Hearings Before the Committee on Education and Labor, R. 6179
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 075 530 UD 013 480 TITLE Hearings Before the Committee on Education andLabor, House of Representatives, Ninety-SecondCongress, Second Session on H. R. 44, H. R.981, H. R. 1491, H. R. 6179, H. R. 7796, H. R. 12695 and Related Proposals...Oversight Hearings on Elementary and Secondary Education. Hearings HeldWashington, D. C., September 26-28, and October 4 and 11,1972. INSTITUTION Congress of the U.S., Washington, D.C.Senate Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. PUB DATE Oct 72 NOTE 456p. EDRS PRICE MF-$0.65 HC-$16.45 DESCRIPTORS *Compensatory Education; Educational Finance; *Educational Legislation; Educational Needs; Educational Resources; Elementary Schools;*Federal Aid; *Federal Legislation; FederalPrograms; Financial Problems; Inner City; ResourceAllocations; Secondary Schools; Urban Education IDENTIFIERS *Elementary Secondary Education Act Title 1;ESEA Title I ABSTRACT These hearings before the Committeeon Education and Labor are on the Elementary SecondaryEducation Act, legislation to extend that act, and the relationshipof the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to otherprograms that would be authorized by pending legislation. In this respect, thecommittee is considering a number of bills, including the administration'sproposed revenue sharing measure and bills that have been introduced to providemore general aid to elementary and secondaryschools, H.R. 981, 1491, 12696, and 16202. The presentations of witnessesbefore the committee focused on the operation of elementary andsecondary education programs, their effectiveness in improving the quality ofeducation, other data pertinent to the administrationof elementary and secondary programs, and the views and comments of thewitnesses with respect to the need for additional financial support forelementary and secondary schools. Appended to the presentationsof witnesses before the committee are miscellaneous articles,tables, and publications relating to the school financesurvey of the Council of the Great City Schools; Title I programs inBoston, Massachusetts; the Cooperative Improvement Program; TitleI program needs in Syracuse, New York; and other topics. (JM) FILMED FROM BEST AVAILABLE COPY (2) OVERSIGHT HEARINGS ON ELEMENTARY re-N, tr.If\ AND SECONDARY EDUCATION HEARINGS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 44, H.R. 981, H.R. 1491, H.R. 6179, H.R. 7796, H.R. 12695 AND RELATED PROPOSALS OPERATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE DIREC- TION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT FOR ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 26, 27, 28, AND OCTOBER 4, AND 11, 1972 Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor CARL D.PERKINS,Chairman U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. EDUCATION & WELFARE OFFICE OF EDUCATION THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRO. DUCED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED FROM THE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION ORIG- INATING IT POINTS OF VIEW OR OPIN IONS STATED DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT OFFICIAL OFFICE OF EDU- CATION POSITION OR POLICY. U.S. GOVERN': /T PRINTING OFFICE WAS NGTON :1072 COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR CARL D. PERKINS. Kentucky,Chairmen. Eld TII GREEN. Oregon ALBERT D. ()VIE. Minnesota FRANK THOMPSON, Jit.. New Jersey .1011N M. A SHBROOK, Ohio JOHN 11. DENT, Pennsylvania .ALPHONSo BELL. California ROMAN C. PUCINSKI, Illinois JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois I)OMINICK V. DANIELS, New Jersey JOHN R. DELLENBACK. Oregon JOHN BRADEMAS, Indiana 'MARVIN L. ESCIT. Michigan JAMES G. O'HARA. Michigan EDWIN I). ESHLEMAN, Pennsylvania AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS. California WILLIAM A. STEIGER, Wisconsin WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan . EARL F. LA NDGREBE, Indiana PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii ORVAL HANSEN. Idaho JAMES 11. SCHEUER, New York EARL B. RUTH, North Carolina LLOYD HEEDS, Washington EDWIN B. FoRsymE. New Jersey 11111.MP BURTON, California VICTOR V. VEYSEY, California JOSEPH M. GAYDOS, Pennsylvania JACK F. I:EMP, New York WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY. Missouri PETER A. PEYSElt, New York SHIRLEY CHISHOLM. New York CLIFFARD D. CARLSON, Illinois MARIO BIAGGI, New York ELLA T. GRASsO. Connecticut L017ISE DAY HICKS, Massachusetts ROM ANO E. MAZZOLL Kentucky HERMAN BADILLO, New York CONTENTS Hearings held in Washington, D.C.: Page September 21'1, 1972 September 27, 1972 177 September 28., 1972 289 Oetober 4, 1972' 345 October 11, 1972 435 Statement, of: Burley, Dr. J. Don,, assist:.Lut superintendent forinstrnetion, HoUstoli Independent .Selnud District 206 Daly, Hon. Michael House Chairman of the Educathm Committee, State House, Boston, Mass., awl Martin Foley, legislative agent, Boston, Mass _ 423 Dennis, Horace, Jr., direct.rr of Federal programs, Huntsville, Ala__ 295 Foster, Dr, Marcus A., superintendent of schools, Oakland, 43i.; Fredericks,Arthur,presidtart,Trotter's Parent Association, Dor- chester, Mass 395 Gibson,Larry, professor of law, University of Virginia, member, executive committee of the Council of Great City Schools 222 Gittings, Clarence, assistant superintendent for special programs, Ba Itinn,re City schools: noTest Lawtim, director, Federal pro- grains, Baltimore City Schools: told Dr. Ronald Watts, director, title 1, Maryland State Department of Education :321 Ihtzlett, James, administrative director; and J. Stanley Altmann, Nathmal Assessment of Edircatidioal Progress 85 Luc; s, Dr. William, assistant superintendent for Government affairs, Los Angeles City Schools; Dr. George McMullen,budget.director, Los Angeles City Schools; Dr. John Posa, Los Angeles City Selnoils; Dr. 13111 Anton, director, title. I, Los Angeles City Schools 177 Moeller, Gerald, director of research, St. Louis City Schools, St. Louis, Mu 72 Myers, Irene 11., assistant, to the superintendent for Federal projects, Orangeburg City Schools, Orangeburg, S.0 289 Pepper, Hon. Claude, a Representative in Congress from the State of Florida 12 Putman, Sam, coordinator of Federalprograms, Aiken County Schools, Aiken County, S.0 306 Randolph, Elizabeth, director, title I, Charlotte - Mecklenburg County Schools, Charlotte, N.0 310 Robinson, Henry, ex-vice president, Boston Teachers Union;'Als. Faye ..NE.Edwards, teacher, Co ply Square, As. Doreen Kelly, Dorchester, Mass.; F. John Howley, Quincy, Mass 410 Samuel., .Eugene, executive secretary, Conference of Large City Boards of Education of New York 92 Smith, Mrs. Odessa, president, Lewis Parents Association, Roxbtnti, Mass.; Mrs, Louise Bonar, president, Parent Advisory Council, Brighton, Mass.: and Hay Alurphy, president, Coply Parents As- sociation, Dorchester, Mass 404 Webster, William, assistant sopirintendent, Oakland Public Schools, Oakland, Calif 2 Whittaker, Miss Grace, Department of title I programs, Boston, Mass., and Steven McKinney, Educational Planning Center, Euston Public SelloOlS :190 Williams, James, director of Federal programs, Dumas Public! Schools, Dumas, Ark aOU Iv Statements. letters, supplemental material, etc.: : Barber,CarltonJ.,assistant superintendent,Federal ProgramA, Page Raleigh, N.C., telegram to Chairman Perkins 343 nenni-,, Horace, Jr., director of Federal programs, Huntsville, Ala., prepared statement of 297 Gib ,n, Larry, executive committee member, Council of the Great City Schools, and member, Board of Education, Baltimore, Md.: Appendix A, The Council of the Great City Schools, Summary of school finance survey 229 Appendix B, San Antonio Independent School District., et al., ap- pellants, y. Denietrio P. Rodriguez, et al., appellees, court ease_ 231 Prepared testimony of 222 Grealy, Joseph J., president, International Association of School Se- curityDirectors,Ft.Lauderdale,Fla.,letterto Congressman Rogers, dated Sept. 14, 1972, enclosing a resolution 451 Hantrock, Teresa A., director in charge, Department of title I pro- Laams Boston Public Schools: . Graduates of Copley Square High School 431 Lewis School 429 Philosophy and objectivessubmitted to New England Associa- tion of Schools and Colleges for purposes of accreditation on June 1, 1972 430 Report to the superintendent on accomplishments and activities of Copley Square High School for 1971-72 429 Kernbel, Kasper Sara, et al., faculty of Lewis Addle School, Roxbury, Mass.. telegram to Congresswoman Hicks 427 Myers, Irene, assistant superintendent for Federal programs, Orange- burg School District No. 5, Orangeburg, S.C., prepared statement of 292 National Assessment of Educational Progress: Deviations From National Average: Subject: Science 1969-70 (table) 217 Subject: Citizenship 1969-70 (table) 218 Subject: Writing 1069-70 (table). 219 Subject: Reading 1970-71 (table). 220 Subject: Literature 1970-71 (table) 221 National Council on Educating the Disadvantaged, report on the co- operative improvement program prepared by theCenter for Educational Resources 346 Ohrenberger, William H., superintendent, Boston Ptrablic Schools, "A Message to Parents from the Superintendent" 419 Pepper, Hen. Claude, a Repfesentative in Congress from the State of Florida: "Drug Abuse in the Nation's SchoolsMiami Hearings," a summary entitled 23 "Drug Abuse in the Nation's Schools--New York City Hearings," a summary entitled 13 Newspaper articles on the hearings held in Chicago, Ill 53 Newspaper articles on the hearings held in Miami, Fla 28 Newspaper articles on the hearings held in New York 15 Peters, Selma, et al., Subsystem Trotter, telegram to Congresswoman Hicks 428 Pncinski, Hon. Roman C., a Representative in Congress from the State of Illinois, "Legislative History of Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of