European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 28, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 28, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 9 Nea urges More spending on education Washington of the average salary for inc nation s 2.2 million Public school teachers is now s26.704, and Checos of educating each student in Grade and High school is join under $4,000 a year the National education association said wednesday the teachers Union in its annual compendium of school statistics also reported thai the Federal share of the Public school budget has dropped to its lowest level in More than two decades 6.2 per cent. Nea president Mary Halwood  a news conference wednesday to release the report. The Public is clamouring for Educa Tion Reform yet education revenues Are barely keeping Pace with inflation an Federal funding is on the decline. It s Lime to take a Good look at what s need Edlo bring about real education Reform she said the Nea contends that taxpayers will have to pump 20 percent to 25 percent More Money into teachers salaries and other Public school expenses each year i they want to dramatic improvements in children s learning. Public school revenues were up by nearly $10 billion or 6,3 per Ceniti to si60.9 billion for the 1986-87 school year. Since 197677, school revenues Nave shot up 114 percent. But adjusting for in Flimin Public school revenues increased by Only 13.8percent Over the decade according to the Nea report estimates of school statistics i9ss-87." bus Kristol chief of staff to Secretary of education William Bennett dismissed Futrell s criticisms saying that total National spending on schools has gone up every year. It s an advantage to have the Money spent Al the state and local level where it s More Likely to be spent responsibly Kristol said. It s really amazing that after the last two decades when we in creased Federal spending and achieve ment went Down that the Nea is still obsessed with Federal  the salary figures enrolment num Bers and other data arc the Nea s own estimates based on a Survey of state Edu cation departments. It is the 45th Yea thai the Union s research department has compiled the statistics. Last year when consumer prices Rose less than 1 percent the average teacher gothic a 5.9 percent pay raise that boosted or her salary from $25,206 o $26,704. South Dakota pulled up the rear with salaries averaging Sis 781. Mississippi 519,575 and Arkansas is 9,951 we Reich Only other states below $20,000. Maine $21,257 and Louisiana $21,280 rounded out inc Bolsom five. The top five on the pay scale were Alaska where virtually everything costs More and leathers command $43,970the District of Columbia $33,797 new York 532,620 Michigan $31,500 and California s3 1, 1 70. The Only other slate in the s30,000-Brackel was Rhode Island s3 1,079the fall 1 986 Public school enrolment was 39,800,608, up by 271,000 Over a year earlier. A big jump 400,000 i elementary enrolments offsetting a secondary school drop of 129,000, is expected to push the figure Over the 40 million Mark this fall for she first time since i9s1-82. The schools average daily attendance not counting absentees was 36.8 million. The average per Pupil Cost of Educa Tion was $3,970 in 1986-87, up by $215 or 5.7 percent Over last year the Nea said. The expense ranged from highs of $8,842 in Alaska $6,299 in new York,j6.229 in Wyoming and $6,120 in new Jersey to lows 0112,455 in Utah $2,534in Mississippi $2,555 in Idaho and $2,610 in Alabama. State governments provided 50 per cent of Public school revenues while local support of schools hovered at 43percent. The Federal share dipped from 6.5 per cent in 1985-86 to 6.2 percent his year. In actual dollars it Rose from s9.8 billionth just under Jio billion an All Lime High. But in inflation adjusted dollars the Federal share has fallen from a Peak of9.2 percent in 1979-80 and 8.7 percent inc following year when president Rea Gan entered the while House. Public schools had looked to washing ton for about 8 percent of their budgets since 1965 when the Johnson administration launched education programs for the disa damaged. The Federal share in 1964-65 was Only 3.8 percent but i jumped to 7.7 percent the next year. Federal Aid to the schools fell from$9.3 billion in 1980-81 to $8,4 billion the next year. Cheering on a Champion chopper a Shirlin wizard a Border Collie grasps every Chance to practice his specially. In september hell compete to be lop dog. Thai s when Ibe 1987 Ashley whippet Frisbee catching championship finale Mill be held i Washington . Here the 84 title Balder warts Oul in Atlanta ii his owner. Pulc a Bloeme. Military Roundup of to eliminate form 2095 in step to Cut paper work Randolph fab Texas an air Force person incl form used to record assignments and other person Nel actions will be eliminated this fall to Cut Down on paperwork the military personnel censer said. Air Force personnel will no longer have to Complete form 2095 10 report Job litle changes supervisor changes and other personnel actions. Orderly rooms and base personnel offices will handle some actions by Telephone. Other actions will be merged into the form2096 used for classification and on the Job training actions. Airlift association chapter planning Spring reunion Frankfurt the Lull Bruscke chapter of the Airlift association plans to hold a reunion in Spring 1988 for people who participated in the Berlin Airlift. People interested in celebrating the 40lh anniversary of the end of the Airlift should write to 435 Csc ice Rhein main a Apo 09057-5000. 4 of personnel offices in Europe Are honoured Randolph fab Texas four air Force personnel offices in Europe received awards for their work in improving customer service last year. The awards went to Camp new Amsterdam Netherlands Rhein main a Germany Raf bunt Walers England and Zaragoza a Spain. Germans take top honors free school Pau Hullsville in air if Rodeo a Popei i cd 3viiuui iiic7uio  popeafb.c.-TT, attract few kids officials say Boston a less than one fifth of the Pupil sat a dozen City schools late advantage of free break fasts offered there say officials who Mink it s because Day after Day of Cereal juice and Milt is a Hullsville offering. Muffins bagels last and fruit could liven up the menu Kathleen Millet wrote in a letter accompanying a a chem stale report. It s the dullest coldest prepackaged meal said Thomas Mela of the mass advocacy Center a group that lobbied for a state Law mandating breakfasts for needy children. In s  Boring. It s  the City began the free breakfast program in 1972, reasoning thai students who eat a balanced breakfast can icam better. Mill cd found varying attendance Rales at the dozen elementary secondary and High schools that offer the breakfasts. For instance Only 7 percent of the under sat a school in the Mattapan neighbourhood eat the meals but 74 percent show up for breakfast at a Jamaica Plain school. Kathryn Brophy the food services director says she does not think students stay away from the meals be cause of the menu. There s a stigma thai this is for needy kids. Thai the biggest thing we have 10 face she said. We serve muffins twice a month she  we do that the kids Don t consume As much milk. They Don t get the Calcium. So i m confident Aboul serving Cereal Day in and  by . A German team look top Hon ors in the military Airlift come Airlift Rodeo outscoring a . Air Force Reserve Wing by 12 Points. Only 17 Points separated the top Ihrcke finishers a Germany s 62nd air transport Wing Wunstorff scored 6,537 Points to capture first place in the Best Overall Wing category. The 445th military Airlift Wing associate re serves from Norton fab calif., placed second with 6,525 Points while third place went 10 the 437th Mili tary Airlift Wing of Charleston fab s.c., with 6.520 Points. Germany also captured the Best Allied aircrew category with 6,143 Points. Israel participating for the first time at the Rodeo was second Wilb 7,775 Point and the United kingdom placed third with 7,Fil i. The ninth annual Competition May 11-15 feature teams from the . Air Force air Force Reserve air National guard the . Marine corps and eight Allied nations. A team from Rhein Marn a Ger Many also participated