Book Description

This document represents the second hearing before the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, held in Washington, DC on May 11, 1999 on the education technology programs authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Michael Castle, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, presided. Contents include the opening statements of Chairman Michael Castle and of ranking member Dale Kildee and statements of: the Honorable Eugene Hickok, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of Education, Harrisburg; Dr. Henry Marockie, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia Department of Education, Charleston; Professor Dale Mann, Program in Educational Administration, Department of Organization and Leadership, Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York; Dr. Robert McNergney, Professor of Educational Leadership Foundations and Policy, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, Charlottesville; Ms. Terri Austin, Executive Director, Organizational Department, Anderson Community School Corporation, Anderson, Indiana; and Mr. Bruce Droste, Director, the Virtual High School, the Concord Consortium, Concord, Massachusetts. Appendixes include the written opening statement of Chairman Michael Castle and the written testimonies of: the Honorable Eugene Hickok, Dr. Henry Marockie, Professor Dale Mann, Dr. Robert McNergney; Ms. Terri Austin; and Mr. Bruce Droste. (Includes a table of indexes.) (AEF)