Education at a Crossroads, what Works and What's Wasted: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the Committee on Education and the Workforce, House of Representatives, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, Hearing Held in Timnath, CO. March 20, 1998, Volume 4 |
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academic adults American APPENDIX assessments Association of School Balcerak BOB SCHAFFER Chairman Hoekstra challenge classroom Collins COLORADO DEPARTMENT Committee on Education Commons Charter School content standards Core Knowledge curriculum Dan Wagner Department of Education Down's Syndrome E. D. Hirsch federal education programs federal government federal programs flexibility Fort Collins Fragile X Syndrome funding going Greeley high school IDEA implementation issue Jane Anderson kids with disabilities Liberty Common School Liberty Commons Charter literacy look math Moloney National okay paperwork parental involvement PATSY MINK percent person PETE HOEKSTRA POUDRE SCHOOL DISTRICT problem public education public school question reading reform regulations RON KIND Schaffer Schleusener School Boards school system special education staff STATEMENT OF DR teachers teaching Thank things Timnath Elementary School Tripper Riggs VAN HILLEARY volunteers Washington What's Wasted Workforce WRITTEN STATEMENT
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Page 1 - ... crowd, but welcome. STATEMENT OF THE HON. PETE HOEKSTRA, A CONGRESSMAN FROM THE STATE OF MICHIGAN Today's hearing is just one in a series of hearings that our committee has been having over the past few months, and will continue through this Congress. Through the Crossroads project, we hope to find out what is working and what is not working in education in America today. As part of that process, we are listening to people at the local level who are experts in education. We are hearing from parents...
Page 11 - I appreciate the opportunity to testify, and I would like to thank you that we don't all have to shave our heads to come here this morning.