Edward M. Kennedy: “Tomorrow afternoon. So we will proceed in that way. So for any Members who want it, the managers will ask consent to…”

“Tomorrow afternoon. So we will proceed in that way. So for any Members who want it, the managers will ask consent to temporarily set aside what is existing so they can offer amendments. In the agreement there have been a number that have been identified. It is certainly our intention to ensure that the rights of Senators are protected along that line. Let me, if I could, Mr. President, mention that Tech-Prep--and I yield myself time on the amendment--has been a great success. We are very strong in support of it. That is one type of a program that effectively is 2 years in high school and then 2 years after high school. That is a particular mode and model which has been very successful in a number of areas, and we are very strong supporters of it. A number of the Members that were supporters here were actually innovators of it. That demonstrates the direction we can go. There are other models as well that have been illustrated offering opportunities. This is an area in which, by following both the academic achievement and developing the core curriculum and tying that in, in most cases, into community colleges and with their cooperation, that has been successful. But we are not prepared to say that is the only model. What we are prepared to say is that is just the kind of cooperation that we have seen in the past. And what we want to try to do is expand those concepts and encourage the various elements here--the business community, the training programs, people--to move ahead.…”