National Commission on Teacher Education Act: Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Education, Arts, and Humanities of the Committee on Labor and Human Resources, United States Senate, Ninety-eighth Congress, Second Session, on S.J. Res. 138 ... June 7, 1984 |
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... problem and what can be done to help persons who are illiterate , but very little has been said about the preven ... problems . In his 1981 book , " Why Johnny Still Can't Read , " Dr. Flesch states that 124 studies have been made ...
... problem and what can be done to help persons who are illiterate , but very little has been said about the preven ... problems . In his 1981 book , " Why Johnny Still Can't Read , " Dr. Flesch states that 124 studies have been made ...
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... problem in education by spending more and more money , that we sometimes overlook the fact that more money has not ... problems . I hope that the members of the subcommittee will familiarize themselves with these issues . We need to ...
... problem in education by spending more and more money , that we sometimes overlook the fact that more money has not ... problems . I hope that the members of the subcommittee will familiarize themselves with these issues . We need to ...
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... problems and make recommendations for improvement . I am aware that other groups have been set up to study teacher education since my legis- lation was introduced , and I support them . None of them , however , are looking into the ...
... problems and make recommendations for improvement . I am aware that other groups have been set up to study teacher education since my legis- lation was introduced , and I support them . None of them , however , are looking into the ...
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... problem area noted in the report which has received little attention is weakness in teacher training . The Commission report found that teacher preparation programs need substantial improvement and that the teacher preparation ...
... problem area noted in the report which has received little attention is weakness in teacher training . The Commission report found that teacher preparation programs need substantial improvement and that the teacher preparation ...
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... problem affects all segments of our society and our economy in that it contributes to increased welfare , un- employment , crime , and other social ills , all of which must be addressed Mr. Blumenfeld asks how the profes- sors get away ...
... problem affects all segments of our society and our economy in that it contributes to increased welfare , un- employment , crime , and other social ills , all of which must be addressed Mr. Blumenfeld asks how the profes- sors get away ...
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Page 262 - If an unfriendly foreign power had attempted to impose on America the mediocre educational performance that exists today, we might well have viewed it as an act of war.
Page 10 - Senate, and shall be compensated at the rate provided for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United States Code. One such Associate Director shall be designated "Associate Director for Domestic and Anti-Poverty Operations...
Page 9 - The teacher preparation curriculum is weighted heavily with courses in "educational methods at the expense of courses in subjects to be taught. A...
Page 10 - Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but...
Page 10 - Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner in which the original appointment was made.
Page 10 - All other members shall be entitled to receive an amount not to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-18 of the General Schedule for each day during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the board. While away from their homes or regular places of business...
Page 221 - Nothing contained in this Act shall be construed to authorize any department, agency, officer, or employee of the United States to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution or school system...
Page 194 - the deliberate, systematic, and sustained effort to transmit, evoke, or acquire knowledge, attitudes, values, skills, or sensibilities...
Page 10 - c) The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress such interim reports as it deems advisable. The Commission shall submit to the President and to the Congress not later than twenty-four months after the first meeting of the Commission, a final report of the study and investigation, together with such recommendations as the Commission deems advisable. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS SEC.
Page 208 - Give a man a fish and he eats for a day; teach a man to fish and he eats for a lifetime.