The Michigan Daily--Friday, March 11, 1988- Page 5 Illinois rep. discusses fi By AARON ROBINSON } Rep. Phil Crane (R-Ill.) opposed raising taxes to lessen the nation's budget deficit and defended the Reagan administration, as h e addressed about 35 students in the Modern Language Building last night. Crane, who did graduate work at the University and who ran an unsuccessful campaign for the GOP presidential nomination in 1980, spent two hours discussing U.S. fiscal policy, international trade, and current domestic issues. "The 1981 tax cut was directly responsible for the recovery of the eighties," said Crane, who criticized Democratic congressmembers for their "tax and spend" policy of supporting increases in Federal taxes. "WE ARE not undertaxed. Revenues are 65 percent higher now than when Reagan took office," he said. During the gathering - which was sponsored by the University of Michigan College Republicans - Crane defended the administration against critics who said defense spending during Reagan's presidency has been too high. "Authorizations for spending originates in the House. We have been cutting that defense budget every year since '85," he said. OPTIMISTIC about the future of international trade, Crane said the country "ran trade deficits during some of the greatest growth in U.S. history." He predicted 1988 will be a seal policy record year for selling exports to other nations. Jeff Johnson, an LSA junior and president of College Republicans, said the gathering was intended to be informative for students, and was "pleased" with the turnout. In a question and answer period, Crane said he wished the 1988 presidential race had focused more on the future of social security and other social programs. LASTLY, Crane discussed the problems in Central America, humoring the group by calling Panamanian General Emanuel Noriega a "scumbag" and saying the Soviets had sent over $60 million in military equipment to Nicaragua in January alone. Gephardt Continued from Page 1 gressmembers and ten members of the state legislature. G E P H A R D T is investing heavily in Michigan, opening offices this weekend in Grand Rapids, Flint, Saginaw, Lansing, Jackson, Kala- mazoo, Detroit, Mt. Clemmins, and the Upper Peninsula. In contrast, Senator Al Gore of Tennessee ex- pects to open three offices statewide. In the midafternoon sun, Gephardt told several hundred supporters at the Lansing rally about his past ties to the state. Gephardt graduated from =: - JHunan Garden rpa the University's law school in 1965. If elected, the candidate said he would negotiate with the Korean government to eliminate its tariffs, and - if they are not removed --:he threatened, "(Korea) will leave the negotiating table wondering how to sell Hyundais in America for $48,000 a car." Gephardt, outlining the major points of his platform, stressed im- proving education. THE CANDIDATE« is virtually bypassing the March 16 Illinois primary, conceding the state to Senator Paul Simon and Jackson, both of whom are from the state. is the rp-wards Crane .. . discusses Washington issues I Author stresses family PWANI.. 00000"4 0 0" 0*00*000000 N N N U n .~un a iut nU i M pa tm i wama of fine preparation." from Detroit Free Press, March 21, 1986 HUNAN GARDEN" CH IN ESE R ESTIA UR ANT _-IM1a w}rusMA ft LAM VRMS 4.Am i PF-W w w W w w Wqr Ir IW Mr Wqw w W'W W W = -we N A w ./ 11- By DOV COHEN The school reform movement of the 1980shhas "made great strides" but has overlooked the crucial im- portance of involving parents in the education process, said author Regi- nald Clark. Speaking before an audience of about 75 yesterday, the author of the book Family Life and School Achievement: Why Poor Black Stu- dents Succeed or Fail outlined the factors which he said contributed to the achievement of some students in Chicago and Los Angeles public schools. The common misconception, Clark said, is that underachievement is tied to specific "background" vari- ables - like whether the child is ffom a divorced home, whether the mother works, or whether the par- ents are poorly educated. What Clark found in his studies, however, was that "background" fac- tors were not nearly as important as "family processes" in influencing student achievement. Clark found that achievers were characterized, among other things, as having an active lifestyle involving diverse learning activities and a home life in which the parents were supportive and actively involved in the child's schooling. Social policies which look at "background" factors as the key "inevitably meet with limited suc- cess," Clark wrote in his book. But policies which aim to make parents more involved in their children's ed- ucation present "perhaps (the solu- tion to) the problems of our urban society." 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