CONTENTS Richardson, Hon. Elliot L., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, accompanied by Stephen Kurzman, Assistant Secretary for Legislation; Christopher Cross, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislation (Educa- tion); and Professional Staff Members; and Statement of Hon. Sidney P. Marland, Jr., U.S. Commissioner of Education - Morrison, Donald E., President, National Education Association; accom- panied by Stanley J. McFarland, Assistant Executive Secretary for Government Relations and Citizenship, and Mrs. Jean Flannigan, Lillywhite, B. Alden, on behalf of Byron Hansford, executive secretary, Council of Chief State School Officers - - Phillips, F. E. "Bud", First Vice President; August W. Steinhilber, Direc- tor of Federal and Congressional Relations; and Michael A. Resnick, Legislative Specialist, comprising a panel representing the National Geer, William C., executive secretary, Council for Exceptional Children; accompanied by David Braddock, Council for Exceptional Children......- Selden, David, president, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, accompanied by Carl Magel, legislative director Frieder, Mrs. Philip, national board member, National Council of Jewish Women, accompanied by Olya Margolin......-- D'Alessio, Edward, coordinator of governmental programs, division of elementary and secondary education, accompanied by Rev. Frank J. D'Alessio, Ph. D., director, Division of Elementary and Secondary Educa- weg, C.S.B., director of Special Projects, National Catholic Education Association; and Frank J. Monahan, assistance director of Govern- mental Programs, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Frieder, Mrs. Philip, national board member, National Council of Jewish 195 204 Geer, William C., executive secretary, Council for Exceptional Children; Page accompanied by David Braddock, Council for Exceptional Children.......... Prepared statement... Lillywhite, B. Alden, on behalf of Byron Hansford, executive secretary, Prepared statement__ Morrison, Donald E., president, National Education Association; accom- Prepared statement.__ Phillips, F. E. "Bud", first vice president; August W. Steinhilber, Director of Federal and Congressional Relations; and Michael A. Resnick, Legislative Specialist, a panel representing the National School Boards Association_. Prepared statement.. Richardson, Hon. Elliot L., Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Scott, Hon. Robert W., Governor of North Carolina, and chairman of the Selden, David, president, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, accompanied by Carl Magel, legislative director_ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION 169 173 125 133 111 118 136 147 30 75 97 232 179 188 Prepared statement... Articles, publications, etc.: Consolidation of Certain Education Programs and Rationale for Doing "Revenue Sharing and the Proposed Educational Revenue Sharing Bible, Hon. Alan, a U.S. Senator from the State of Nevada, from March 18, 1971 (with enclosure). Marland, Dr. Sidney, Commissioner of Education, U.S. Office of Packwood, Hon. Robert, Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., 116 261 252 259 257 229 Pell, Hon. Claiborne, a U.S. Senator from the State of Rhode Island, Findley, W. L. Ed. D., Supervisor of Special Education, Special 254 240 228 Martin, Anita L., chairman, Legislative Policies Committee, 241 Scott, Robert W., Governor of North Carolina, chairman, Educa- 231 Communications by-Continued Richardson, Hon. Elliott, Secretary, Health, Education, and Welfare, Resolution by: Page 255 Northeast Area Conference of the National Association of State 258 EDUCATION REVENUE SHARING ACT OF 1971 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1971 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC WELFARE, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., pursuant to notice, in room 4200, New Senate Office Building, Senator Claiborne Pell (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Senators Pell, Javits, Schweiker, and Stafford. Staff members present: Stephen J. Wexler, counsel, and Roy H. Millenson, minority professional staff member. Senator PELL. The Subcommittee on Education of the Labor and Public Welfare Committee will come to order. Today, we begin hearings on S. 1669, a bill which encompasses the administration's proposal for special revenue sharing in education. The bill proposes major changes in the manner in which the Federal Government would distribute Federal tax dollars for elementary and secondary education. It provides that some 30 current categories of aid be consolidated and funds for them be distributed by the States who would receive them from the Federal Government on a formula, block grant, basis. The Federal Government was motivated to become involved in aid to education largely out of its desire to overcome educational inequalities that existed across the Nation. Legislation was developed that designated certain target areas of need and these needs have been funded. Testimony to be received in these initial hearings may point to the need of some type of general aid to education legislation as a method to meet pressing national problems. Whatever may develop, we will want to be sure that basic target areas continue to be served and that national priorities will not suffer as a result of the manner in which aid is distributed. (A copy of S. 1669 follows:) |