House Cuts Ed Tech Funding (fwd)

[Cathy Cheely <ccheely@LEO.VSLA.EDU>]

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>
> Please Post for Widest Possible Distribution to Educators
>
>                                              February 23, 1995
>
> MEMORANDUM FOR:  All Computer Using Educators in America
>        SUBJECT:  House of Representatives FY'95 CUTS
>           FROM:  Dennis Bybee, Associate Executive Officer
>                  International Society for Technology in
>                     Education
>                  USA National Office
>                  P. O. Box 4437
>                  Alexandria, VA 22303
>                  [E-mail:  ISTEUSA1@AOL.COM]
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>
>      Last night, the House of Representatives, Education
> Appropriations Sub-committee completed its work on proposed cuts to
> the FY'95 budget that was approved for 1994-95 by the previous
> Congress.  Proposed CUTS include total ELIMINATION OF THE STAR
> SCHOOLS PROGRAM AND TERMINATION of educational technology
> provisions of the Improving America's Schools Act of 1994.
>
>      Funding for the Technology for Education Act (i.e., Title III,
> Part A of IASA) is CUT from $40 million down to $10 million.  The
> distribution of cuts was not given; but accompanying documentation
> says that the intent is to ELIMINATE the new Office of Educational
> Technology and National Educational Technology Challenge Grants to
> local education agencies.
>
>      If you value the Star Schools program, Federal ed tech assistance to
> local education agencies, and the new Office of Educational
> Technology as an important focal point for encouraging national
> education technology initiatives, PLEASE WRITE or CALL your
> Congressional representatives so that they will know you care about
> them as soon as possible.  Key leaders on this issue are:
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>           Senate Committee on Appropriations
>           Mark O. Hatfield (R-OR), Chair
>           Robert C. Byrd (D-WV), Ranking Minority Member
>
>           Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and
>             Human Services, (and) Education
>           Arlen Specter (R-PA), Chair
>           Tom Harkin (D-IA), Ranking Minority Member
>
>           House Committee on Appropriations
>           Bob Livingston (R-LA), Chair
>           David R. Obey (D-WS), Ranking Minority Member
>           John Edward Porter (R-IL), Chair, House Appropriations
>             Sub-committee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
>             and Education
>
> *****End of Message*****
>
>
>
> --
> Cathy Cheely, Media Specialist
> Brunswick Sr. High, Lawrenceville, Va. 23868
> cathy@pen.k12.va.us or ccheely@leo.vsla.edu
> 804 848-6287 fax804 848-2796
>


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Catherine Cheely - ccheely@leo.vsla.edu
Library Media Specialist,Brunswick Senior High,Lawrenceville, Va.23868
804 848-6287  (fax) 804 848-2796