Hearing on the Reauthorization of the Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Act

This document reports the oral and written testimony of persons who testified at the April 1993 hearing on the reauthorization of the Elementary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Act, held in York Springs, Pennsylvania. Persons who testified or submitted written statements included the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Commissioner for Elementary and Secondary Education; the Chapter 1 coordinators from Hanover Public School District, South Middleton School District, and Shippensburg Area School District; the director of Migrant Education and the Lincoln Intermediate Unit; a Chapter 1 teacher from York City School District; superintendents from the Carlisle Area School District, Conewago Valley School District, and York City School District; a language arts supervisor from Gettysburg Area School District; a parent; and the director of the Pennsylvania Department of Education's Bureau of Corrections. The testimony addressed the importance of the legislation for providing a build-a-base approach to services to families and children in Pennsylvania, and for funding staff development and performance-based assessment. Information on individual school districts is provided along with information on the use of federal funds and the impact of funding cuts. (AC)