Volume XIII - Number 13 - House Okays $420.4 Million NSF Budget; ACE Supports National Advisory Council on Education

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Higher Education and National Affairs reports legislative and institutional actions in 1964 affecting U.S. education policy. The House approved a $420.4 million National Science Foundation budget, placing it about midway between current funding and the Administration’s request for 1965. The American Council on Education supported establishing a presidential-level National Advisory Council on Education, describing appraisal duties, annual reporting to the President and Congress, and the council’s relationship with the Office of Education.

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Higher Education and National Affairs

National Science Foundation budget approval

National Advisory Council on Education concept and ACE support

Defense Department training for civilian employees at colleges

Reflections on the Role of Liberal Education

Volume XIII,Number 13 House Okays $420.4 MillionNSF Budget;Administration'sRequested Increase is Halved ACE Supports IdeaOf National AdvisoryCouncil on Education Higher EducationandNational Affairs American Council on Education·1785 Massachusetts Avenue,N.W.,Washington 36,D.C. The approved NSF budget is almost exactly halfway between the current appropriationof $353 million and the Administration's request for 1965 of $488 million. In its report,the committee specifically approved the $25 million requested for develop-ing centers of excellence in science and engineering (see Bulletin, Vol.XIII,No.7).Thereport stated: This program was initiated by the Foundation in 1964 and promises to be one ofthe best methods to truly broaden the development of scientific and engineeringknowledge in every part of the Nation,particularly in those areas where assistanceis needed most. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on the Independent Offices,where hearings on the budget request have been proceeding. The American Council on Education,through its Commission on Fed-eral Relations,has announced support for the concept of a NationalAdvisory Council on Education,with duties and functions similar tothose assigned to the President's Council of Economic Advisers. Legislation to create such an advisory council has been proposed in Congress severaltimes.The most recent bill was introduced in the present Congress by a bipartisan groupof four members of the House of Representatives--Representatives Robert Giaimo (D-Conn.),Edith Green (D-Ore.),John V.Lindsay(R-N.Y.),and F.Bradford Morse (R-Mass.)/see Bulletin,Vol.XII,No.21). The ACE statement on the establishment of a presidential-level advisory group declared: The function of the National Advisory Council should be basically one ofappraisal.It should conduct a continuous review of the Federal Government'seducational policies and of the educational programs of its various agencies.Itshould make an annual assessment of the goals,progress,and deficiencies ofAmerican education at both the state and national levels and submit its findings inan annual report to the President and the Congress. As a natural outgrowth of these functions,the Council should be free to makelegislative proposals to the President and suggest to him steps that the states Defense Dept.Seeks More TrainingOf Civilian Employees at Colleges* * * Idea of National Advisory CouncilOn Education Gets ACE Support May 21,1964 The House Appropriations Committee,in reporting out theappropriations bill for the Independent Offices on May 18,approved a budget of $420.4 million for the National ScienceFoundation.The House passed the bill,HR 11296,on May 21. ACE Distributing 'ReflectionsOn Role of Liberal Education' Defense Dept.Orders ProgramTo Permit Increase in CivilianEmployee Training at Colleges might take for improving their educational policies.This function should not,however,inhibit the normal flow of legislative proposals emanating from the U.S.Office of Education. The ACE suggested that legislation establishing the Advisory Council should "assurethat its work will be complementary to rather than in conflict with the duties and responsi-bilities of the Office of Education."The ACE statement said that the Office of Education,in addition to recommending legislation,"should continue to serve as the government'sagency for the gathering of facts and disseminating of information on the nation's educa-tional system."The Office,the ACE statement added,"should be strengthened in its roleas coordinator of the educational activities of the Federal Government." The American Council on Education first took a position in favor of establishing acouncil of educational advisers in 1958 and reaffirmed the position in 1961.The Council'sstatement pointed out that in 1954 Congress authorized the establishment of a council oneducation advisory to the Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfa

FAQs

What NSF budget did the House Appropriations Committee approve in May 1964?

The House Appropriations Committee approved a $420.4 million budget for the National Science Foundation for the Independent Offices bill.

What role did ACE describe for a National Advisory Council on Education?

ACE said the council should function mainly through appraisal: conduct continuous review of federal educational policies, assess goals and deficiencies annually, and submit findings in an annual report to the President and Congress.

What did the Defense Department order regarding training for civilian employees?

The Department of Defense ordered a program enabling more long-term training for civilian employees at colleges and other non-governmental institutions, defining long-term training as courses taking more than 120 days.

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