US/ND-5: Re: SCANS and Universal Service
Re: SCANS and Universal Service
Betty Dawn Hamilton (bhamilt@tenet.edu)
Sun, 22 Sep 1996 20:09:56 -0500 (CDT)
On Sun, 22 Sep 1996, Bill Hatchett wrote:
> Somehow I am surprised that this information has not been out a
> lot earlier. I would, however, also wonder how much politics had to do
> with it. As I remember, there was a "Sandia Report" which has not been
> released. Are we still under the thumb of politicians who want to control
> education?
Well, I'm not sure.... but I seem to recall that at *some* meeting
somewhere, we were told to peddle the SCANS *without* the name because it
was done under a different administration. No one disagrees with the
value of the research; it's the political nature of the study that may
have kept it from more publicity.
Betty
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