Field Hearing on "education at a Crossroads: what Works? What's Wasted?"

United States.

FIELD HEARING ON "EDUCATION AT A
CROSSROADS: WHAT WORKS? WHAT'S WASTED?”

HEARING

BEFORE THE

LIER WASTED?"

SEP C 8.1947

TRANSFER

SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND

INVESTIGATIONS

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND

THE WORKFORCE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

ONE HUNDRED FIFTH CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

HEARING HELD IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, MARCH 3, 1997

41-596 CC

Serial No. 105-15

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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE

WILLIAM F. GOODLING, Pennsylvania, Chairman

THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin MARGE ROUKEMA, New Jersey

HARRIS W. FAWELL, Illinois
CASS BALLENGER, North Carolina
BILL E. BARRETT, Nebraska

PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan

HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, California
MICHAEL N. CASTLE, Delaware
SAM JOHNSON, Texas

JAMES M. TALENT, Missouri
JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania
JOSEPH K. KNOLLENBERG, Michigan
FRANK D. RIGGS, California

LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
MARK E. SOUDER, Indiana
DAVID M. MCINTOSH, Indiana

CHARLIE W. NORWOOD, JR., Georgia
RON PAUL, Texas

BOB SCHAFFER, Colorado

JOHN E. PETERSON, Pennsylvania
FRED UPTON, Michigan
NATHAN DEAL, Georgia

VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee

WILLIAM (BILL) CLAY, Missouri
GEORGE MILLER, California
DALE E. KILDEE, Michigan

MATTHEW G. MARTINEZ, California
MAJOR R. OWENS, New York
DONALD M. PAYNE, New Jersey

PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii

ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey

TIM ROEMER, Indiana

ROBERT C. "BOBBY" SCOTT, Virginia

LYNN C. WOOLSEY, California

CARLOS A. ROMERO-BARCELO, Puerto
Rico

CHAKA FATTAH, Pennsylvania
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
RUBEN HINOJOSA, Texas
CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York
JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts
RON KIND, Wisconsin

LORETTA SANCHEZ, California
HAROLD E. FORD, Jr., Tennessee

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CONTENTS

Hearing held in Wilmington, Delaware, March 3, 1997

Statement of:

Carper, Hon. Thomas, Governor of the State of Delaware

Castle, Hon. Michael N., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Delaware

Frunzi, George, Superintendent, Sussex Vocational Education School Dis-

trict

Ferguson, Michael, Acting Secretary of Education, Department of Public

Instruction

Hauge, Hon. Richard, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Delaware

Jankowska, Lidia, Parent of Student in The Charter School

Manning, William, President, Red Clay School Board

111

Rees, Peter, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Delaware

Russo, Ron, Principal, The Charter School

105

Sewell, Tswana, Student, Wilmington High School

109

Standish, Gavin, Teacher, Coordinator of Instructional Technology

Stemniski, Michael, Teacher, McKean High School

Strong, Bob, Principal, Wilmington High School

104

Yorkston, J. Cameron, Assistant Headmaster, The Tatnall School

Wood, Rachel, Science Education Specialist

Prepared statements, letters, supplemental materials, et cetera:

Carper, Hon. Thomas, Governor of the State of Delaware, prepared state-

ment of

Castle, Hon. Michael N., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Delaware, prepared statement of

Cataldi, Alice K., College of Arts and Science, University of Delaware,
Newark, DE, prepared statement of

142

Frunzi, George, Superintendent, Sussex Vocational Education School Dis-

trict, prepared statement of

Hauge, Hon. Richard, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Delaware, prepared statement of

Hoekstra, Hon. Peter, a Representative in Congress from the State of

Michigan, prepared statement of

McIntosh, Frank J., President, Junior Achievement of Delaware, Inc.,

Wilmington, DE, repared statement of

144

Manning, William, President, Red Clay School Board, prepared statement

Rees, Peter, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Delaware,

prepared statement of

Wilmington High School, Wilimington., DE, prepared statement of

Stemniski, Michael, Teacher, McKean High School, prepared statement

Standish, Gavin, Teacher, Coordinator of Instructional Technology, pre-

pared statement of

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