Edward M. Kennedy

This statement expresses my views and those of Senator Kassebaum on the National Skills Standards Board. The managers' amendments to the Goals 2000 legislation included modifications to provisions in title V, the National Skills Standards…

Mr. President, I want to thank Senator Kassebaum for focusing attention on a direction that I think all of us on the committee, as well as in the administration, are attempting to go; that is, in terms of the restructuring of the various…

That commission, as I remember, America's Choice, was cochaired by Senator Brock, a former colleague, a Republican Senator, chairman of the Republican Committee, and Ray Marshall, who was Secretary of Labor under President Carter, and…

for the benefit of Members, even though we have not been involved in extended debate on the floor, we have been making good progress in the areas in which a number of our colleagues have been interested and concerned, such as addressing…

They commit from about 1.5 percent up to about 3 percent of their payroll costs for training programs to upgrade employee skills including continuing training programs with certificates establishing what the content of those training…

I am honored to take this opportunity to congratulate Col. Henry L. Cyr, Jr., of Hopedale, MA, upon his retirement later this month from the U.S. Air Force. In 1967, Colonel Cyr graduated from Holy Cross College in Worcester and became a…

the modifications--so the membership has an understanding--deal with the new section 504 that allow local partnerships to consolidate their Federal funds from programs listed in the waiver section of the act, except more in chapter 1, for…

Mr. President, it is appropriate that we are taking up the School-to-Work Opportunities Act as we complete action on the Goals 2000 legislation, because the two measures closely complement each other. Together, they form the foundation for…

I think that expression was from those young people who were attending the course at a high school in Chicago. The Senator from Illinois asked those young people what they were doing prior to the time they were involved in this program…

as we mentioned before, in terms of trying to encourage these different departures and new directions in stability and certainty in terms of the integrity of the program, obviously there will be a review of these programs. But, I would…

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…

I look forward to voting for Bill Perry for that position. Many of us know of the very effective work he has done in the Defense Department a number of years ago and during these recent months as Deputy Secretary of Defense. All of us who…

I certainly hope there will be overwhelming support for this program. Not only did we accept this on our last education bill, but we were able to maintain it in the conference as well. We certainly hope we will be able to do so in this…

I also commend our friend and colleague from Illinois. I had an opportunity to spend an afternoon with those law enforcement individuals in Boston who are assigned to the gangs. They were very strong in their commitment to deal with those…

I intend to support the amendment of the Senator from North Carolina, as amended, and for these reasons. Under the modification, the amendment only applies, actually, when a court determines that a school district has a policy that…

If a plan is comprehensive, systemic, and directed toward helping all students meet challenging standards, it will be acceptable. In any case, States that have taken the initiative in formulating a viable plan and, in some cases have the…

I think any one of us who has had a chance to talk to teachers and to school principals at the local levels has countless stories about their feelings that they could make an important difference, if only they were given additional degrees…

I will continue with some examples that were taken in the State of Minnesota, the charter schools, and a couple of schools in Dade County. A number of efforts that they developed has been reported by Tom Toch in the U.S. News article. I…

Funds will be available during the first year to assist States that wish to develop plans for systemic education improvement. In subsequent years the funds might be used to complete a State's plan or to implement the plan already developed…

Programs like these are why we believe this legislation, although it has limited resources, supports or actually reflects the priorities that most families give to education in this country. Taken within the context of a variety of other…

I think in a very short time the Senate will have an opportunity to express its view on the amendment of the Senator from North Carolina, and also an alternative view that will encourage individuals in schools to take time for meditation…

just very briefly, we urge the Senate to accept this amendment. It is supported by the administration. I believe there was this kind of flexibility in the legislation initially. This makes it more explicit, and we support the amendment.

I thank the Senator from Oregon for recognizing the need to clarify this important point. If a State has already enacted a school reform plan and elects to submit the proposal in order to receive funding for its implementation, the…

today the Senate begins action on the Goals 2000: Educate America Act. This legislation, designed to make more rapid progress toward meeting the national education goals, has strong, bipartisan support on the Labor and Human Resources…

just very briefly, it was never our intent to establish in this legislation an unfunded mandate or to require that as a result of this legislation, we would be requiring of the States expenditures that the States did not desire. We have…