October 27, 1982
Although the bill, S2852, provides for no appropriations, it guarantees that about the same number of students who received Pell Grants this year, estimated at almost 2 million, will be eligible to receive maximum grants of $1,800 next year.
The new, formal alliance merges the Texas Conference of the American Association of University Professors with the Texas State Teachers Association, an affiliate of the National Education Association.
But according to an article in the Oct. 17 Boston Sunday Globe, Mr. Carter was not as staunch a supporter of public schools as many thought he was. In fact, the article by Curtis Wilkie of the newspaper's Washington bureau alleged, the Carters planned to enroll Amy in one of the area's private academies if the President had won re-election.
The article was supposedly based on a dinner conversation Mr. Wilkie had with the Carters shortly before the President left office.
William Honig, a Marin County school superintendent who is challenging the incumbent, Wilson Riles, has relied heavily on his call for a more traditional system of education with emphasis on the "basics."
Ronald W. Frantz, an official of the 250,000-member New York State United Teachers, says his organization views the election as a referendum on support for public education. His union helped Mr. Cuomo in his campaign against New York City's Mayor Edward Koch for the Democratic nomination.
In Idaho, a Homestead Exemption initiative, which would exempt the first $50,000 of assessed value on residences from property tax, was placed on the November ballot by petition. Its opponents say it would result in dramatic revenue losses to schools and other public services; supporters say they plan to recoup the lost revenue by taxing commercial and farm property.
Both gubernatorial candidates in Georgia have named education as a "top priority," but differ on the issue of increasing taxes. The Democratic candidate, Joe Frank Harris, is a former chairman of the state's House appropriations committee and is considered well versed in matters of school finance. Mr. Harris has pledged that there will be no tax increase if he is elected; the Republican, Robert Bayle, has made no such promise.
The Texas Federation of Teachers has organized a "Beat Bill Clements" movement and hopes to provide $400,000 in cash and volunteer time to Mr. White, whose record on education, union leaders say, has been "pretty good." The union also recently put out a booklet of unflattering "Quotations from Governor Bill." The Texas State Teachers Association has also endorsed Mr. White. The third union, the Texas Classroom Teachers Association, does not endorse candidates.
The campaign, which began this month, will publicize the accomplishments of the public schools through billboard displays at 30 locations throughout the city. The space was donated by Ackerly Communications of Massachusetts Inc., one of the largest billboard advertising firms in the state.
"It would be no surprise if schoolchildren thought America's most pressing current nutritional problems were beriberi, pellagra, and scurvy," said Michael Jacobson, the biochemist who is the organization's executive director. "Rarely do the textbooks mention that the major diseases related to diet are due to the overconsumption of basic nutrients, rather than the lack of micro-nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals."
Under the original program, the school district rented classroom space in private schools and provided teachers for special classes in art, music, physical education, reading, and mathematics. About 10,000 private-school students participated last year, according to Grand Rapids school officials.
Under the original program, the school district rented classroom space in private schools and provided teachers for special classes in art, music, physical education, reading, and mathematics. About 10,000 private-school students participated last year, according to Grand Rapids school officials.
The bill, passed by a vote of 30 to 5, originated in the state Assembly, where it was approved last May. It calls for the one-minute period to be used for "quiet and private contemplation or introspection."
"It would be no surprise if schoolchildren thought America's most pressing current nutritional problems were beriberi, pellagra, and scurvy," said Michael Jacobson, the biochemist who is the organization's executive director. "Rarely do the textbooks mention that the major diseases related to diet are due to the overconsumption of basic nutrients, rather than the lack of micro-nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals."
Education has emerged as a key issue in the Illinois gubernatorial race, dividing the candidates on important questions and the state's two major teachers' unions on the candidates.