Book Description

A hearing was held over 2 days on amendments to Title V of the Higher Education Act, which addresses college educator recruitment, retention, and development and with authorization of programs designed to enhance the skills of current teachers and administrators and to encourage students entering college to become teachers. Among the witnesses testifying were the following: C. Leonard Anderson, National Education Association; Gary Fenstermacher, Dean, College of Education, University of Arizona and President, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education; Gary Hawks for the Michigan Department of Education; Cecil Miskel for the University of Michigan; Senator John D. Perry, New York State Senate; Antoine Garibaldi, Xavier University, New Orleans; Jack R. Anderson, Superintendent of Schools, Spring Valley, New York; Raphael Nystrand, University of Louisville, Kentucky; and James Garbarino, President, Erikson Institute for Early Childhood Education, Chicago; and Ted Sanders, Under Secretary, United States Department of Education. Also included are the prepared statements of the Association of Teacher Educators, the Council of Chief State School Officers, the Council of the Great City Schools, Representative William F. Goodling from the U.S. Congress, Jack Hidary of Columbia University, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, Representative Donald M. Payne from the U.S. Congress, and Albert Shanker of the American Federation of Teachers. (JB)