roundtable: Take 5 minutes and save a National Resource for Technology

roundtable: Take 5 minutes and save a National Resource for Technology

Take 5 minutes and save a National Resource for Technology

W. Curtiss Priest (BMSLIB@mitvma.mit.edu)
Tue, 21 Feb 95 13:59:48 EST 

Message-Id: <9502211903.AA04252@a.cni.org>
Date:         Tue, 21 Feb 95 13:59:48 EST
From: "W. Curtiss Priest" <BMSLIB@mitvma.mit.edu>
Subject:      Take 5 minutes and save a National Resource for Technology
To: Telecommunications Policy Roundtable <ROUNDTABLE@CNI.ORG>


                   *******IMPORTANT*******


The Office of Technology Assessment is critical to the future of
information networks, education and communities.  An important
study on Teachers and Technology will be published in the next
month by the OTA Division on Human Resources.

Some members of Congress want to abolish this arm of the Congress.

Write letters of support to preserve the Congress' access to
high quality reports on technology and society.


Note: Prior announcements of the fax numbers for Mikulski and Murray
were incorrect.

For Senator Jeffords send either email or U.S. Mail

Rep. Ron Packard
Chair, Subcommttee on Appropriations for the Legislative Branch
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Fax: 202-225-0134

Sen. Connie Mack
Chair, Subcommittee on Appropriations for the Legislative Branch
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Fax: 202-224-8022

Senator Patty Murray
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Fax: 202-224-0238

Senator Jim Jeffords
Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington DC Subcommittee
513 Hart Senate Bldg
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
email: vermont@jeffords.senate.gov

Senator Robert Bennett
Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington DC subcommittee
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Fax: 202-224-6717

Senator Barbara Mikulski
Senate Appropriations Committee
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510
Fax: 202-224-8858

Sample letter:

February 15, 1995


Senator Jim Jeffords
Senate Appropriations Committee, Washington DC Subcommittee
513 Hart Senate Bldg
U.S. Senate
Washington, DC 20510

Dear Senator Jeffords,

    As a citizen of a middle class town, and as a supporter of
good education and the success of our country I strongly urge
you to retain the Office of Technology Assessment.

    For example, the POWER ON study on educational software has
been the bible for many schools and teachers about learning
to use software in the classroom.

    I was one of the "experts" who contributed to this study by
interviewing teachers, administrators, and school systems about
how they learned about educational software.  I talked with over
300 people and provided the results of this survey as part of the
OTA report.

    The Congressional Research Service does a fine job of pulling
together reference materials, but the Office of Technology
Assessment should be commended for providing the highest quallity
information to Congress for legislative decisions that affect
the quality of education and the accelerated use of technology for
the public welfare.

                                Very truly yours,


                                      Curtiss Priest
                                      466 Pleasant Street
                                      Melrose, MA  02176

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