If the Kennedy education bill again fails to pass this year, one man who may claim much credit for the kill is A. W. Ford, state commissioner of education in Arkansas. On grounds that the Kennedy version of federal aid leads inevitably to "creeping federal control," he is sounding off against the bill loud and clear. Since Ford is also president of the Council of Chief State School Officers, and mirrors many of his counterparts in 49 states, he speaks for a current of opinion that Congress cannot ignore.
Commissioner Ford hotly opposes the bill because it proposes to...
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