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• Edueation: For second straight year, few meet
-standards for reading; writing and math. Schools
superintendent Eastin says reform is vitaL
By RICHARD L~ COLVIN, TIMESSTAFFWRffiR.
For the seconp straight y~ar, California students have failed to llicasure
up to demanding standar.ds in reading, writing and mathematics. according
to the final results released Tuesday in the state's pioneering effort to boost
public school performance.
· Scores .on .the California Learning Assessment System· (CLAS)
tests show that only a tiny .fraction ·
of the state's fourth, eighth and
lOth graders- are advan·ced enough
to meet the state's expectations for
.top students-the ability to write
clearly and confidently, to grasp
complexities when reading or·, to
apply a sophisticated mathematical
sensibility'to real-worldproblems .. ·
Moreover, ·a· solid majority of
students in all three grades failed to
By BETH SHUSTER
meet ev~n minimally acceptable
TIMES STAFF WRITER
performance levels in all three
·Most students in. the Los Angeles
subjects, with the showing in math·
Unified School District scored at
by far the weakest of the three.
the lowest levels in all subject areas
In response·tothe new scores~
L.~ WRE0CE K. HO
in the latest batch of California
as well as soon-to-be released
t Los Angeles International Airport after th_e NCAA
national data that is expected to. ·Learning Assessment System
(CLAS) tests, prompting officials·
le. "Last night was kind of like a dream." he said. A9
contain similar findings-new state
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to pledge widespread educational
Superintendent of Public Instrucchanges in city schools.
tion Delaine Eastin announced she
, The 1994 scores, released Tues-.
will convene task forces to' consider ·
day by the state Department of
a wide variety of explanations for
the -low scores and recommend . Education, show that the vast
majority of the district's fourt-h-.
corrective actions' within four
eighth- and lOth-graders were
·months.
well below basic competency stan- ·
"The numbers are just abysmal,:'
said Eastin, ·at a news conference at . dards set by the state in reading,
writing imd,math.
a Sacramento elementary school;
The. tests measured 92.000 Los
where she was joined by represen~vidence: LAPD
Angeles Unified students against
. ta,tives of major education, business
tough statewide performance stanand parent groups:
~stimony.
dards. ranking each s,tudent at one
- Although~ she cited a. list of
By SHARI ROAN
of six levels.
factors-such as overcrowded
TI~IES HEALTH \\'RITER
hat took him to the airSchool Supt. Sid. Thompson said
classes, large numbers of students
Json has pleaded not
he
will use the scores to bolster a
who
are
poor
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not
speak
1e Jun~ 12 murcters of
In the most comprehensiYe
English;
and
a
shortage
of
time
and
new
effort to improve and update
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report of its kind. UC San Francisco
money for teacher training~she
teaching in the district, beginning
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resenrcher" ha\•e detailed the exact
said California· must reform its · in the primary grades.
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· the blood drop.~ helped
mechani.-;rm by which secondhand
schools so that by the end of third.
"I want to talk to our teachers
build their case agair,st
.~moke c1r~ darnagr the heart and
grade. every student is able to read
and administrators .. : . we need to
CJrrulato::':· :'':.~tem. ·
'fense attorneys began
and achieve basic competency io
make fundamental changes ...
<H the integ!:ity of th:H · 'The :·q)o:·t m tod;n··, .Journal of
math.
Thompson said. ''I'm taking the test
'uesdav afternoon l)\·
the Amencl!~ :--IedJctl' .-\ssn. preGov. Pete Wilson also decried the· results seriously. we· cannot accept
stior.iner F· ir'.!! ai)out th.e
ser:ts r.ew :·esearch b\' CC San
results_;calling them "absolutely
this. . . Our kids have got to get
a iess experience'd
FrancL:co ar:d .• n ·" r::dy.~L' oi the
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_,.,~_.,._ ·.• Only' '17'%' C:Wtife ·'district's fourth~ graders
-- scored in the top three levels in reading, com- ~
pared'to 22.8% statewide:· In writing, 26%
scored in the top .levels, compared ·to 32%
statewide.
. • Among eighth-graders, only 24% scored in
the top three levels in reading and 28% in writ-·
. ing, ·compared to 38.8% in reading and 46.3% in
· writing statewide.
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• Only 25% of the lOth-graders scored in the
top·three levels in re'ading, compared to 34.6%
statewide. In writing, 26% scored in that top
tier, compared to 38.9% statewide.
• More than eight in 10 students at every .
grade lever showed little understanding of math,·
scoring in the bottom three levels. Among
. SCHOOL SUPT. SID THOMPSON •
. fourth-graders, 85% scored at the bottom, compared to 72.2% of fourth~graders statewide.
believe the tests were -a valid measure of stu~
isco Martin ·ouran
Ninety percent of the eighth-graders scored in
dents' knowleqge_:_arid of the curriculum-and
the bottom tier, compared to 76.9% -statewide.
that tl~ey are ·sorry that the t!'!sts h~ve peen
And 94% of the lOth- graders r!lnked !it the botscrapped. ·
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· "It's a shame,'~ said Hugh Gottfried, 'the prin• The top-scoring Los Angeles Unified ele" . cipal Palms Middl~ School, where 60% .of the
ior. Now the legal_l:mrden is
I' defense to prove insanity ~entary schoo~ y.'flS Balpoa Gifted/High Ability_ eight~~grad~rs scored in- the top three levels in ·
lear -·and convincing evi-- Magnet School in Granada Hills; the top middle . reading and writing. _"I think it's much iptproved
school was Palms, .which has a magnet prograii:l .over what we }}ad previously._ I~'s testing the
The defense also must
for gifted students, and the top high school was · kinds of things we believe kids should be learni hat the accused has a serious
ing in school."
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11 illneSS-nQ.t jUSt personalThirty-eight· district schools-including 11
Hancock Park Elementary Principal Penny
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elementary schools, one middle school, two . Hooper, whose school was aptong the top
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his only way-out," Dubelier
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Continued from Al American Heart Assn., American
Lung Assn. and American. Cancer
· Society.
tly after the Oct. 29 shoot. "The scie.ntific evidence con tin. authorities said Duran .had · ues to accumulate that says there is
mdomly,and that the Presi"
this connection to secondhand
1·as nev~r in any danger.
smoke and cardiovascular disease,"
1 was in the rear living quar· Ballin said. "It builds a stronger and
the W,hif-s House watching a
stronger case ilbo~1t why we nPerl
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based on epidemiological studies
. that merely _showed an association
between people routinely exposed
to secondhand smoke and an
increased risk of heart disease. The
analysis published today c_onsists of
recent clinical, laboratory and epidemiological studies that demon. strate the underlying physiological
and biochPmir~l rh~n"'PS frnp1
Harvard· University and ~
authors said.
"The effects of secondhand . researcher on secondhand smoke. _:
"A major message of the study i~
tobacco smoke on the cardiovascular system· are not caused by a sin- ·that secondhand smoke cannot be
equated with quantities of smoke·
gl~ component of the smoke, but
that the cigarette smoker inhales.
rather are caused by the effects of
They are showing even small
many: elements, including carbon
amounts of tobacco smoke are hav,:.
monoxide, nicotine, polycyclic aroing g·reater effert~ nn thP
matic hydrocarbons, and other .
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. For the second 'straight year; California· studerw; have failed to measure
up to demanding standards in reading, WI."iting and mathematics, according
to the final resultsreleasedTuesday in the state's pioneering effort to boost
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public.school performance.
. Scores on the California Learning .Assessment System (CLAS)
tests show that only a tiny fraction
of the state's. fourth, eighth and
lOth graders are. advqnced enough
to meet the state's expecta~ions for top students-the _ability to write .. ·· · ·
clearly arid confidently, .to grasp
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Moreover, a· solid majority
students in al~ three grade~ failed to 'By BETH SHliSTER
meet even minimally· acceptable . TIMES sTAFF WRITER ~
performance levels in all three·
_Most students in the Los Angeles
subjects, with the showing in math
Unified School District scored at
by far the-weakest of the three.
In response to the new scores~ . ...the lowest levels in all subject areas
as well as soorr-to-be released ' 'in the latest batch of California
Learning Assessment System
n~tional data that is expected to
contain similar findings-new state · ,. ( CLAS) tests, prompting officials
to pledge widespread educatio'nal
Superintendent of Public Instruc·
tion Delaine Eastin announced she - changes in city schools.
The 1994 scores, released Tueswill convene task forces to consider
a wide variety of explanations for · · day by the state Department _of
Education, show that the vast
the low scores and recommend
majority of the district's fourth-;
corrective actions' within four
. eighth- and.l0th'gr;1ders were
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months.
"The numbers are just abysmal," :well below basic competency stan"
said Eastin, at a news conference at . dards set by the state in reading,
writing and math.
a Sacramento elementary school,
The tests measured· 92,000 Los
where she was joined qy represenAngeles Unified students against
tatives of major education, business
·.tough statewide performance sianand parent-groups.
dards, ranking each studentat one
Although~ stw cited a. list of
of six levels.
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factors-such. as overcrowded
School Supt. Sid Thompson said
.classes, large numbers of students
he will use the scores to bolster a
. who. are poor or: do not speak
English, and a shortage of time and ·_·· new effort. to improve and update
teaching in the district, beginning
· money for teacher training--;she
said California must reform its ' in the primary grades.
schools so that by the end of third.
"I want .to talk to our teachers
grade, every student is able to read · and administrators . ~, . we need to
and achieve ·basic competency in· inal{e fundamen,tal 'changes,"
math.
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· Thompson said. 'Tin taking the test
results seriously. We cannot accept
Go\·. Pete-Wilson also decried the
results-calling them "absolutely . this.· ... Our kids have got to get
Please seeCLAS, A7
Please see OFFICIALS. A7.
of.
LAWRE:\CE K. HO
Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles International Airport after·· the NCAA
. -"Last night was kind of like a dream ... he said. A9
pson Secondhand
Errors ·Smoke's Toll on
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Heart Analyzed
By SHARI ROAN
t took him to the airon has pleaded not
June 12 murders of
. Simpson and Ronald
n.
the blood drops helped
buildtheir case against
efense attorneys began
at the integrity of that
uesda v afternoon bv
."tio:-.ir:g Fung aboutthe
a less experienced
Please see TRIAL. .-\6
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HEALTH WRITER
In the most comprehensive
report of its kind. UC San Francisco
researcher;; have detailed the exact
mechanisms by which secondhand
smoke c<tn rlamagr the heart and
circulaton· :;\·stem.
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The report in toda:,-·, Jo;1rnal of
the American \ledicd .-\ssn. presents new research by UC San
Francisco and ..r: :"nalvsis of the
most recent' ;;cienufic ·."tudies on
secondhand smoke. It de:;cribes
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African. Americans, only 3%
"Its demise may send a chilling . changed substantially
.· .-uriacciptable" .._and using th'eir
ranked above the basic level, .arid
signal through the educational sysyear.
among Latinos the figure was 5o/o.
tern nationally," said Eva Baker, a
: releasi to ·argue for his education
About 500 schools ar,
· agenra, _which would make it easier
The results were based on tests
researcher who heads the Center ·districts, including f:
students took last spring. State for the Study of Evaluation at. Angeles County, did '
to fi~ incompet~nt teachers. free
distrcts from the state's lengthy
testing officials warned that the
UCLA. CLAS had made the state a
any test results becau
education code and establish uni- · scorEOs cannot be compared to those
leader by requiring· students to
procedures. Others,ho".
fom performance standards.
from 1993. because of changes in
demonstrate their ·knowledge in
low participation rat
. The 2-year-old CLAS system
the test questions and in scoring · essays, open-ended math problems .received scores, once a
wa~ designed to measure stude:::
procedures aimed at ensuring
and other so-called "authentic"
questions about what
achievement against o:.;Jective
greater accuracy in response to
activities, she said.
·mean.
. stan~rds, rather than comparing
problems that bedeviled the system
"What worries me' is that the
· In West Covina, on]\
. th~ p~rformance of each school to a
last year. , .
.. aftertaste will linger til the wrong
district's sophomores:
The tests themsel)'es-hailed at. way," Baker said. "There is no reast1tewide average, .as past exams·
eighth graders and ..
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their introduction two years ago.for
son to believe that tests that ask
had done.
fourth graders .chose
Last ye~r. results were deemed
making California a national leader·. people to write on complex issues
test after the, district g
~disma~ across the state, especially
in improving student assessment~
nee~ to raise the specter of invasion
the optjon of having tr.
in math, and some educators com- . have generated almost as much
plain.eA,the ne\v high students were
contronrsy as the low scores:
beyonp the reach of mosc 3tudent,s. ; . Last year. the release of CLAS
· Thif' year's results were little
scores fueled distrust in some·
Ora~ge County students exceeded the stat
betteri
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quarters when it became clear. that.
Mie than 40% of the lOth gradtechnical errors had resulted in the
performance In eve,Y subject and grade.· The ·
ers t sted in math; for example,
release of. inaccurate scores, or no
achie red only the lowest of. six
scores at all. for .about 250 schools ..
ranked second behind M~rln County In fourtl ·
· possi le leYels. meaning that they
And the tests already had become
shO\ d "little or no mathematical
t,he target cif conservative and relithird behind Nevada.and Marin counties In 10.
thin ing and tmderstariding of
gious parents and groups, who
mathematical ideas." More than
zeroed in on reading passages they
threr-quarters of the students in all
said were too provocative and
and placed sixth ·. In the eighth grad~.·
three 'grades scored at one of the
writing tasks they .claimed violated
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three ~owest levels, indicating less
students' pri\'acy by probing their
than tiasic understanding.
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exempted.·
of privacy."
. Re~~ng was only slightly better.
Legal battles over whether districts could be 'forced to administer
' But that approach,,requiring stu- · Still. the state repor·
with inore than 60% of the students
the district and each,,
. in each grade failing to achien at a
the tests' and mounting criticism of dents to write essays in all three
which for the· lOth :::
·level four or above-meaning those
the state education department's · subject areas, introduced a variety
the working class co;
students were not even able to
response to the uproar led to the
of problems. l'heir answers were
in uster "a partial lllaster·y of demise· of the test, which many costly to score; provoked contro- the ranks of such pere ·
achieving districts as
versy among parents, and led to a
knowledge and skills fundamental ·.educators had embraced as an
Sari· Marino, Beverly ·
variety of technical m\ssteps. . ·
for proficient work."
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. important tool for ·guiding the
Canada Flintridge .
. Last year, in .an effort to save
The scores in writing, which has
reform and improvement of scbool
money, the state tried to project .
Testing officials sa
been part of the state's assessment : curriculum.
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were released becau;c
results for schools and districts by
systertJ,. since 1987, were slightly
In September, Wilson vetoed a
must have failed to
gra<fing only some of the students'
stronger: about 54% of the students
$26- million bill that would have
answers, resulting in the release of
state the number of
in the1 eighth grade scored. at the
kept the . testing program alive.
chose to have th
results later deemed unreliable.
lowest three levels, 61 o/c in the lOth . 'Wilson's office is working with the
excluded.
' grade!and 68% in grade 4. '
In an effortto guard against that,
Legislature on a bill to develop a .
But John F. Cc
every test was graded this year and
Asian American students per-. new assessment system. ·
state testing officials said they · Covina;s superinten.
formed substantially better than - With the release of the fin'al set of
state erred again. "VI'
would not report scores for any
their counterparts in all three sub-. scores Tuesday. some educators
is a continuation oft:·.
jects and all three grades. Even so,
and business leaders repeated their ·.. schools or grades in which more
of this particular t
than 25% of the students were not
onlv ;30% of the Asian American
concerns that the loss of the CLAS
said. "The first year :·
allowed by their parents to take the
lOth'g-raders scored at a minimally
tes't threatens gains. California
test. The state also did not ·report ·understand the mi;
acceptable or better level in math.
schools have made· in making curmore difficult the se(
scores for small schools or schools
Among white students. 20'/c \Vere
riculum more challenging and more
where the .demographic makeup
Other educators ''·
in line \\'ith job market demands.·
at thlit basic le,;el or abo,·e; among
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emise may ·send a chilling
changed substantially from last
about the nature of the test.
writing.
year.
rough the educational sysJanet Salem, the. assistant prin-- • · ..The high school students' mediionally," said Eva Baker, a
About 500 schools and dozens of
cipal at Jordan· High School," said
ocre results could have resulted.
er who heads the Center
districts, including five in Los · she believed several portions of the
irom ·the large number of student~
Study of Evaluation at
Angeles County, did not· receive
CLAS tests. were too subjective.
who opted not to take the test, said
LAS had made the state a
any test results because of those
"Some of the questions were per_-·· ' Charles Weis, who heads the Ven·"
y requiring students to
procedures. Others, however, had a son'al," Salem said.' "How do you . tura County office of education.
rate their knowledge in
low participation rate and still
correct the subjective components.
"On the surface, we can take
pen-ended ma.th problems ·received scores,.once again raising of the test?"
'' some solace in the fact that v:-c are
er so-called "authentic"
questions about what ~he scores · · Absenteeism during the several
doing better than the kids state, she said.
mean.
wide," said Weis .."But I'm not sure
days that the test was administered
worries me is that the
In West Covina, only ·10% of the
also might have skewed the results· .what these scores really tell us."
e will linger in the wrong
district"s sophomores, 40% of the
at Jordan, she said. "It's dependell;t
. Orange County students
ker said. "There is.no reaeighth graders and 45% of the .on the whole group being p~esent .exceeded the statewide perforelieve that tests that .ask ' fourth graders chose to take the . the whole th~ee or four days.
'mance in e~ery subject and grade)
write on complex issues · test after the district gave parents
Of Jordan s 19th grad~rs, 99.~ _:,.The county ranked second behiiid
ise the specter of invasion
the option of having their children
scored at the lowest three l_evels_m ·Marin c~unty in fourth grade, third
~ath, 84% at_ those _level~ ..m wnt,,
behind Nevada and Marin counties
mg, and 88~ m readmg. · ; ,.,. -~. in lOth grade, and placed sixth in
C?untyWide_, Los Angeles !agged · the eighth grade.
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the
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strongest
performance
came
nge Co1,1nty st~de~ts exceeded the statewide .
usual _ran_ge of high _scores m affi~on the lOth grade reading exam;
e~t ~Istric~s a~d dismal s.cores I_n : where Orange Comity ranked .best
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rmance In every subject and grade. The .county
distncts Wlth high numbers of poor·, ;~ fri th state
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children, _such as Compton and · : . .. e · . · ., .
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:. :f: Overa~l, I m elated that Orange
d second behind Marin County In fourth grade,
bne bright note was that seven <~unty_ did so well compare.d to the
s~atewi?e average, b_ut ,I m als?
districts iri .the courity cracked the
ehlnd Nevada and Marin counties In 10th grade,
· list of:the top~20 in the state at the. dis~ppo~nted that we d1dn t do bet- ;
ter, said John F: Dean, superm~
lOth grade level, le_d by the San
. and .placed sixth In the elg~th grade.
·.· Marfno district, which P.Osted , ~~end~nt _of Orange Count;y schools;
V(e d bke to be _1~0% m e:re;,yCalifornia's highest scores. The
rankings were based on. the. comthmg. ~ keep strivmg for this. exempted.
bined percentages of students ·
Individual c?unty schools
scoring at the top three levels in all
excelled. The brightest star w~~
Still. the state reported scores for
approach, requiring stuthree subjects. '
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. Roy· Andersen Elementary m
the district and each of its schools,
. rite essays in all three
Gretchen Whitney_ High School. Ne~ort,_ which po~ted th~ ~ighest
eas, introduced a variety' which for the lOth grade pushed
the \VOrking class community·into in the ABC District, a highly selec- .. combmat1on of readmg, wntmg and
s. Their answers were
tive school that admits· students·· math scores at the fourth-grade
the ranks of such perennially highscore, provoked controbased on higH"test scores,' was the
level. ·
ng parents, and led to a . achieving districts as those serving
San Marino, Beverly Hills and La . top high school in the state, fol• ..; Among school districts, the
technical missteps.
Canada Flintridge.
lowed by California Ac'ademy in
Laguna Beach Unified School Disr, in an· effort to save
Long Beach and San Marino High
tric topped the fourth grade results.
~ state tried to project
Testing officials said the scores
School.
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.'. Superintendent Paul M. Possemato
schools ,and· districts by
were released because the district
At the elementary and middl~
att~ibuted the high scores to his
ly some of the students'
must have failed- to report to the ·
state the numb~r of parents· who
school levels, however;.San Marino
district's emphasis on language
esulting in the release of
r deemed unreliable.
chose to have their children
did not receive any scores because .skills.
too many parents. declined to have ...... :, -.. I'm a strong advocate for .the
excluded.
rt to guard against that,
But John F. Costello, West
their children participate. '
CLAS-type -testing," he said. "I
was graded this year and
Covina ·s superintendent, said the
In Ventura County, school offi-· believe that one has to have test.
·ng officials said they
state erred again. "What you've got
cials were pleased that fourth- and
programs that force the examina- · ·
' report scores for any
is a continuation of the.mishandling
eighth-grade students scored
tion of, the ~mea~urement of, and,
grades in which more
of this' particular test," Costello· above those statewide in all three
the us,e of language and thinking in
f the students were not
said. "The first year you can always
all, subject areas." ·
subjects. But some educators were
their parents to take the
understantl the mistake, but it's
tate also did not report
concerned. about the results for
Times staff writers Jodi Wllgoren and
more difficult the second time." '
lOth~graders, whose scores dipped
Beth Shuster and correspondent Kay
mall schools or schools
demographic makeup
below those across the state in
Salllant contributed. to this story.
· Other educators were concerned
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ICIALS: School Improvements Vowed
�SACRAMENTO LOCAL ISSUES
BASE CLOSINGS
According to news reports, in late February Air Force officials recommended that the
McClellan Air Force Base in Sacramento be shut down. As one of the service's five repair
facilities, the installation provides 13,300 jobs and $550 million in payroll to the area. The
two major sources of aircraft maintenance work for McClellan are either retired, such as the
F-111 fighter/bomber, or are in the process of being decommissioned, such as the A-10 attack
warplane. The Base Closure Executive Group (BCEG) compiled data and came to. the
conclusion that McClellan and Kelly Air Force Base in San· Antonio, Texas, were the two
least valuable facilities to the Air Force. Colonel Thomas Eres, a leader in the effort to keep
McClellan off of the Pentagon base closure list, argues that the high-technology components
at McClellan "are integral parts of the battle systems of the future."
POTENTIAL STRIKE
A meeting of unionized employees on April 2 voted 495-15 against a new three-year
proposed contract from three supermarket chains. Workers argue that the proposal put up by
Safeway Inc., Lucky Food Centers and Save Mart Supermarkets will create added financial
burdens by requiring workers to cover more of their personal health care costs. If the 32,000
employees of the three chains who are members of the United Food and CommerCial Workers
Union vote to go on strike, 44,000 will walk off the job on April 5.
EDUCATION
State Assemblyman Bernie Richter's Civil Rights Initiative seeks to end what he thinks of as
a reverse discriminatory policy With regards to magnet schools. The magnet schools have
been used to desegregate voluntarily public schools for a decade. The 50,000 student
Sacramento City school district hopes to continue addressing segregation problems. But if
Richter's constitutional amendment proposals pass in the Assembly, the current admissions
policy will be prohibited and a race-based selection process will come to a halt.
CRIME
Crimes against persons are on the rise in the Land Park area, according to the Sacramento
Police Department. Drive-by shootings and auto thefts are prevalent. But the area anxiously
awaits the 23 new officers scheduled to be put on the beat due to the federal crime bill. In a
nearby neighborhood of New Helvetia, crime has decreased 40 percent since the assignment
of two new officers to the area.
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�WELFARE
The Commission on State Mandates released a staff report on March 30, concluding that
Sacramento County's' dire fiscal situation warrants the cutting of its General Assistance grants
to the poor. The average grant given to the 11,600 recipients would be cut from $238 to
$184 per month, creating $7.5 million in revenues for the county in one year. General
Assistance grants go to low-income people who fail to qualify for other welfare programs.
The state sets the grant level, but the county must fund the program entirely. Other counties
have expressed interest in this issue because they face similar fiscal problems themselves.
CONVENTION CENTER
Sacramento city officials unveiled the new $80 million expansion of the Convention Center.
City officials hope that the new center will attract millions of tourism dollars and boost the
economy over the next five years. The new complex can accommodate 10,000 people and
represents the largest city construction project ever in the area.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
MARCH 3, 1995
1994 BENCHMARK-
CENTRAL INFORMATION OISSEMINAJitiN UNJ
REPORT 400C-MSA
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FO~ COUNTIES
ANO METROPOLITAN STATISTICA~ AREAS
ANNUAL AVERAGE 1994
····--·· .R.EV Xs'ED"" " - .. ·
EMPLOYMENT
15,471,000
14.141,000
1.330,000
6.6
2661 1co
228,100
74,800
38.000
14.3
10.2
AREA
STATE
TOTAL
UNEMPLOYM~NT
CIVILIAN
LABOR
FORCE
BAKERSFIELD MSA {Ke~n Co.)
CHlCO·PARADlSE MSA (Butte Co.}
FRESNO MSA
Fresno Co.
Madera Co.
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH PMSA
ME RCEO MSA . ,
MODESTO MSA (Stanislaus Co.)
OAKLAND PMSA
Alamede Co.
Contr-a Costa Co.
ORANGE COUNTY PMSA
... REDDING MSA (Shasta Co.)
RIVERSlOE-SAN BERNARDINO PMSA
Riverside Co.
San Bernardino Co.
SACRAMENTO MSA
E-\ Oor-adc Co.
Co.
Sael"amento Co.
SALIN~S MSA (Monterey Co.)
P14JCel"'
83,300
4U I 700
366,000
357.800
46,720
316,300
41,470
4,396.000
3,9l~4.000
1,135,000
686,200
448,800
,67.400
1,063,800
643,600
420,200
87,000
196,900
13,800
1, 341 '300
73.200
1,2.73,000
5891,00
683.900
1, 263 ~ ·400
71\,400
69,400
96,000
54S,900
175,900
NUMBER
PERCENT•
8,500
56.900
49,700
7,250
412,000
13,200
29.500
tr2,eoo
2Sl600
7?,900
526,600
626 '700
62,500
S7.200
659,700
s,
89.~00
154,900
9.4
15,2
t5.0
tL3
6.2
6 .j\.
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11.6
8 y 60Cl
i 19.'700
sos.2oc
,4.9
?'1~200
54.600
1,153,300
64,200
13.1
1 :L 6
f
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5.200
6, 700
39,100
2, '000
9.4
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13.4
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1.3
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SAN DIEGO MSA
SAN
F~ANClSO
1,233,700
PMSA
Martn Co.
San Francisco Co.
Sen Matao Co.
909,800
131,300
407,700
370,800
88.500
s 1, 700
6.300
'7.2
380,500
2?,200
352.500
18,300
4. ~
1,14SJ200
858, '100
125,000
5.?
4. e
6. i
SAN JOSE PMSA !Santa Clara Co.)
SAN LUIS OBISPO MSA
SANTA BARBARA MSA
SANTA CRUZ-WATSONVILLE PMSA
SANTA ROSA PMSA (Sonoma Co.)
856,600
101.900
197,500
141 'soo
802,800
53,800
7,500
1~,500
7 '~
13,800
HI ,000
9.€
226,100
183,000
127,700
212,100
STOCKTON MSA (San Joaquin Co.}
VALLE~O-FAIRFIELD-NAPA PMSA
Napa Co.
Solano Co.
VENTURA PMS~
242,500
212r600
29!900
235,000
58,300
176,700
384,200
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217,400
17~SOD
163,100
353,900
13p500
54,300
49000
30,300
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MARCH 24,1995
,994 BENCHMARK
REPORT 400C-MSA
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES
~ND METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS .
JANUARY 1995
REVISED
CIVILIAN
LABOR
AREA.
FORCE
EMPLiOYMENT
UNEMPLOYMENT
NUMBER
PERCENT•
15,2?4 •. 200
13,949,500
1.324.700
8.7
259,400
821 100
407,000
359,600
47,420
221,400
72.700
38,000
14.?
11.4
344,000
304,200
39,870
63,000
55,400
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH PMSA
MERCED MSA
MODESTO MSA (Stanislaus Co.)
OAKLAND PMSA
Alameda Co.
Contra Costa Co.
4,328,000
386,000
1,117,300
3,942,000
70,200
160,200
1,048.300
6741000
443,200
63&1,200
414,000
69,000
39,800
29,200
ORANGE COUNTY PMSA
REDDING MSA (Shasta Co.)
1.328,600
73;000
1,2? 11 700
588,200
1 12541600
72,000
9,900
STATE .TOTAL
BAKE~SFIELO
MSA (Kern Co.)
CHICO-PARADISE MSA (Butte Co.)
FRESNO MSA
Fresno Co.
Madera Co.
RIVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO PMSA
Riverside Co.
San Bernardino co.
SACRAMENTO MSA
El Dorado Co.
Placer Co.
Sacramento Co.
SALINAS.MSA (Monterey Co.)
SAN DIEGO MSA
SAN FRANClSO PMSA
- as. 400
190,500
631 , 00
630 ,·ooo
?03,500
691 100
95,SOO
650,000
63,300
88,000
53,500
1,218,900
1, 136,100
852,700
124,200
378,200
3S0,300
SAN ~OSE PMSA (Santa Clara Co.)
SAN LUIS OBISPO MSA
SANTA BARBARA MSA
SANTA CRUZ-WATSONVIL~E PMSA
SANTA ROSA PMSA (Sonoma Co.}
839,300
101,600
195,500
140,200
226,600
789-,800 .
STOCKTON MSA (Sa" Joaquin Co.)
235,800
. 231,800
57,800
1741000
379,300
San Francisco Co.
San Mateo Co.
VALLE~O-FAlRFlELD-NAPA
Napa Co.
.. Solano Co.
VENTURA PMSA
f:OO~
PMSA
gg. 100
179,200 .
8;9
17.6
15.9
30,300
1583.500
498,800
143,700
15.4
15.9
15.200
112,-ClOO
58,900
538,900
17-1, BOO
15.5
7,550
1,159,300
529,300
901,500
130,600
403,400
367,600.
Ma,.in Co.
9,400
6.2
5.9
6.6
5.4
13.5
s.a
10.0
7.8
53,500
7.6
5,800
·. 8.4
7.8
7.4
7,500
40' , 00
31. 100
17.8
82,80D
48,800
. 6,400
6.8
5.4
25,200
17,300
6.2
4.7
49,500
5.9
4.9
8.~
210. 100
8,500
16,300
17,500
16,500
8.3
12.5
7.3
203,7-00
31 '900
13.5
122.700
212,300
53,000
159,300
~ua,ooc
8.4
19,500
4,800
141700
3, 1300
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STATE Of CALlFORNlA
.LABOR MARKET lNf=OR.MAllON DlVlStON
CENTRAL lNFORMATlO~ OlSSEMlN~llON UN11
MARCH, 24 I 1995
\99-4 6E.NCHMARK
~EPDR1
400C-MSA ·
MONTHLY LABOR FORCE DATA FOR COUNTIES
AND METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS
FEBRUARY ,995
-~ '"'P'A"El I'MHHI.RY. ··-.... -UNEJ~PlOYMENT
CIVH IAN
LABOR
AREA
ST~TE
TOTAL
ANGELES~LONG
MERCED MSA
,4,0S7.500
1,247,400
e..,
259,500
220,300
39,200
9,200
iS. 1
10.7
407~700'
3601 100
342,400
47.530
39,680
4 0 374,000
86,300
4,028,000
BEACH PMSA
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15,344,900
BAKERSFIELD MSA (Kern Co. l
CHICO-PARADISE MSA (Butte Co. l
FRESNO MSA
Fresno Co.
Madera Co.
LOS
NUMBER
FORCE
,
MODESTO MSA tStantslaus Co. l
OlKLANO PMSA
Alameda Co.
Contra Costa co.
ORANGE COUNtY PMSA
REDOING MSA (Shasta Co.)
RlVERSIDE-SAN BERNARDINO PMSA
R1 ver &1 de Co • ·
San Bernardino Co.
SACRAMENTO MSA
El Dorado Co.
Placer Co.
Sacramento Co.
SALINAS MSA (Monterey Co.}
SAN DIEGO MSA
SAN FRANCISO PMSA
1,126,500
680,<00
445,~00
1,329,200
71 ,700
1,268,500
585,900
582,600
95,000
540,000
. San Francisco Co.
San Mateo Co.
SAN JOSE PMSA (Santa Clara Co.)
7CL 200
159~500
,
&
0611 000
641 .• 900
419,100
1,261,300
62.200
1,Hi2.400
SANTA ROSA PMSA (Sonoma Co.)
227,500
STOCKTON MSA (San Joaquin Co.)
VALL~~O-FAlRFlELD·NAPA PMSA
Napa Co.
Solano Co.
.
VENTURA PMSA
238,500
232,500
57,400
175,200
377,700
s
7.9
,8.6
16.6
s.e
38,500
27,000
5.7
67,900
9, 500'
1061 100
5' 1
13.3
IS. 1
8.4
50,900
7.5
654.200
63,700
88,500
502,000
49,600
7. 1
1
1,14~.600
195,000
141,600
346,000
16' 100
31,700
65,500
15.0
15.9
'16.
6!3, '700
1,22!,400
899,300
842.400
,02,000
57,400
7,850
9.4
'146,500
402,400
366,900
65 1 300
55,200
530.700
176,100
130,000
Marin Co.
30~.700
191,200
703,800
SB,900
SAN LUIS OBISPO MSA
SANTA BARBARA MSA
SANTA CRUZ-WATSONVILLE PMSA
76' 100
85,300
8521400
124,200
378,000.
350,200
795,400
94.600
190,000
124,400
213,100
206,400
214,800
53,700
161.200
9S2~300
~.200
6u500
38,000·
29,600
78,800
46,900
s,soo
7.6
6.8
7.0
16.8
6.4
5.2
4.5
24,400
16,700
6' 1
47,000
7,400
15,000
17,200
s.e
4.13
1.~
7. j
12.1
14,400
6~~
32. 100
, 3.!
,7,700
3,700
14.00.0·
25,400
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Offic,e of the Press secretary
(Little Rock, Arkansas)
For Immediate Release
April l, 1995
RADIO ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATION
Gibbs Magnet School
Little Rock, Arkansas
9:06 A.M. CST
THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I'm speaking to you this
morning from the Gibbs Ma~rnet School for International studies in
Little Rock, Arkansas. I'm happy to be joined by the Principal,
Dr. Majorie Bassa, members of her staff, and 30 wonderful
elementary students, their parents, and other interested citizens
here.
Good morning, class.
CLASS:
Good morning, Mr. President
THE PRESIDENT: What you just heard was the sound of
America's future. This SChool and these people are living proof
that the education reforms that were started when I was Governor
of Arkansas, and that are continuing .now under the leadership of
Governor Tucker, are paying off.
The young people who .attend this public school are getting a
headstart on the 21st century. Beginning in kindergarten, they
learn about other cultures, they receive foreign language
training. They're already acquiring the skills that will allow
them one day to compete and win in the new global economy. They
come from many different racial and cultural backgrounds, but
they all have a shot at the American Dream.
I want to ·spend a few moments telling you why I think
education and training for all of our p~ople is the most
important thing we can do to keep the American Dream alive in the
21st century.
You know washington's in the midst of a great debate today
about the proper role of our national government. On one side is
the old view that big, one-size-fits-all government can provide
the answers to all of our big problems. on the other side is the
view that government is the source of all of our problems. In
the real world, that's a false choice.
Let's look at what started this debate. As we move toward
the 21st century and the information age, jobs and incomes will
depend more and more on what we know and what we can learn. That
means that today, at the end of the Cold war, we're able to
create jobs, new businesses, new millionaires at a rapid rate,
more than ever before. But at the same time, about two-thirds of
our people are working hard for the same or lower wages, and are
quite insecure about their future. And we know we still have teo
many social problems we're not making enough headway on -- crime
and drugs, v~olence and family breakdown.
In the real world, we have to face the fact that we have to
create opportunity but deal with these problems of economic
stagnation and social disintegration. And we are stuck with a
government that's too organized to meet the problems of yesterday
and not enough able to meet the problems of today and tomorrow .
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I believe we have to chart a new course between the old way
of big government and the new rage of no government, because I
believe we need a government that does four things: First, that
creates economic opportunity -- grow the middle class and shrink
the under class. second, that enhances the security of the
American people, here at home, on our streets, in our schools,
and abroad. And third, that reforms the national government to
make it smaller, less bureaucratic, to serve the interests of
ordinary Americans, not special interests, to serve the future,
not the past, and to demand more personal responsibility of our
citizens.
Fourth, and most important, we need a government that helps
our people raise their education and skill levels so they can
make the most of their· own lives. That's what I call the "New
covenant," a partnership between Americans and their government
that offers more opportunity in return for more responsibility.
Earlier this week, I convened a regional economic conference
at Emory university in Atlanta with a group of economists,
business and government leaders. And working Americans discussed
ways to strengthen our economy and to ensure a better future for
01.tr children.
They were Republicans, Democrats and Independents.
But the one thing we all agreed on was that the countries that
will do the best job of developing the full capacities of all of
their children and all of their adults will be the most
successful in the 21st century. We all agree that higher
education levels are essential if we're going to raise the
incomes of working Amer-~.cans, if we're going to grow the middle
class and shrink the under class.
That's why I and my administration have worked so hard to
expand Head start, to set world class standards for our schools,
to give parents and teachers more resources to meet those
standards, but alsti to give them more authority at the school
level to decide how best to achieve excellence. We've worked to
establish apprenticeship program's to prepare young people who
don't go on to college to get higher paying jobs. And we've
worked hard to make college loans more affordable for more
students, millions of them throughout the country.
By eliminating the middlemen in the college loan system,
lowering the cost, .and offering better repayment terms, our
direct student loan program is giving more young people a chance
to go to college while saving tax dollars at the same time. And
we're demanding more responsibility in return. More students get
loans at lower cost, but now they have to pay them back.
stricter enforcement of the student loan program has cut the cost
of delinquent loans to taxpayers from sz;s billion in 1991 to a
billion dollars toda.y. That's opportunity and responsibility.
B~cause we've focused on education, for the last two years
we've been able to cut government spending·, cut the deficit, cut
hundreds of prog1·ams and over 100,000 bureaucrats from the
federal budget, and still increase our investment in education.
Now, many in ·congress think there's no difference in
education and other spending. For example, there are proposals
to reduce funding fo1· Head start; for public school efforts to
meet the national education goals; for our national service
program, Ameri'Corps, which provides scholarship money for you.ng
people who will work at minimum wage jobs in local community
service projects; even proposals to reduce school lunch funding.
There are proposals to eliminate our efforts for safe and
drug-free schools altogether, and unbelievably to cut the college
loan programs. These are not wise proposals. Here at Gibbs,
where students are preparing for the 21st century. close to 50
percent of the. 13tude.nt..p depend upon the school lunch pro.gram for
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a nutri'tious meal. And all these young people, not just those
who have the money to afford it, should be able to go as far as
their talents will carry them. And if that means they ne.ed
scholarships, student loans and the opportunity to do community
service, we ought to give it to them.
some in Congress want to cut education to pay for tax cuts
for the wealthy. I want instead a middle class tax cut that
helps famil~es pay for education and training, a tax deduction
for education costs after high school.
Now, in the past education and training have enjoyed broad,
bipartisan support. Last year with strong support from
Republicans and Democrats, congress enacted my proposals to help
students and schools meet the challenges of today and tomorrow.
Educational experts said we did more for education by expanding
Head Start, expanding apprenticeships, expanding college loans
than any session of congress in 30 years.
Now in this new Congress, some want to cut education. And
that's wrong. Gibbs Magnet school is a reflectioll of what we
ought to be doing more of in America. I don't know what
pol:L tical party these children belong to, but I do know we need
them all, and they deserve our best efforts to give them a shot
at the American Dream. we must begin when they're young,
training our people to succeed, preparing them for a lifetime of
learning. The fight for education is the fight for the American
Dream.
Thanks again to all those people who are here with me today,
especially our children. And thanks for listening.
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�PRESIDENT WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON
SACRAMENTO ARRIVAL
McCLELLAN. AIR FORCE BASE
APRIL 7, 1995
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Good afternoon, everyone. Let me first thank Congressman
Fazio for that gracious introduction.
I'm also glad to be
here with Congressman Matsui, Lieutenant Governor Gray,
County Supervisor, Roger Dickinson, and Mayor Serna.
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It's a real honor to see so many of you and to salute the
hard working men·and women who protect America's national
security.
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It's good to be back in California and back in Sacramento.
And I'm glad I'm not 'here to deal with a disaster.
In fact,
the only disaster you've been involved with lately is UCLA's
total destruction of the Arkansas Razorbacks last weekend.
Of course, I was pulling for Arkansas, but if we had to
lose, I'm glad it was to UCLA.
First it was the FortyNiners, now it's the Bruins.
Both of these championship
teams embody the spirit of California. You know what it
means to get up after being knocked down.
You are
adventurous and creative. You pull together when times are
tough. And you don't.know the meaning of the word "quit."
All Americans can draw strength from your winning spirit.
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I'm also happy to see so many students and teachers here.
You are the reason I came to California -- to meet with the
people on the front lines of your struggle to improve
education in this state. And to share with you my vision
for a real partnership for success. There is no more
important work before us.
Because I believe education is
the middle class social safety net for the 21st century.
And we should not even be thinking about cutting our
investment in education and training to give tax relief to
people who don't need it.
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This is especially important here in California, where you
face some tough challenges in education.
I saw the report
this week showing that California schools are not doing as
well as they should on standardized tests. And I understand
that while you have some of the finest institutions of
higher learning in this area, including Sacramento State and
the University of California at Davis, fees have gone up
tremendously in recent years.
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My Administration is trying to fix those things. We've made
education and training the centerpiece of what I call the
New Covenant, a partnership between Americans and their
government th~t offers more opportunity in return for more
responsibility.
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During the last two years, we have lowered the deficit by
�more than $600 billion ... created 6.1 million new
jobs ... shrunk the size of government by more than 100,000
people -- creating the lowest workforce since the Kennedy
Administration. And we did all this without cutting
education.
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California is reaping the benefits of this economic
recovery: unemployment rate has dropped from 9.4 percent to
7.3 percent ... 68,400 new jobs created, after a los~ of
63,200 jobs during the previous four years ... new business
incorporations have increased by 13 percent ... more than 2
million working families will receive a tax cut because of
our expanded Earned Income Tax Credit ... and almost 179,000
small businesses receiving a tax cut.
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And we did something else, which is so important to the
young people of this state -- we reformed the student loan
program to expand educational opportunity for more than 1.6
million students and former students across California.
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Our investment in education and training doesn't stop there.
We know that in the new global economy, the countries that
do the best job of developing the full capacities of all of
their children and adults will be the most successful in the
21st century. Higher education levels are essential if we
are going to raise the incomes of working Americans -- if
we're going to grow the middle class and shrink the under
class.
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That's why I have worked so hard to expand Head Start ... set
world class standards for our schools ... give parents and
teachers more resources to meet those standards ... establish
a School-to-Work program to prepare young people who don't
go on to college to get higher paying jobs.
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Now, many in Congress think there's no difference between
education and other spending. They would reduce funding for
Head Start ... for Goals 2000 ... for our national service
program, AmeriCorps, which is expanding opportunity for
almost 4,000 Californians ... for our efforts to create safe
and drug-free schools ... even for school lunches.
This is
wrong.
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Education is the embodiment of the New Covenant.
It says to
young people, we'll give you the opportunity to learn and
develop the skills to compete and win in the new global
economy, and you have to take the responsibility to make the
most of your talents and the path we are clearing for you.
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California's economy is surging ahead again.
But we cannot
afford to stop now. We must keep up our forward march
towards developing the high tech, high wage jobs that will
make you a key player in the global economy. And we must
continue to invest in the education and training of our
\~
�people.
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After all, the fight for education is the fight for .the
American dream.
Thank you.
�A Changing California ,
Emerges£1"0mRecession •
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high-paying jobs In California _that __ in July 1990,' to the bottom, in OctoLOS .ANGELES, March 28 - New are never expected to be replaced. . ber 1993,
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evidence shows that three years af~
By contrast, the motion . picture 1 _ The current number of jobs In tile
ter the rest of the country,, California industry alone added'23,000.jobs last aerospace Industry,. 170;00!), is ex- has finally. pulled out:of its brutal . year alone, a i7 percent spurt. That _ pe~ted to drop further,.to 15~,000, by·
_ recession, with ..job growth and i11_, · .pace is expected to continue. ·The ,the end ofl99(. Employment in high. comes rising swiftly. ·There are
service ·sector in general will add . · tech industries is projected to re- .
, signs -.that th_e outflow of residents . 470,000 jobs froqt the beginning of main flat. .
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·-The string of disasters that have
from the state has slowed sharply this year through 1997, according to
·and may re11erse In C!Jming_ years.
. the U.C.L.A. rei>ort. Over all, the afflicted the state'-:- the Los Angeles
. But Callfonija's economy has state wm· add 880,000 jobs through ·riots and earthquake, heavy flooding.
·.changed considerably and has been ·. 1997. .
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. this year, the Orange County bank. humbled . by the extraordinary
"The growth ·of. service industry ruptcy and the peso crisis in Meidco
growth of tiJe late-1980's. ·
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jobs remains. the driving force In the· -have exerted some
pun··
' A business forecasting_ group at . California expansion," the forecast on the economy, the report satd, but
the ·University of . California at Los said.
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it did not quantify the problems.
The renewed growth in California, . California 'has now won back
Angeles has released a much antici.pated survey confirming ind!cati9ns ' although VUiiterable' to an economic ·.. 330,000 of the lost jobs,since the slow
that' the_ state, ·Which accounts for slowdown at home or-falling demand recovery began last year, -but it will'
nearly 13' percent of ' the' naiional ' in its key export markets, in Japan not equal the previous peak employ,
e'conomy, Is gaining momentum in. and Mexico, .has now generated an- ment level until next year.·
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· spite' of problems like the peso crisis· other positive change: the_ flight. of:
Calif,ornia's nonfarm 'empio)lment
in Mexico and the aftereffects of the ' people from California is reversing. grew a modest 1.1 perc_ent in 1994,
Northridge earthquake..
- David Hensley, an· economist at. ·but that was the first time. in two.
Perhaps the inost impressiv,e as-... Salomon Brothers· In New York, and, years that the ·state posted any job
pecis of the U.C.L.A. ·forecast were. · a former .forecaster at U.C.L.A., said growth. The growth rate in job crelts'projections of growth in personal' the strea·m of Americans who had ation will double this year, according
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: . income ·and employment. The report
. -.said that In both ·categories Califor·Still, California's economy faces a
- nia would catch up with and surpass
number of· challenges, Mr. KimbeU
the national average ·In severa_l.
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flfst time·
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·since 1990 that California's economy,
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squelch ·the, expansion, .California
long USed to Setting' the pace for the
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United States, exceeded the rest of. economy~~,
card•is· Mexico;' California's third-.
the country.
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largest export market, after· Japan
"In 1994 we were SOrt of flying·:
nation~.
and Canada. The plummeting value
blind,!' 'said Larry j, Kimbell, head
of tiJe peso arid agovernment auster-·
of the' U.C.LA. Business. Forecasting ·
. ity program there: have slashed the.
Project. "The numbers
all
.inflow of California-made goods imd
that clear, and we had to niake a been migrating out of California has ' agricultural products. A recent re:
, number of revisions in our forecasts, ' slowed sharply.. Many _settled in oth, port by the Federal Reserve Bank of
.but now· we're much surer: The econ- : 'er western states, whose :_economies San Francisco: noted steep declines ,
·.were healthier.
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in retail sales in border ..districts.
omy is recovering." ·
But it ·wm ·clearly be ·a different
Traditionally, California has re- . But the ·U.C.L.A; group_ foresees
economy from· th¢. boisterous one ceived. a large influX of. Americans . the Mexican economy recovering by
that tumbled' into the recession five from other-states. That movement 1997,' helping lift California's' pros-'
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years ago: Housing-construction re- reached a'·recent peak in. the fiscal pects that year.
· milins 'weak and housing ·price.s, year .that ended in June 1989, whim . · The weak AmeriCan dollar. will
which. had soared· to extravagant .. there was· a· net . inflow of. 232,000 , help. the state:s exports to Japan, Mr, ·
·levels; are still dropping. The biggest peQple, · state figures show. (These Kiinliell said,. but not substantiall)
_change is•a sliift' away' from the figures exclude legal and illegal im-· until 'l!i97; And .even then it is nor
. _.aerospace Industry;_. which once· migrants· and .·include·_,estim_ates , clear that the troubled Japanes(
· formed the backbone of the state·~- based on ·changes in the number of ' economy will still be expanding:. ·
economy, toward_ service industrl€5; · -drivers' licenses Issued.)
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Mr. Kimbell said ihat for the first. net outflow of ·189,000 in the fiscal .·
· time, th~ number of jobs in the enter-' year that .ended last June. Pr~limi
tainment"industrles, including· mov- -nary. figures indicate· tha_t ··the out-:
les, music. and television, had sur: flow will slow, to 80,000 or· less in· the
·passed those In the aerospace indus- current· fiscal jrear and could' turn
· try, with much of .that shift focused . positive next year.
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In Southern California and Los Ange'·'.'.California. has come into·. 1995,
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.with a reasonable.head of.steam,"
"We're going to be mucli more of a .-'Mr. Hensley said.· "There is. lots of·
media town," he,said. ·~The.nuinber' ''~ent-up demand and' we're ~eeing '
·of Jobs in that area .b_ef_ore was nev_er ·. the benefits . of that. .It. is· pulling ...
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. He added that the ·shift in migrahere now
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While it may seem that the Gover- Senator' Richa'rd G.;Lugar of !neil- ..
nor is· iiff·to a fast start for a man . ana, Senator Arlen Specter of Penn.· CONCORD, N.H:,March 28....,.Gov; who only. last. week announced the' '·sylvania. and .Patrick J. -Buchanan, ·
.<Pete Wilson of California took his formation of a Presidential eicplor- the columnist iuid lectilrer - have
· "eXploratory'~. Presidential · ·cam- ·atory committee, the political fact is .also made appearances;
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palgn to New Hampshire today, look:.: that iD New Hampshire he·is a bit: . Most have· ·staff'. workers In -the
_tng over the state where the. first ·stow off the mark.
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state. Mr. Wilson has yet to. h.lre ·
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· The state's 1996 primary Is sched·· ·anyone and as a-result there was no
look~ over In return. . ·
. . . uled for Feb.. :!D. That leaves Mr, advance work and· no cheering part!·
The two-hour visit by Mr. Wilson, Wilson almost a year to organize and · sans greeted his arrival today.
the newest and one iif the most high· . present his case, but.ln New Hamp'The. Governor's aides. say lie· can .
· ly regarded Republicail contenders.. shire politics, as the saying goes; I~ make up for los~ time through televl- ·
· wa.s as mu~ ritual as anythhtg: gets late early. · ·
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· . siull. They·argue that he Is a'foi'mi. -There was . the obligatory t~k to th~
.'Typically,. campaigning and or· dab!~ fund~raiser;. espeJ:iatiy in .
· gc\ld.,domed'Stiltehouse here, the ob- . ganizlng begin twll and even three wealthy; ·populoUs California,· and .. ·
. ligatoryhand shilklng, the obligatory . years before .. they ~tart . ln. other· will have more money· than most
· apjlearance before cameras and re- · states. ·Not ·only does New ·Ramp- candidates to spend on broadcasting.
·porters so that the ·Wilson wilrd · . shire hold_ the first ·primary but Its·
Still, the Governor· not only·prom- '
. cotild. go foi'th,-lest anyone has over!sed today til make plenty .of New
1 loo.ked the fact that he. ts "thinking
Hampshire visits himself but a!So.·to
about•• rwintng.
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t:>gage ~holeheartedly In the time-·.
. "Th.is is. the first of many visits to . . ·. res!uen fCl, '
COI\SUming "retail'~ campaigning; ' .·
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New Hampshire," the Governor said ·.
at the Statehouse after paytilg a call·.. '-'COnfenuer ma es IS
he said. "You learn· a lot .that wayY ·
oniGov: Stephen Merrill."a· fellow· ·firs'f VI·S·.,.f.to· A.TeW
Oneofthethlngshelearnedtoday
·Repubilcari. "I look forward to being.
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was that Governor Merrill was not
able to listen and to tell my story." . .
ready to endorse any, Presidential
.Then 'he' swung Into his. political
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contender. In fact, the Governor was
litany', a mostly centrist, !)o-frills Re- .
not .present .when Mr. WilSon. went
~fore. reporters and cameras.
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publican pitch that calls for·. overhauling·. ··welfare, ·tougher clime. ·re.latlvely tlny.electorate likeS'to see · Another thing Mr. Wilson learned
measures and.an end to affirmative
candidates .up close, so-c8Ued "re- .was that :Senator Judd Gregg, .the·
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New Hampshire Republican who.:iS
action; tougher enforcement against ·tail" 'politics.·
·Ulegal ·.Immigration and what he · ·. · Most or' the .other ·Republican cari, · alsO an ImpOrtant political flgur,~J.Q:
' likes. to term "this nonsense" of ' dldates or woutd:be candidates are the state, has told friends' he intends
· more taxes and more governm.ent
already well under ·way tri organ- to endorse :Mr. Diite.
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'. ·!zing In the state. Fo(example, the ' . Although Governor Wilson Is !lf(~
.. It is a message likely to strike
two contenders that woiTy Mr. Wil- . clally in. the exPloratory stage of:a·
· some pleasi,tg chords with . New .son most, Sen~tor Bob Dole ofKan- . candidacy, every lndlcatioi:r Is that
. Hampshire voters. But only. time
sas and Senator Phil Gramm of Tex· he Is actually. runntrig. . .
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tell if It will· be enough to give him ·as, · have · made ·.numerous visits. . At one point he used ·the~ phrase
. the"respectable".showlng that most .. Some of Mr. Dole's visits go back: , "after I formally beco'me a candi~
politlqll experts say he needs In New
more than two years. · .
· date:" At another he said he.tntended
H~~pshh'e. ·
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.The other Republican aspirants tO do "just ·as well as· I possibly ean
tn' New Hampshire because I am
very cOmfortable here." ·
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· . Ov.er the:weekend, Mr. Wilson held ·
several fund-raising. events and
news conferences In California, then .
, flew to WashingtOn for ·more fund··
:· raising and press appearances.
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· TOday,. It was Concord and later ·
' Boston.
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On Wednesday morning he w111 be
In: New York for ·a · meeting .with '
Mayor.. Rudolph W;. Giuliani, after
which he w111 gi:l to . Newark for a
.meeting with Gov. Christine Todd , ·
· ·Whitman of New·Jersey, followed by
more fund raising and ·news confer-·
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was not able to announce· his campaigri ganie plan yet "But,'~ he add~
ed, "we wm.!)e,able to spend a g~t ·
deal of time in a lot of states· even ··
though' this wUI be a .very differe1,1t
kind of campaign because the pri,·
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Technology·' Global Markets: prcijectio~s at tliis newspaper's :reque,st. ' foresaw. nuclear-powered-cars in the year
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Chattanooga Tackles·Change have hW1 the bottom half of'U~S. workers : paint a pretty pictUre of America's future
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worMorce, sluggish productivity. growth-- them the deterioration of public scJiools,
'staff Reporters-of TUF: WALL STR;,.;.. JouRNAL
are. now rever_slng. And the faster .the pace · the citY .crime rate and the tragedies of the·.
·CHATTANOOGA, T1h'm. -:- Headlines of gi-owth In the future, he rea5oris, the .underclass and the homeless.
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scream "middle-class revolt." Politicians more the middle class will benefit.
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.But the potential for sturdier economic . compete-. to ,appease middle-class, voters ·.But what are . the chances that annual , .growth certainly exists. The itlready-rapid
with tax cuts. Polls find inany:Americims . :economic growth will In fact be fa'ster tlian : pace of economic Integration and technoworrying that their children not only won't IIi the past two decades? And that the logical Innovation Is bound to accelerate
. be able to_llve better than they hav~ •. but ·Federal Reserve ..:. which is cuiTently, try- globally; bringing both greater opportumay not even be-able to live as well.
.· ing to hold growth to about 2.5% to c'onfuln 'nity and sharpercompetition.·WI.th the fall
Ar,e their ~orriesjustifl~d?. Or is It lnflatjon-wiil be sU{ficiently reassured by of ·communism and the ebbing or. Third
possible the next two decades will work out productivity gains .to permit a robust World protect!onisin, · the global' market
better than the last two .:.. 'that, first, the groWth rate? _· · ' '· ;.--7
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has tripled in .the pa'st decade; while tech- :
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the middle will. reap more of the gain than for a middle-class surge. is that it· has ·. So a ey question ls,,can U.S. compa- _,
those. at the top?
happened before. Around 1900 • the u.s.- nies·exploit these changes?·
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Chattanooga provides a glimpse of how
had been invented, but they hadn't yet fed they might. People here have faced .a
Now and Then
to surges of factory production. · Mean-. difficult transition from .factory toWn 'to
Life in the midcUe ~f the midcUe cl"ass has . wh!le, the gap. between the lower and service-Industry.. center;· and many have
changed over the past 20 ye~ but there . upper middle Class was growing, reflecting suffered In the process. But a. recent visit
are. some constants.•A close look at two
a gap In ·education. For Instance, book, • finds Karl Sooder, marketing vice presi- . .
families highlights the 'difl'erenees and
keepers who coUld calcUlate sums In their· . dent for Double-Cola eo,, faxing blue-and- .,
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dards will,get better for middle-class fami' than the less-educated, says Harvard econ- Bolivia. Squeezed by giant competitors at
lies over the next tWo decades.
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. Here's how itcould happen: Changes'in . Twenty years ·lat_er, both. trends. had ' $40 million in sales, sees' Its future abroad~
technology; trade and education would reversed. Factories and offices were ·rede: Double'COla targets CoUntries ·where Coca- ·
boost ~he fortun~s of most -.Americans. signed to take advantage of electricity, as Cola Co. doesn't. make a big plish... Over- .
Growing global markets woUld create big power grids· crisscrossed America and · seas revenue helps fmance Double-Cola's
opportunities· for dynamic U~S. companies boosted productivity nationwi(je. And mil- U.S. efforts, where perhaps 5,000 jobs
. -a-nd their employees. Broader computer lions of students_ enr()lled in high schools, .depend on making, bottling and selling soft·
. use woUld make workers more productive, where they learned how to operate adding drinks.
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·more in demand and able' to command machines and typewriters. Suddenly, the·
This blend of technology and jJop'·cul-·
higher salaries. And growing coliege en- bookkeeper-5- calculating skills no longer. .ture'-selling cola abroad, after all, sells an
rollment woUld shrink the gap between the seemed so daunting,
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'wealthy and middle classes. .
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beginning of a period of s.igniflcimt l~ng" tions may be similar engines of. c·hange. analogoiJs to_Japan 's .leadership in manu- ·
term prosperity," says Jeffrey SachS, a Paul David, ·•a Stanford economist who facturing in the 1980s," says Eric Schmidt,
Harvard University economist, .• 'We are in studied. electrification, says it can take 40 .chlef.technical offlcei: of. Sun Microsystems , ·
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.·the midst of,.one of history's greatest years for a new· technology to alter a Inc.inMountain-View,Calif. .
expansions ·of market capitalism."·
society. He notes we are now 25 years past
Broader global markets can benefit
. · Thepa5t20 years lulve seen historically the invention of the microprocessor, which. U.S. companies In inore than one way.:_.~lo~ grO\v!h. causing pro~!ems for tliose in spawned the . personal-computer revolu- Asia alone is expected to spend $1 trillion.
·:tl!e.!Diddle:'They'can buy·more, but often· lion~ This suggests a surge-in computer-re- · on telecommunications construction and
at grea,t personal cost: two pei>ple working, 'lated ~~uctivity may He jus~ ahf!~d. · ·. :, other infrastructiJre pro'jects over the next · ·
rising debt, job Insecurity.
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and four'rormer ms commissioners blasted·
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a.separate proposal to shift the. burden. of
t proof In alltaircases·to the ffiS Instead of. ·
TAX·C111'. FEVER FADES In several the taxpayer. That bill would be "an obviouS
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are likely in; New Jersey, New York and Augustwon'tincreaseyourchancesofbeing
Wisconsin: "Significant" cuts liJso are likely :.audited,. says the American Ihstltilte of
in several other states, fucludlrig Delaware; Certified Public Accountants. That's. right,
North Carolina and South Carolina, he'says. ms veterans say; What counts· is what you .
But- tax-cut momentuni Is. waning In put on your retiirn, riot on when you file.
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says. "Numerous tax.cuts proposed by gov- Foley and Juan Vasquez as Tax Court
·ernors.are not faring well In state legisla- judges. M:r: Foley, 35; has been' serving as a .
·tures, ·~ says a report to be released soon by Treasury deputy tax legislative counsel.· Mr. ·
the center, a part of the Nelson A. Rockefel- Vasquez, 46, is a San Antonio laWyer. ·
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Used as "IRS-approved" .or . "IRA·.
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approved;" The ms .emphasizes that it
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A PLAN to help more taxpayers recover.
many upper-Inconie.people gladly accepted;· legal fees from the IRS draws applause. ·
··To help ease· the· pain of'the · 1993. tax
Suppose a taxpayer decides to fight the
increase,.Congress agreed to let some tax- ms In court and wins· resoundingly.' Or
· · payers jJay their higher taXes In three equal s·uppose the government concedes before the
. 'installments through 1996, .without any in- case Is even tried, but the taxpayer has
·terest. Thisofferapplledonlytothosepeople already run up massive legal bills. Lawyers .. ·
.hit by the higher income-tax rates of 36% and say that in such eases, very few taxpayers
39.6%:' The first installment was due last succeed 111 getting the court to make the ms·
.April, the second. Is due next month and the ,pay the legal bills. Under the .cUrr-ent sys'·
third by ·April 1996. · But 'tax advisers say.. tern, the ,taxpayer must convince a court' that
some people who accepted, this· offer still the.· ms took a position that was' "riot
appear confused by some of its terms. · ·
substantially justified.'~
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That's backward, some lawmakers .and
'assuming that you inay be able to delay this .. tax. specialists say. Why should the. burden ..
year~s payinent ·simply by filing for an. of proof be on the victorious taxpayer, rather .
automatic four-month exten·sion: The law than on t~e ms? "Once the government has·
requires parment of the· second installment :.lost, I. think it appropriate to require the
.· by April17, regardless ·or extensions; or the :government to prove that Its position was
entire balance Is due immediately. Also, to substantially 'justified," former ms chief
.be safe, many'adviser5 urge clients to:wrtte Fred Goldberg; now a Washington laWyer at
a separate check for that Installment; rather Skadden Arps, told a congressional hearing.
than,applylngittoanyl994refund., .
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}urther: Make the.ms pay attorneys' fees
SUPPORT GROWS for giving taxpayers when the agency refuses to accept a tax: ·
more weapons to battle the IRS.
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~ays and Means overslght,subcommlttee, J. Monaco, assistant commissioner for exsays. "most". ffiS employees· deal With .tax- :amlnatlons, •Is leaving to join Price Waterpayers in a "professional and. helpful man- house in Washington,. starting AprlllO....
ner.". But she also says she "hears far. too Humorist Dave Barry Writes that our tax
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Defends Investments in Education
April 3, 1995
"The fight for education is the fight for the American
Dream." -- President Clinton, April 1, 1995
Today, President Clinton dedicates a new library at
Arkansas State University at Jonesboro. Continuing the
themes of this Saturday's radio address, the President
will contrast his commitment to national investment in
education to Republican efforts to cut education to pay
for tax cuts for the wealthy. Vice President Gore will
underline the President's commitment to education in a
speech a'L the National Press Club. While the Cli~"lton
Administration fights to expand opportunity for all
Americans, Republicans are pushing education cuts in
the Senate this week, and House Republicans are trying
to cut taxes on the wealthy.
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HOLDING THE LINE AGAINST CUTS IN EDUCATION INVESTMENT.
Today, the President will outline his differences with
Republicans who are trying to gut our role in promoting
opportunity-through education.
Specifically, the
President has vowed to protect investments in:
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Student Loans. Republicans want to add $2 billion
a year in costs to 4 million students by removing
the grace period on interest for student loans.
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Direct Lending. Republicans want to eliminate a
program that cuts bureaucracy and saves taxpayers
and students billions. The President wants to
expand it to all schools and all students.
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Head start. Republicans want to scale back the
Head Start. Despite tough fiscal times, the
President wants to expand Head Start, to support
programs that work.
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Goals 2000. Republicans want to cut a program
that fosters high standards in our schools.
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National Service. Republicans want to dismantle
Americorps, the President's service program, which
expands opportunity for young people willing to
give something back to their country.
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Department of Education. Republicans want to
eliminate the Department of Education.
President
Clinton believes we must preserve national
investment in education while making government
more efficient and responsive.
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Safe and Drug Free Schools. Republicans are trying to
gut a program that teaches students the dangers of drug
and alcohol abuse.in 94% of America's schools.
The President Has Made Investment in Education and training
a Centerpiece of His Agenda
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The President's call for a New Covenant envisions
providing children with opportunity and making sure that
they behave responsibly enough to take advantage of those
opportunities.
The Clinton Administration Has a Solid Record of Accomplishment:
The Lifelong Learning Agenda.
Last year, the President outlined
a seven-point agenda for education in this country. That program ..
is based on his belief that success in the new economy is based
more than ever on knowledge and skills. The first six pieces of
that agenda passed last year:
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Reform and expansion of Head Start. - Provides
comprehensive developmental services for Americats lowincome, pre-school children ages 3-5.
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Goals 2000 - Sets world class standards for our schools
for the first time and pushes responsibility for reaching
those goals down to the grassroots.
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Reauthor-ization of the Elementary and Secondary School
Act - Focuses on improving teaching to help students meet
high standards and help· disadvantaged students.
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School to Work - Broadens educational and economic
opportunities for students not immediately bound for four
year colleges through local partnerships among
businesses, schools, community organizations and state
and local governments.
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National Service - Enhances educational opportunity by
enabling citizens to work in public service positions
where they will receive a small stipend and earn
education awards to pay for post-secondary education.
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Direct Lending - Allows students to secure loans in a
quick and easy manner, taking the expense and confusion
out of how they finance ~nd pay for higher education.
Saves students and taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Reemployment Act - Ensures that All Americans, have the
knowledge, skills and opportunity to do their jobs better
and to get better jobs.
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FUNDRAISER. FOR SENATOR KENNEDY .
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privilege for me to work with Senator Ke~nedy -- a gr~at friend,
a great campaigner, a great Democrat, anQ. a truly'.great American.
Yo~ know·, 'r was honored to play a small role in .Ted's. campaign
.last fall. ··But ·r .have to admit, orie day.,. I was s.itting ·on' a ·
stage with and. I got to thinking: In -_1980, Ted challenged a ·
Democratic President who was a moderate former governor from a
small towri in a southern state.· What ·the hell am. I· doing ,here?
Great campaign. Seriously -- I was truly honored to campaign with
Ted last year. His campaign was· a lesson for us all. Ted .
Ke-nnedy proved that if you r~~and tall for what '.you believe, if
you fight hard for it, the politics -of hope can. triumph over the
politics ot destruction. We are all privileged .to have Ted
Kennedy in the Senate during this time of great·change.
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best way to preserve the Ameiican Dream as we enter t~e next
century and ',to secure the future for our children. Tonight,
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we're here to honor someone who has always fought for the future,
to keep us moving forward, to.lift ·up the less fortunate, and
bring out· the best in all of us. ·
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My view~ As we look to the future, I believe we must look b~yond
the· old way-of big government and the new rage of no government
to make· government a partner. To expand opportuz:ti ty while.
shrinking bureaucracy; to empower people tomake the most of
their own lives through ·education and 'tra.ining; to enhance our
security on our streets and around the world'.
opportunity and responsibility . Clinton and Kennedy. The hew
global economy holds out great promise but brings unprec~dented
·problems.· In this time 'of great change,· I believe goyernment must
·create·· opportunity and demand responsibility". That's ·what I, mean
by the New Covenant .. It '·s what we I ve b,een doing for .the last two
years, and it's what Senator·Kenn~dy .has b~en helping us to do.
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another $.81 Billion. cut over 300 programs in first budget·;
new budget cuts or consolidates 400 ~ore. cut bureaucracy by
·aver, ·1oo,ooo; on the way to. sma1lest'since President.
Kennedy.· Saine· time: cut -taxes for ov:er·. 15 Million-working
families. EXpanded trade: NAFTA, GATT, 'APEC, Summit of the
Americas. over 6.1 Million'jobs have been created; 93%
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·private sector, half high-wage. Lowest·combined unemployment
and inflatioh in 25 years.· Made streets safe~ ~ith Brady
~ill, Cri~e Billi As~ault Weapons Ban.
P~ople still st~~ggling. w~ stiil.have ciuch more to do.
Most
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less than 15 years ago . . Wid~ning .income·gap between those who
have _the skills they nee.d to compete in. the global economy and
those who don't.
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Nothing more important th~n education. The most important t~ing
we can do to grow the iniddle.-class and· shrink the underclass is
to equip· .people. with the skills they need to compete and win in
today's.global economy.- Empowering people -through_eduqation and
,training. is the embodiment-of what I mean when I talk about
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one of .the most important forces behind these efforts. Including:
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Expanded Head Start. School-to-work
young"people who
choose no~ to g~ to college can learn the skills they need
to get and keep' high-wage' jobs. Go.als 2000 to set world..:
class. st~ndards for our schools and give parents, teachers,
?tnd educators the authority to me~t those standards. Dir'ect
6ollege loans to make college more affoidable for millions
of Americans: eliminating the middleman, • iowering costs, · ·
of~ering better repayment terms.
More opportunity a:t l;ess
cost to the _t.axpayers. And more responsibility by stricter
ei'iforcement. National service, AmeriCorps, ·to provide a .
helping hand with college for people who are giving a
helping hand to their-country~
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Don't cut education. Education is the.most important investment
· we·can make in America's future. Unfortunately, some Republicans
look at it as just another place to cut and gut~· We want to.
expand. direct lending;· they want to freeze it, and .cut other .
student loans as well. The- 'House wants to .gut Americorps, ·
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eliminate drug education in 94 percent of our schools, and stop
4,000 schools from raising their academic standards. The Senate
plan isn't much better. Cutting education in today's giobal
economy is like cutting defense at the height of the Cold War.
Our children are lucky that Ted ·Kennedy is in. the ~enate,
fighting against cuts in edu~ation, and fighting for their
future.
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Fun(iraiser's efforts •. That's why your ongoing work is so
important. I am sure you know how much Senator Kennedy
appreciates your support. I want you to.know that the work. you.
are doing .for him is important .to me and important for America.
Last fall. At one campaignevent last f~ll, Ted remarked that he
wasn't the youngest man in the race:. I thought about :that~ arid
let me repeat what I said then: No one should doubt that Ted
Kennedy is the youngest person who ran for the Senate in any
state last year, because he· believes in things forever young .
. This great man,. who I am proud,to call .my friend, has· a brighter
step .and ciearer vision than mbst men half his age. His eyes are
set firmly on the future,· and he wil.l outdistance them all.
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March 29, 1995
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
UPON ARRIVAL
TO THE- PEOPLE OF TALLAHASSEE
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Th~nk you, ladies and geqtlemen.
It's about to
rain on us, but I won't melt, and I'm glad to be back :: .. 1 Florida and
. glad to be. in Tallahassee, and I _thank you.
(Applause.)
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I warit to thank Governor Chiles and Lieutenant Governor M6Kay
and your County Corrunissioner Malloy, and of course, your fine mayor, ail
of them for .meeting me; .and albng with my EPA Directqr, Florida's own,
Carol Browner..
I.' m· glad to have here back here.
·(Applause.)
Ladies ~nd gen~lemen, I am. glad to be b~ck in Florida, a state
that ·embodies what 1 am trying to get done all acr6ss the couritry~ a
state that is corrunitted to opportunity, corrunitted to building strength
out of diversity, and corrunitted to our future.
That's what America·
needs everywhere.
(Applause,)
I wis·h you could have been with .me in Atlanta today.
We had the
first of a number of r~gional economic conferences.. I ·had· all kinds. of
people talking about what's going on in th~ South and how ~e're going to
get this country into the next cent)lry ,y.;i th the American Dream alive,
with opportunity and education and hope for every single citizen of this
country.
That's what I believe in. ·(Applause.)
I'm sure it has not escaped you _that. we '.re having a mild debate
in Washington, DC, these d~ys about what our government ·ought to be·
doing.
Now, 'on the one side there is peo~le who believe that everything
that's been done -in the last 25 years is fine,, and that there's a big.
government solution for every big problem.
I d;Lsagree wi t·h that.
But no0 all the rage in Washin~ton is .th~t everything the
government did was wrong, ~nd government is the source of' all o£ our
problems; and if government would' go away, everything wo0ld be. like
flowers bloomin~ in the desert.
I disagree with that; too.
What I beli~vs, like Lawton Chiles believes, that we need a
government that is limited but effec::tive,· that is smaller, that
regulates less, but that is committed to the following things:
creating
bpportunity; empoweririg people through edu6ation t6 make the mos~ of '
their owti lives.-- (applause); and finally, enhancing the security 6f
the American people, not only abroad as we have, "but also at home in our
streets and in our schools and ·in 6ur families.
That is what we ne~d·a
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And we have made a good beginning.· We have reduced the deficit.
We have ~x~anded trade.
We have 6 million more jobs in this cotintry.
We· had the lowest-combined rates of unemployment and inflation in 25
years.
(Applause. )
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And I know that you knb~ that Florida has grown more rapidly
than the re~t of the coun~ry.
Since I became President, th~
unemployment rate in this. state has·dropped almost three percent.
(Applause. ) Governor· Chiles whispered in my ear, said i t ' s the lowest·
in 13 ye.Cl:rs.
(Applause.)
And I appreciate· that. · (Applause.)
Almost. a million families in this ~tate got an income tax cut
because they'r~ working hard for modest wages .. And -we ~on't believe
anybody wh6 wbrks full~time ~ith a child in the house should be ·in
poverty.
We ~ant people to leave welfare and go to ~ork.
And ihey
shouldn't 'be taxed if they're working.
(Applau~e.)
We have work~d hard to deal .with the prbblems of this state up
and down·to maintain a strong military ~nd a military presence in
northern Florida and throughout the state.
We have worked hatd to make
Florida a showcase· of the future with the Summit of the Americas
conference we had down in Miami in December.
And I know that apparently a few hours ago it ·leaked out that
the Defense Department has just decidedto move the command of the
~Souther!) Command for Central, and South Arner ica away from Panama, as
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we're required t6 do under the Panama Canal Treaty, to Florida, to Dade'
County.
(Applause.)
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·I want you to know that·the Central Command, which as I said,
covers all of Central and South America,. I want you to know' how
important tht.s is. They are workin'g to promote democ~acy throughout our
hemisphere; to promo~e cooperation with these countries; to help to
defend t-he Panama Canal'; and most important of all now, to. help to
protect the American people and the people of those countries from the
·s6ourge of drugs ~nd the illegal thugs that purv~y them all a~ross our
_part of the world. ' And now the center of that· effort will be in 'your
_state~
(Applause.)
Sometimes I a~k mysel~, well, if things ar~ going this weli, why
aren' ·t· we all \happy? And there's a good reason.
There is a good
reason, because for the first time in our history, the global economy
-with all o~ its compet~tion and the rise in technology w{th all of its
ability to have few~r· people do more work, means_that we have created 6
million j cbs,. but our. incomes an~n' t going up yet.
This' has never
happened before where half the .American people are wor,king longer
without a rai~e; where there is more-inequality in the·middle tlass with
incomes s~litting apart and uncertainty.
So I say to you·, we've had
get the economy going again.
Now,
the middle class and shrinkin~ the
of the_Arnerican people up again so
to the future.
(Applause·.)
Now
thank you.
two years to, generate. more j cbs and.
we've, got ·to concentrate on growing
uhder.class and getting rihe incomes
they can look forward with·col)fidence
But let's about four more days a minute.
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Let me ask you thi~, we_all know-- w~ all kn9w that,we
need a smaller and less bureaucratic government.
Lawton Chiles has got.
pictures in ·the paper all·over America being hoisted ·UP to get rid of
all ·those regulations.
But there is~ right way and a wrong way to do
it.
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I am proud of· the, fact that Carol Browner is getting iid of 25
percent of the paperwork of the EPA to save ZO million hours for the ;
American people.· every. year.
I 1 m proud of that.
(Applause.) · I'm proud
of the. fact, that a ·small business. person in Florida can· go to the SBA
for a loan in~tead of ·baving to fill out a·form an inch thick; it's j~st
a pag·e· long, because we got rid of bureaucracy.
I 1 m proud of the fact
-that we threw 10,000 regulations aw~y in the federal personnel manual.
But I think ydu, still want us to have clean water, clean air, a s~fe
workplace and .a safe co.untry.
(Applause.)
If we '.re going to raise incomes, folks, .we need a ·commitment to
.do things tha~ will 'raise· {ncomes, more goo~· iobs.
If were going to
· give:· t~x breaks, which I favor, let's 'give th~m to· middle class people
to educate their children so that_.that will lift in~omes.
(Appl~use.)
~et's raise the minimum wage~
It hadn't been raised {n years, and it
will help people's incomes.
(Applause.)
Let.'s reform welfar~ so that
. pe_ople go to work and raise thei.:r;, children, and people who owe child
support have to pay that child support to take care of their children ..
(Applause.)
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And let's get rid of wasteful government,. but. let '.s don't cut
nose to spite.our face.
When we .wanted td cut money out ·of~the
Departm~nt of Agric~lture, we closed 1,200 offices; we did not cut the
~chool lunth program.
(Applause.)
When we. wanted to cut mon~y· out of
our effof:'tS on housing,, we got·ri'd of all the regional.HUD offices and·
consolidated ·these old bureaucratic. programs.
WE:! dtdn' t try to cut ·a
program for .homeiess vetera~s.
There's a right way ind a wrong ~ay to
do this.
(Applause.)
off
o~r
Arid heie, with all this firie.music that~s been pro~ided to us by
the band and the choir from _...:.-what, from Florida A&M and E;'lo-rid State,
right?
(Applause.)
The l~st thing we_need to do is·to ~ut the tollege
. loan program _and make it more expensi~e to.go to college.
(Applause.)
So . I .say to you,- you stay with us.
You engage in this great
debate.· Yes,.we'll bring the size-of ·the government down . . Yes, we'll
reduce·the.burden of reguiation.
But let's remember, we've got to keep
our people first.
We've got to keep our eye on the future,· We've got
to invest in education.
We've got _to grow the economy~ . We've got to
keep the· American Dream. alive.
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I waht every yoQng person, every you~g perspn here tonight, to
be able to look to a· futur~ where you can do anything that yo~r dreams
and your effOrts will permit you to do..
(Applause.)
:t want· every .on:e·.
of you young people to look forward with the same anticipation t~at all
of ~s up here had iri ~aving your o~n children_and raising year own .
families.
I want you to believe in· the promise of Ameri·ca. . Let us
commit to that- and ·rna ke sure it's ·real and alive here in Florida.
.Thank: you, and God. bless you all;
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Mr.. President, I would like· 'to ask you about two tax ·
matters at.home.
Congress has sent you.a bill that would-allow-- that
would provide health insurance tax deductions for self-employed people.
But it also allows billionaires -- a handful of billionaires to avoid
taxation by renouncing their citizenship. .Will you_ s'ig.n or· veto that
· measure?· And secondly; the House tomorrow takes up the Republican· tax bill that provides benefits to a range of busin~sse~ and ~ls6 a $500
child tax credit for families earning up to'$200,000.a year.
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suppoy·:_ restoring deductibility to· self:-employed people for-'the cost of
their health insurance.
I ·think it 'Is anconscionable to have a different
standard for them than ·for corporations. And that was a big part1 of my
health 6aie reform bill last year.
So I'm on record strongly in faVor
of that~
As. a ffi?-tter of fact, I'd like to see it. expanded. ·
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I am deeply troubled'that'the conference committee took out a
payment mechanism by simply 'askin'g billionaires who made.· theJ..r money as
Americans and largely made theirmoney in. the United-State~ to pay the
taxes they. owe a•nd instead t_o let them. evade American- income taxes by
giving up. their citizenship now that they have it made. _ ·Sq I'm going to
·have to look at ,that very closely and examine whether there·might be
some other .opportunities to achieve j:.hat obj-ective. But it Is. just wrong
·for us to walk away· from th'at,-. That.' s just wrong ..
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Now, . on the second matter, you know what. my views are on. tha:t .
.we have two objectives. h~re.
I support' tax relief for the middle class.'
I.support greater tax fairness.
I think it should be much more focused
on things that i.·1ill raise incomes in the short-:term. and in the long'"
term, so I favor a sharp fo~us on educating people and raising children,
on families and education.
But we cannot afford a cut of that magnitude·
and do the right thing·by the deficit. _And we should not be cutting
_taxes in ways that benefit very wealthyAmericans and require us in turn_
to cut education, ·which will weaken our country. as a whole·.
Education
is the· middle class -social safety net, if you will. · It. is· the key to
our economic future.
well.. So I think that's' a big mistake.. I think
it's too big.
I thirrk it is --·-we need to- focus ori the,deficit and we
don't need to be cutting education an'd investment in our future to give
tax relief to people who don't ·really nee.d it:
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c'ould I just ask the Pre.sident wh.ether he accepts the
British gov~rnment'~ pronouncement~ that Sirin Fein has not ~et gone
quite far eriough on-decommissioning of arms to justify a ministeri~l
talk? And, ·also, could I ask the Prime Minister whether he's satisfied
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�We've got do nothing short of rebuilding the California economy -moving it from a dependence on federal defense dollars and investing in the
high tech, high skill, high paying jobs that will give it more strength in
today's global economy.
Earlier this year, we announced a Technology Reinvestment Program to
convert defense technology into civilian jobs. That program has received
2,800 proposals from entrepreneurs across the country, a quarter of them here
in California, and we're going to announce the first round of grants this
month.
We could be making even more of these investments in California's
economy and California jobs, if it weren't for that one roadblock that's
holding us back: the broken health care ystem in this country.
But we're
going to fix that, too.
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A week ago Wednesday, I outlined to Congress our principles to reform
the healt~ care system and guarantee health care security to every American.
We're going to give every American the security of knowing your health care
will always be there, regardless of when you change jobs, look for jobs, or
find one. No one will be able to take your health care away.
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We see a lot of upheaval. There are still have an education. Let's make that tax dea lot of people who don't feel safe on their ductible. That's important tq our future~
streets, in their rieighborhoods, in their
And I might say, ~hat Is the essence of wh::tt
schools. Even though the crime rate is com- we ought to be about, because you .cannot
ing down where people have done what has take advantage of that opportunity without.
.been don«=: here in Los Angeles-to put more being responsible. People can offer you an
police on the street and to work on projects education, but you have to get it. That is what
like the Community Build project that we we ought to be doing, giving opportunity in
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. supported that the mayor and I visited yes- return for responsibility.
The new,covenant comes down to this: We
te'rday, where ex-gang members are teaching
other kids to lead the gangs to tum away from deserve oprortunity, but we have to earn suc\iolence.,: t?. go to education and work and cess. And that is what the pe0pJf: .of Califor~
away froln things· that are destructive. We nia have shown over and 'over and over again.
Let rrie close with this·. The great writer,
have a long way. to go.
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Wallace
Stegner, called this part ofAmerica,
That's why I so strongly hope that we can,'
together, without regard to party, make a "hope's native home." It was built by people
commitment that.' in this year, we Will go ·he called; and I quote, "The sticker.s, not just
back when the Congress is in full session and thos~ who pillage and run but those who set. working and adopt what I· call the middle tle and love the ·life they have made and the
class bill ·of righ~s. Let's just don't have indis- ·place they have made it in."
Today, we salute all, of you, the stickers,
criminate tax cuts. let's control the deficit and
focus ta.\ relief on 'the people wh9 n,eed it the settlers, the rebui,lders of this great State.
most, on strengthei1ing families and making Let us take what you have done . here and
education more available to all American use it a5 a model-for our entire beloved co.un- ·
people. That will get us into the next century. try into the 21st century. '
Thank you, and God bless you ·ail. ·
I think we should lower' taxes in families·
with young children . .I think we should make NOTE: The President ~poke at 10 a.m.· at the
;1ll Americans able to save inoney in an IRA· Northridge Oviatt Ubrary. In his remarks, he reand then withdraw it, tax~ free, to pay for their . ferred to Mayor Richard Riordan of Los Angelt'!s,
own education or health care, or tb h~:;lp. CA; Blenda Wilson, president, California State
them care for their parents. I think we should. ·University at Northridge; Lt. Gov. Gray Davis and·
give people who need more training because Gov. Pete Wilson of California; and Zev
they're unemployed the right not just to sign ' ,YarslavsJ.:y,. a Los Angeles County supervisor. A ·
up for a ·co\·ernment• program but to get a tape wa~ not available for verification of the con. tent of these rem'arks.
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check which says, tl~is check .can be spent
at the educational institution of vour choice
to raise vour inccirnc.·That's what I think we Remark~ to the Community
should do.
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the nt;xt century in the information age, having an education will have n1ore to do With
Weli, good afternoon, everyone. Let me
.. ,__; income and options and choices than ever say, first of'all, I'm very glad to be' here. I
before. And so I belie\·e that we should fi- want to thank ali of the people in this comnally--'-and we should have clone it long munity who have shared their experiences
ago-we ought to niake all eclucatim1al ex-. with us. I'm here with Congressman Doo"
penses after high school tax deductible. little, Congressman Fazio, Lieut~riant GovThat's important.
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tax deductible decades ago. Why? Because . Transportation Federico Pei'ia and Housing
owning a horne was important to the idea and Urban Development Henry Cisneros
of the American dream. In the 21st century and, of course, our ever present FE~A Di-.
we may notgct to homeownership if we don't rector James Lee Witt, who is virtually a tax-'
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That is \vhat
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to do .here, and we're going to- do it. But
fires, and earthquakes.
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And we've been walking around the neigh- of the 13,000 people who have already reg·borhood' today, talking and listening to peo·- istered, I know that a couple of hundred
ple. I \yant to especially thank the Hayes fam- · thousand dollars in checks have already oeen
ily and the Merenda family for takingnie into sent out. So we're going to move this process
th~ir homes and sho':Ving me the flood .damalong quickly and get you as much help as
age and explaining 'in very gripping and possible.
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I know a lot of people are living in motels
and to your lives and hopes and your dream~. ·or ,trailers or with friends· or family and have
· . I also want to thank all the people who ·very, very difficult short-term personal situahave worked here to try to help put the cpm- tions, so we're going to try to fix them.
. munity back together and try tc;> help people
,!_:a;.· also happy to say today that we're
put their lives back together. I'd especially . going' to release another $15 million in emer. like to say something about the young people gency funds from the Federal• Highway Adin the California Conserv<_ltion Corps. I ad- ministration. Rodney Slater, the Adminismire that group so much, and they've done trator of the Federal Highway Administrao
a lot·of very, very good work.
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tion, is here. That's a part of the Department
The California · Cons-ervation Corps re- of Transportation. We have some sign~ficant.
ceives several million dollars every year from . road damage here we're going to try to do
our national se-rvice program. It's one of the our best to deal with. The Federal Governaffiliate programs. And I was' very impressed ment will .pay 100 percent of the costs of
~vhen · Richard Mererida told me that he is
the. emergency highway repair,. and, we're
about to go to work for tl~e -California Con- going to try to get everybody back to bus'iness
servation Corps in Klan}ath. He's going to . a.S quickly as p<)ssible.
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Let me say one thing on a very personal
work on firefighting, salmon restoration, and
Oood control. He's.very we!Iprepared for the note. A lot of people have said to me· today,
last category now as a result of this .. But I'll "Well, I'm' glad you came out here, Mr.
tell you, I hope he never has to come home President. This is a little town, and I appreand work on this again.
ciate you taking time to come." But if you·
I want to thank again all of you, and espe- look at what we're seeing today, or you've
cially the young people who worked so hard dealt with a disa5ter beyond your control, I
on this. Mr. Hayes· told me that-I forget . think I can say for everybody that came with
how many hours he said had already been me,-we were deeply moved by :.vhat we saw,
p'ut in by volunteers helping him with his by the unity in the spirit in this community,
home, sm11ething m·er 600, I think.
by the devotion of people to thei_r homes ·and
I want to say a spccial\vord of appreciation their families, but especially, by the devotion
to the local and the State officials and, of of people to each other.
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course, all the Federal officials that' we're try- ' I wish I could bottle what I have seen·and
ing to work efficiently.togcther. I have heard heard here today and spread it out in every
about some of the things that we should be community in America. We rould solve about
doing, and we're going to try to improve and . half the problems of this cbuntry in· a very
, try to make sure everybody knows· what short time if I felt the kind of devotion and
commitment everywhere th"at I s~nsed here ·.
they'r~ entitled to and get as much help as
we can.
on the streets of this community today. And
You know, '38 of vour counties have now I just want to. urge you not to give up and
. . been declared disas'ter areas as a result of not to be discouraged.
the Oood.'We\e released $10 million from
Whe~ that earthquake hit southern Cali~
. FEMA last week for cleimup, and more than· fomia a year ago; there were· 5,600 school
13,000 people have registeredfor assistance. buildings damaged. Today, a year later, we
I;1 this community, I think of the 338 or ~elebrated the 1-year anniversary, all but 40 ·.
so homes that were severely damaged, I think of those buildings are op~n. out of 5,600,
there are still almost 100 people who have educati!lg kids. And that .shows you what ~ou ·
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of yo~r past. But I would just urge you not
The American family ha5 undergone dra. to lose. the' optimism, the resilience, the matic.changes in the pas't few decildes. Fami.. strength that l have sensed here from all of lies, have felf the effects of a rising divorce
you today. Don't give up. We will look at rate, declining biJ.ih rate, and an inc~ea5ingly
'the long-term problems tha~ ~\·e been asked fast-paced and. complicated .economy. ,Atthe
tci look at.· I know this is the second .time same time, Americans are living longer, retir"
this. has happened in 10 ):ears, and you're . ing younger, and taking advantage of more
·getting si~k of waiting for the water to come leisure hours than ever before. Today, apevery time the thunder claps overhe~d. So proximately. 60 million grandp~rents ·in the
we'lllook at that.·
United States look forward to spending time ·
But meamvhile, let'.s all pull togethet and with their families and to enjoying their
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work together and, follmv the lead of these · much-deserved respite.
fine young pe<?ple and' the families I had the .
Despite the many changes~ grandparents
pri\1lege to visit with today.
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Thank you, and Cod bless you all.
and stability in American ·families. Grand.
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serve and strengthen the values we hold most
comer of Tina Way. and 'Elisa Way. A tape was dear~mpassion and generosity, responnot available for verification of the content of sibility ~nd tradition. These relationships b~
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to the happin~ss and well-being of young and
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a grandpa'rent. For parents struggling with
I want to comm~nd the Congress for pass- issues including substaqce abuse or teenage ·
ing the Congressional Accountabi Iity Act o f.J. pregnancy, divorce
a1 orbl . separation, fcandld · ua he resources
· b do com1995 today. It is about time that Congress parents can be inv
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passion. For chi · ren w 6 are a use 6r nelived by the sm,ne laws it places on the private glected, grandparents can he lifesavers. All
sedor. Passage of this bill fulfills a campaign too often, grandparents embrace these irecommitment of inine.
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However, while ·thi~ legislation is ·an im- · is able. But they also do so out of love, out
partant political reform, it is only the. first · ~f the ~sdom that comes from a lifetime.
step in what must be a greater e_ffort to spent learning the im~rtance of family. Fo.~
change business-as-tisual in Washington. all they teach us and for all. they give, we
Therefore, I reiterate, my call for Congress pledge this year to ~onor grandparents every. to ;ict s\viftlv on several much needed reform where.
proposals i~cluding real campaign finance re.. Th~ Congress, by P~blic Law 103--368, has
form and the gift ban and a strong version designated 1995 .as the "Year of the Grande
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Today, I am signing into law H.R. 831, a bill that will extend the tax deductibility of
health insurance premiums for the self-employed and their dependents. In my health
reform proposal last year, in my State of the Union address and in a December letter
I sent t_o the Congressional Leadership, I proposed to extend the 25 percent tax
deduction and eventually increase it permanently to 100 percent. I am pleased that
this bill extends the deduction and increases it permanently to 30 percent in: 1995.
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I am signing this bill because, without it, almost 3.2 million self-employ~d
individuals would not be able to claim this deduction on their 1994 income tax
return. I firmly believe that the self-employed should be treated more like other
employers. I also believe that if insurance is more affordable, more self-employed
people and their families will be able .to get health coverage.
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offsets -- the repeal of the current tax treatment for the sale of radio and
television b~oadcast facilities and cable television. systems -to minority-owned
businesses (the so-called "section 1071 benefits"). I have asked that we do a.
comprehensive review of affirmative action programs, including certain
aspects of section 1071 benefits. Unfortunately, H.R. 831 has preempted the
Administration's ability to r:nake improvements in the operation of the section
1071 benefits program.
Moreover, in repealing section 1071 benefits, a highly objectionable provision
was added to H.R. 831 in conference. This provision will permit certain
pending applicants to receive section 1071 benefits, while denying them to
other pending applicants. This is a perfect example of where a President
could use line-item veto authority to weed out objectionable special interest
provisions. I urge the Congress not to delay in sending me a bill providing
the President with this authority.
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WELL: In addition, I am concerned that the Republicans have taken out a
.. provision that would have ended the tax loophole for expatriate billionaires
who renoun.ce their U.S. citizenship to avoid paying taxes on their profits.]
Because of the important benefits of this legislation for self-employed workers and
their families, I am signing H.R. 831.
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~Ublic education which are worthy ot •pecial' att:antion. 'l'hia·
1nto~tion w~• provided by local education contaa~a and ~ch.ot
the ei;ht publ.ic •chool auperintandanta in Bob'• cS1at.ritit~
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. and ..aondary •ohool taac:hera frOJa each ot the 50- •tatea
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'rhail&nd C. tore. o0111nq to t.ha u. a. at aqe alxtean. Ut:er
havin; tacec1 enormou. languaq• and cultural An:iera, be · ·
received a c!eqrae in education While ·•lao workinQ tullrtima
fer the lorth. S&eramanto Sc:hool D~atrict U a bili.Dgual
paraprot•••ional. He hal becoaa u i~apJzatioiual.tivuz-a to
th• d1atr1ct • • many mul tioul tural atudanta. Studanta, .
c:iollaaquaa a.nc:l paranta praise him •• an out.tancU.n;. ~··ch•r
.and C021111\Ul1ty voluntaar.
rr;a aaqrgaDtq ·City tznifit4 IQhool
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The 41atrict serves nearly 50.000 1tucS.nt1 and otrar• 11 aaq.nat
· and altornativ. pr09'"a.mo at all gra~• 'level•· inolu~inva
5gienc8 ·and ~l.n••rU.~ AC.du.y ·•t Luther Bu-blanlt
1 eolle~e pra~aration proqram spec1t1cally
d.eaiqned to wiv& atuc10J:lt• .tho oppor.tunity to prtlpuw tgr
•oienoe, oomp\lter, mathematic• and efte)il'laarinCJcaraara.
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partnerahip with tha state ot Calit.o~ia z.plovaant
~avalopmant Department and the Pranchiae Tax Board to
provide atud~ta with a workin; knowlad;a of tha work world
in a aettini that providaa atudenta with method• to tmprov•
t.ha.ir atudy ·uills and work habits.·
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· · 'l'be Visual and Pertormin; Art• p·ro;rau to~ ~-• atudenta and .
. a-12 •tudent• at John_ still School .for creative _lxpreaaioD
. anc1 the Sacramento· High School Viaual· and Pertormin9 Art•
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RO'lc: protraa• at: tour aahoolaa Navy at Luther -B\&Z:"benk Bitjb
Schaal, 'Air Paree a~ Hi~•• Jahnaon and c.x. ~latahy H1g~
•Obool, and Karina eorp•_~t John r. Kennedy High 8abool •
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Raley'I/Bal Aizo. admini&tti:i:Olil t.ha "W• tba Pacple .;. !he eit.ia.n IUMl
the Conatitution~ proqram, Whion haa been aucae••tully intaqrataa
into tha currioulua ot llcra than 125 lachoola in looal aahaal
cUatriota. Rio Allwic:~ana Hivh School won riMlic;mal ·c:ampat1tion& in
l l l l and lt9• tor their- proqram, Raley• • recently· von the CiolcS
Awarl2 trOJII the California 'l'aachen Aaaooiat1on, . 11\ par.t tar their
annual don~~ti'ona
ot over $1.5 million _worth of equiP2DOJlt ;to .local
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~. Fowram 111 sili:~waek. 1ns~ruct1onal pro;ru 4e•1;nad to
taach atudenta the fundamental principle• or our American
~Gnatit~tional.duadciacy, to 9ive thea th~ •killa to be
aotiva.and effective cititena who uae 4uocratig proo•••••
for -.king 4eGiaion•,an4 managing aontliot in oUr aoe1ety.
· Whole-olaaa a111ulatad ooncJreaaional hearincJ• foatar
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· ccope~ation, ••lf-••~••• an4 ~it1cal thinklnv. Punde4 ~ an
- aat ot con;reaa, 'tbia. progru nurture• a critical apirit
· vbiah eoaaa etzoaitht
out of thea o?"•~fal:"aGnian Ynclorat_ancUDg
. ot education 1 • l'ole in a free aociety ..
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IU · Crove ottara thaee twa lii5 Taaohua · ot. tha You-a
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Paula Flohr,, an
t•aaher trom Elk Grove Hiqb School, waa
one of the 4i•triot 1 t Toachera cit tba yaar in 1995. Her
atu4uta have won ovar 1, 500 '&Veda c!urinq tha paat few
yea~• and aha involvea heraelt an~ the atu4enta in
coutmity, qcvernaent a~d local art gallery avanta to toatar
an appreciation and underatancli_nq or the u-ta.
, Vicky V1gario i• a- aixt.h grado t•ac:her tr011· .Tohn Bhrhar.dt
llementary SChool and .another winner of tha district.••.
~eadbezo or tho Year award tor 199~. She baa 90ne on tO win
sacraaento county ·'l'eaW1•r ot tha Year and vaa ana ottiva·
teaob~• ••l•c~ed •• calirorn1a stat• Teaoher'ot tha Year.
X.. Vi;ario ·1• Pat't ot a unique pr091'aa at bar achool, Where
llli• h•• worked with the aaa ola•• or atU4ent:s tor the paat
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·. thraa years. llh• .1• p•rt'icularly no~ad tor he~ iabili~y to
briM hi•tory 'to lite. tar her atu4enta. 'l'ha antlzoe c:laaa,
·· aver a thraa yau par 1oct, raiaad fUNlil and recently . · .
tza"ell•cl.baok ~o WDahin.gton D~c. and Will!au~Nq, ViE"Vinia
tor an ~iatorioal atuc!y ·ot oolonial uerica. · ·
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ot oonoernect education, buaineaa, ;overnaent, legal
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1-dera. 'l'ha·,center work• with the aohool and o~it.v .t.o taaah .
· lt1ncSerfJartan _throu;h hiqh school atudenta tha .•killa, kruwleclCJa . ·
and attituc!aa· thay n~r.l to uke sound deciaiona w baoama .
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P8ing ccncSuctaCl .1n aoncola . tJ\roUqhout Saora•eDto, COW\tY •
. · Klaa.ntary, middle and 'hig-h achocl •tu4anta laarn t.a· h•lp
~·i~ peer• aglvo di•p~t•a and gon~l1cta ~•1DI poa1~1ve .
alta~n.tivea to viol•nc•. School •it• coordinator• and·
Yaluntaera fran e4yc•tion, l~al,· 1aw entoioeaent and par•nt
couuniti•• trai.n atucS,enta to sari• •• peezo McUator•· 'l'he.
'• ~~op-aa, sponsored·~)" the co~ty, pz-ovidaa tzoainin9 to::
· · aciul b and direct ~~~ice and train1n9 tor atu4anta. .
' LinkBDtJ•• ia a partnerahip .between we1neaa U.S eduoa~ton· to
•ate!! eKi•~infl and availabla CHI1Irtll,U.i~y ~"••~0.. vitb. ·
aahoola. LinkBDqaa ia a cleartnthouaa whiah Wo.ru buain••• .
of -bivh-priori'ty eduoat.ion naada and provide• aoboot. ·_with
aoc••• to tho•• reaource•. · subj act araa 4ireatort.. and. · .
·datGilae qive teaohera accaaa to area t.u.inaaa raaaurc•a~o
enhance ol•••room laarninq. auain••• participant& includa .
sutter Health, PQ,I, SNUD, Calitoiilia Lottery and a boat ot
aaall ·INJ1neaaea.,
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ia a proqraa whiCh ut1111u caae
aock trial•· to chal18D9• atudenta t.o
taclcle realiatic problaa and .taaa the· toUCJ!l q\iaationa and .
You, Gln<J8. ' The
studiu, role PliYI.
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conaequencai of aan; a~tivity. ~wyar/lsw ltu4ant teams help
atudanta· oontront the actual .lav.al.clilqmaa involved. •nd
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guida a~udant.a toward aora responai~le deciaioa aaking.
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enqlilh •• a aeoond lanquaqe, approxwtaly aot. ot ita atwienta•
taa111ea reoeiv• •om.·tarm of public: •••i•t•nc•, and tlle -jgrit'y
ot ita diver•• at~4ant population ia. oon1idared ".at riak. • 'fo - ·
oombat· the•• cballange•, the cUatrict oonduotll a lar;a H•acl
Al:laoat. !lOt' or thia dh•trlct' •. st.w!anta came
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Start/Stat• ·Preschool Prcvram,. an lazoly Intarventian for &ahool
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&Ul tered Inatruotion Provraa !o'r Secon4 Lanqua;e LumN'a, a
Coun••1inv Pro;ram, • M111er UnrYb aeadir~ P~~aa aD4 a,T1tle I.
PrOgTua which •upporta and assist• the re;ular t.c:lucaticmal
prcMJru.
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.education proqram11 at 88 ·•ohool8 in S&cl"..•n-to Oo\Snty.
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Alliance tor Bxcallenoe ia a acllool, buainaa.a, 0011111\U'lity
partnerahip 1nvolvin9 tive •l~tarr·, ·ane a1clclle and one
high aohool in the c:Uatr~ct.. Th• All anca achoola have
ee~U.ahad a br~d ranqe ot quality acac!amia protr- and
· •tUCSet/tamily support aervicu c1ee1qnad to accelerate
learning and raduca tha b&rriu• th•t ar:.1Jutiae1 interfere
with learning. ThroUQb ~aderal Dropo~t Prav.ntion Grant
Pund1nq,and tha aupport ot aany busineaa and cos.unity
partnerat ·Alliance 1ohoola are ;unerinv national
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the San Juan
School Diatriat and the aacramanto
Depa•tm•nt who tvlly •h•~•·in th• plannin9,
development 1M the impleuntatim\ ot ~ia .. hiply auecuatul
p~op-aa. Tb• pr09ram provid .. ·ror baacU.au &nd d.U:.ct ..
aupport to aobool• and •tudenta ·. in ,eaer;angy aituaticm• an4
recently acldedl& co~'t tor lonv 'tU11 potaitive &YU'tme••
•at law entorcament by buil&Sinq in the trainiJ\1). of atudanta,
Unitia~
C~nty abe~itt•a
pa~nt• .•11cl ·~•tt Or:'! how to ooll•o~ively·Wt:t&'k
aak• achoola a ·aaoura . and trien4ly place.
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ot h:oellenca ~reperaa atudanta ·tor ·advanoed· •tudy
tn the top univeraiti•• in the. vorld.At Mira Loaa High · ·
Schaal, '50 atudanta partieipa~• irt th.a .proqru. 'f'llalr
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· in dap~ faraiQn l4nquage. Ther• is an emphaai•· on ·the
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·global point ot. ·viaw to solve human probl- &114 the prowru
alao require• a minimum ot 1!0 hours .ot voluntaar oamaunlt:Y
aervice and 1ntarnat1onal examination• ·.in •1x arne, vben ·
· t.b•Y •~• judqe4 aqainat atudenta f:ra~ all OVU' the world.
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Grant KCHicken waa r•co;niled by the xational lcianca
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J'c\lndation ac th• l l l l .Jtl'a&14ant1al Awardee to:r IXCallence
in Soianoa and Mathamatica teaching. Ha c_ontinuaa to inapir•
atud•nta, adminiatratora an4 t•llow taaohara by •••iatift9
. other teaChers and qo1nq to atudent•• hom•• to.pr•••nt ·
oe~it:icatea ot. achievement to ·1nvolve4 "arenta.
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All school• in the di1triat provide the Matheaatica,
so1anc• Aeb.Lav&Mnt; (JIBSA) provru. The .PZ'Ofl"U
vork• apacitioally vitb ~ioan-Aaarican, Kaxiaan~Aa~ioan,
American Indican, Puartc aican ancs ouu Lati!so MU'ican
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.EncJinee~J.ng,
taohftical tield• by 1 4i:ll"9&niainv ·•P'K'i•1.· •ot1vitie8 IUM ••
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aobolarah1PI for
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aeniora for anralbun;t at Aaarican Rivar eoll.;e or
CSUIJ, The acholarahipa are given in oooperat1on With theae
colleqea to support th•,educatian ot tho•• ainarity a~ud.n~•
vho willh to t>eooaa teachara. Studenta ·awarded ac:holarahipa
· nat aCJree, tollowinq receipt at • t•achinCJ cr~tial, to
acoep't • teaontnq a•aiqnaent tn tbe crant Diatrict far a
mi~i'ti\\Uil two•yaar perioct. .
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allaw• younq p•r•nta to re~urn to adhool attar havinq 1
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child. Whil• acquir1n;·aca4emic o~it• toward graduation,
thay ·~· &lao laarninq a~out Cft11~ 48Velopmant and paranttng
·, akilla. ·Child e~al"e 1• offered· on campua by ekilled oh114 · .
~are prot•aaional•, with tun«inq p~ov14ed ~ the •~ate. Rome
to achool transportation is Pl'OVictacl tor parent ~ dail4.
· soaa ap•cifio aotivitiea ot tbe
p~aa
aral
1a~~•otion
vitA .intantl/toddlera in tha ahilct care cent.-, career .
ad~cat:ion vii;h a toou• on inclapUMleftt ·liYift9 akil1a, foocl
pr•paration
,nutrit~on, phyaioal titna••.for pa~ent and'
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Environmental Leadership Program (ELP)
ELP R~tckground
US EPA esrablished the ELP to recognize facilities willing
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develop innoYative a11d
compr~hensive approaches to cst~blishing accountability fo1 l.:l.lmpliance with existing
standards in environmental laws ~:!~.:Clellan is one of 12 fadlities (lO private. 2 puhliL~)
that wt~s selected ro test methods llf maintaining, reporting, llllll promoting compliam:e
. The results of these pilots may im:lude ways to. reduce costs fur both government and Lf1t~
rcguln.t.ed community.
On 7 April in Washington DC, EPA will announce that McClellan and others are
participating in the ELP at a Washington DC press conf~rem:e,
Connection to President C.iiuton's "Reinventing Environmental Regulation"
T1) March I 995. the White H(lusl:! announced their 25 higl1 priority actions on ''Reinv~nting
F...uvironmental Regulation." The Environmental Leadership Program is one of it~ t.•1j)
pnorlties.
ELP Focus
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Strengthening the t::urrent system, tbr example, he.!ler accountability in compliance and
enforcement.
Creating building blod..s for better envirocrnental 1egulation.
MeOellnn's Hole
Mc-Clellan wils selected because of our mature, formal compliance and pollution
prevention program auJ because of our approach to infusing environmental culrme into
our indu3trial mi!>~ion.
We ·were als(i selected because of our unique ~xisting partnership vvith Ihe State of
Californ.ta and US EPA Region 9 to ~hicvc compliance and pollution prevcntillll goals
similar to those of the. Environmental Leadership Pwgram. Our record with tin::
reAulatory community has been very favorable, wil:h the agencies often using Mc,Cidlan as
a model
tor or.he.-s.
McClellan's F..LP project will include rlP.vduping and sharing multi·mcdht
inspection protocols with industry which can he. integrated into corporate euviro11mental
management syste.,us. Our project will also includ~ enhancing public o.ccounta.hility and
community involv~mem.
POC: Mr Paul Dnmner, SM-ALC.rEM. (916) 643-12.10, 4 Apr 95
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(Tit& .following text relates Lo those ar~a.s inuulving educatinn.al
initiatives bf:!i.ng undertaken by McClellan Air Force Buse)
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PEOPLE, MY FAITH IN TOMORROW IS RENEWED. THEY HOLD
OUR FUTURES IN THEIR HANDS;
BUT WITH THIS RENEWED FAITH COMES THE RESPONSIBILITY
o·F MY GENERATION, OUR GENERATION, TO MEET THEIR
NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS; WHETHER THOSE NEEDS BE IN
EDUCATION, HOUSING, OR PERSONAL SAFETY.
AS A PEOPLE, WE MUST NEVER FORGET THE FUNDAMENTAL
NEEDS OF EACH OF OUR YOUNG CITIZENS. AND AS A
NATION, WE HAVE AN OBLIGATION TO SEE THATTHOS'E
NEEDS ARE FULFILLED. FROM THE IMMUNIZATION AGAINST
. CHILDHOOD DISEASES, TO THE GUARANTEE. OF NUTRITIOUS
SCHOOL LUNCHES IN ALL OUR SCHOOLS, TO THE CONTINUED
SUPPORT OF THE HEAD START PROGRAM, WE AS A NATION
MUST LOOK INTO OUR HEARTS, NOT OUR WALLETS, AS WE
DECIDE THE FUTURE OF OUR CHILDREN.
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PEOPLE WILL BECOME OUR LEGACY, AND THEIR REALITY.
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AS BEN FRANKLIN SAID SO WELL. "AN INVESTMENT IN
KNOWLEDGE ALWAYS PAYS THE BEST INTEREST."
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AS I STAND ONCE AGAIN ON CALIFORNIA SOIL, I MUST TELL
YOU HOW PROUD I AM TO BE THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF TO
OVERSEE THE EXCITING AND UNIQUE INITIATIVES BEING
UNDERTAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, AND
INSTALLATIONS LIKE MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, AS WE
TAKE BOLD STEPS TO FORGE A MODEL COALITION WITH THE
EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY:
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(1) A FEDERALLY FUNDED PROGRAM ENTITLED "TROOPS TO
TEACHERS" IS BEING IMPLEMENTED IN THE NEARBY ELK.
GROVE SCHOOL SYSTEM AS A MODEL TRAINING PROGRAM
FOR FORMER MILITARY AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WITH
COLLEGE DEGREES TO BECOME TEACHERS. IN FACT, THE
ADVISORY COMMIITEE HAS YOUR CENTER COMMANDER,
MAJOR GENERAL PHILLIPS, AS A MEMBER
(2) THE "ADOPT-A-SCHOOL." PROGRAM, ACTIVE AT
MCCLELLAN SINCE 1984, HAS PROVEN TO BE BOTH A HIGHLY
SUCCESSFUL, AS WELL AS POPULAR PROGRAM, WHICH
ENCOURAGES FEDERAL EMPLOYEES TO WORK A FEW
HOURS EACH WEEK WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AS TUTORS AND
MENTORS. PROGRAMS LIKE THIS ALLOWS THE MEN AND
WOMEN IN THE FEDERAL WORK FORCE TO GIVE BACK TO
THE CHILDREN THE GIFTS WE ADULTS HAVE RECEIVED AS
CITIZENS OF THE MOST BLESSED NATION ON EARTH.
(3) THE "ACADEMIC TALENT SEARCH" PROGRAM, RUN IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT
SACRAMENTO, PROVIDES DESERVING YOUNG PEOPLE IN
JUNIOR HIGH AND HIGH SCJ-·IOOL THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COME TO MCCLELLAN TWO WEEKS DURING THE SUMMER
FOR "HANDS-ON" TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF SCIENCE AND
MATH. THE LAB SCIENCES OFFERED, AS WELL AS THE
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SEMINARS GIVEN, NOT ONLY REINFORCE THOSE YOUNG
PEOPLE SEEKING A CAREER IN SCIENCE AND MATH, BUT
HOPEFULLY STIMULATES OTHERS TO PURSUE THE CAREER
FIELDS THAT CAN TAKE US TO THE STARS.
(4)
THE "INTELLIGENT TUTOR" PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY
BEING IMPLEMENTED AT MCCLELLAN, USING TODAY'S
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY TO TEACH A VARIETY OF MATH
SKILLS TO 8TH GRADE AND HIGH SCHOOLS STUDENTS, AS
WELL AS ADULTS.
(5) WITH THE SIGNING OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 12821, OU_R
GENERATION MADE A COMMITMENT TO OUR NATION'S
YOUTH ..... A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE THEM THE TOOLS
THEY NEED TO COMPETE, AND EVEN SURVIVE, IN THE NEXT
CENTURY.
ENTITLED "IMPROVING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
EDUCATION IN SUPPORT OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION
GOALS," THIS EXECUTIVE ORDER ESTABLISHED DONATION
PROCEDURES FOR EXCESS AIR FORCE AUTOMATED DATA
PROCESSING EQUIPMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO ALL
REQUESTING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
MCCLELLAN AIR FORCE BASE, THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF
THE "COMPUTERS TO SCHOOLS" PROGRAM, HAS BEEN ABLE
TO CONTINUE ITS STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE LOCAL
ACADEMIC COMMUNITY. WITH THE IMPENDING
DISTRIBUTION OF OVER 500 COMPUTERS TO LOCAL AREA
SCHOOLS, AND THE EXPECTATION OF AN ADDITIONAL 500 TO
BE DISTRIBUTED SOON AFTER THAT, WE WILL BE PROVIDING
THE TOOLS OF THE FUTURE TO OUR SCHOOL CHILDREN.
IT'S GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT'S GOOD FOR THE
NATION, AND IT'S GOOD FOR THE KIDS.
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(6) FINALLY, MCCLELLAN CAN BE PROUD OF ITS
INVOLVEMENT WITH THE "WORKABILITY" PROGRAM ..... A
PROGRAM DESIGNED TO FACILITATE THE CAREER
DEVELOPMENT OF HANDICAPPED STUDENTS. IN
PARTNERSHIP .WITH THE LOCAL SAN JUAN SCHOOL DISTRICT,
MCCLELLAN CURRENTLY HAS 12 STUDENTS PLACED INTO
EMPLOYMENT AT THE BASE. IT IS BECAUSE OF THIS
COMMITMENT THAT ALL OUR CITIZENS REACH THEIR FULL
POTENTIAL.
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I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ACKNOWLEDGE
ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED TO TODAY'S YOUNG MEN
AND WOMEN THROUGH THE ROTC PROGRAMS BEING
.OFFERED IN OUR NATION'S HIGH SCHOOLS. THESE YOUNG
PEOPLE ARE SELFLESSLY PERFORMING A SERVICE TO THEIR
COUNTRY, AND THEY SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED FO~ THEIR
ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
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WE MUST ALL REMEMBER THAT A NATION'S STRENGTH IS IN
. ITS PEOPLE, AND A NATION'S FUTURE IS IN ITS CHILDREN.
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Terry Edmonds
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Office of Speechwriting
James (Terry) Edmonds
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1995-2001
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Terry Edmonds worked as a speechwriter from 1995-2001. He became the Assistant to the President and Director of Speechwriting in 1999. His speechwriting focused on domestic topics such as race relations, veterans issues, education, paralympics, gun control, youth, and senior citizens. He also contributed to the President’s State of the Union speeches, radio addresses, commencement speeches, and special dinners and events. The records include speeches, letters, memorandum, schedules, reports, articles, and clippings.
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Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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635 folders in 52 boxes
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Sacramento [2]
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Office of Speechwriting
James (Terry) Edmonds
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2006-0462-F
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Box 28
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