math and science teaching force, and currently we have 140,000. The difficul- ty is moving from this 140,000 to 300,000. If we were able to provide all of the additional
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