Hearing on H.R. 6, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education of the Committee on Education and Labor, House of Representatives, One Hundred Third Congress, First Session, Hearing Held in Vancouver, Washington, September 18, 1993, Volume 4These hearings transcripts record testimony given in Vancouver, Washington, on reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Ideas were solicited on ways the federal government could support local partnerships between the business and education communities. Prepared statements and transcripts of testimony are presented for the following individuals and organizations: (1) Randy Dorn, State Representative and Chair of the Washington State House Education Committee; (2) the director of Workforce Education and Agency Relations for the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia, Washington; (3) the director of the Hough Foundation; (4) the chair of Hewlett-Packard's K-12 Steering Committee; (5) the vice-president and editor of "The Columbian"; (6) the Vancouver School District Superintendent of Schools; (7) the manager of Vocational, Technical, and Career Education in the Evergreen School District, Vancouver; (8) a Vancouver mathematics teacher; (9) the president of the Battle Ground School Board; (10) the state executive director of the Citizen's Alliance of Washington; and (11) the resource coordinator for Vocational Education, Vancouver School District. The report concludes with a summary statement describing six competencies employers want future employees to demonstrate: work ethic, character history, people to people skills, thinking skills, communication skills, and mathematical skills. (SM) |
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