[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 22352]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                         FRANKLIN ON EDUCATION

  (Mr. KNOLLENBERG asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KNOLLENBERG. Mr. Speaker, the key to the American dream is a 
quality education. As Benjamin Franklin told us, ``Tell me and I 
forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.''
  The hands-on education Franklin was talking about can only be found 
in our Nation's classrooms. This underscores the necessity of putting 
decision-making power in the hands of those closest to the children. 
Those are the local school teachers, the administrators, and, most 
importantly, the parents. The Republican education vision does just 
that, returning control to these local jurisdictions which are uniquely 
equipped to make the decisions on how to best involve our students.
  Since 1995 under the steady hand of the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Goodling), the Republican majority has repeatedly passed 
legislation to shift power and resources from the Washington 
bureaucracy into the hands of those closest to our students.
  Mr. Speaker, while education is at the forefront of public debate 
over the next few weeks, Republicans have a vision and a record that 
America can be proud of.

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