I received this post off of another list.  I think it will resonate with
every education-oriented institution on the Museum-L list.
 
 
>Forwarded message:
>From: [log in to unmask]
>To: [log in to unmask], [log in to unmask]
>Date: 95-02-23 20:16:50 EST
>
>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:  [log in to unmask]]
>
>
>     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:
>
>          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*****
>
>
>
 
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