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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate education needs in the United States and comment on an upcoming education summit between President George H. W. Bush and the nation's governors. The episode aired on Wednesday, September 27, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate proposed legislation to address problems with education and graduation rates for college student athletes. The episode aired on Friday, September 22, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the condition of the nation's scientific research facilities and the cuts in federal funding to support college and university research facilities. The episode aired on Friday, July 14, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate funding levels for American education programs and approaches to improving the quality of education. The episode aired on Thursday, July 6, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate reform initiatives proposed by Secretary of Education Lauro Cavazos to deal with college loan payment defaults. The episode aired on Monday, June 19, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate early education for preschool children and an initiative called the "Smart Start" program. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 14, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Bush administration's alternative teacher certification program that provides grants to states and local school districts to develop new teacher certification systems and improve the supply of teachers. The episode aired on Monday, May 29, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the findings of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report on a decline in the American standard of living and related problems with U.S. industry, competitiveness in the world, and education. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 10, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the federal education budget. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 11, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate the climbing costs of education and proposed tax breaks for families trying to save for college. The episode aired on Wednesday, August 12, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's budget increase for the Head Start program, and whether the age limit for enrollment should be increased from age four to age five. The episode aired on Thursday, May 3, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the results of a recent survey by the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) on the involvement of parents in the education of their children. The episode aired on Thursday, March 15, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the view of Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy ("Drug Czar") William J. "Bill" Bennett on the role of anti-drug education in the nation's "war on drugs." The episode aired on Friday, February 23, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President George H. W. Bush's proposal for federal spending on the Head Start preschool education program. The episode aired on Thursday, February 22, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate ways to fight drug abuse in schools. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 30, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate approaches to dealing with college loan payment defaults. The episode aired on Friday, September 12, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System. (This episode was a repeat from July 8, 1986.)
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate approaches to dealing with college loan payment defaults. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 8, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System. (This episode was also repeated on September 12, 1986.)
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how to solve the problem of students increasingly defaulting on their college loans. The episode aired on Thursday, November 8, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether colleges and universities should be legally required to make campus crime statistics widely available. The episode aired on Tuesday, October 23, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate America's need for more teachers and the Teach for America program, which provides teacher training to college graduates that major in education. The episode aired on Thursday, September 6, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the idea of requiring television sets to make closed captions available without the need for a separate decoding box. They anticipate that this would make TV more accessible to the deaf and hearing impaired, and also help teach children to read. The episode aired on Wednesday, August 22, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss federal budget negotiations and debate whether education should be a high priority for federal spending. The episode aired on Thursday, July 19, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the low ranking of the United States among industrialized nations on spending for primary and secondary education. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 13, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate making the "Star Schools" education program more available. "Star Schools" is a program that uses satellite technology to transmit good teaching and courses into schools where adequate traditional instruction is unavailable. The episode aired on Monday, January 22, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a new law providing tax incentives for low and middle income families who save and pay for their children's college education with U.S. savings bonds. The episode aired on Friday, January 12, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.