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WETA "LAWMAKERS" 6/23/1983 IN 14.48.23-WETA credit/sponsor credits/title sequence 14.49.16-PAUL DUKE/COKIE ROBERTS/LINDA WERTHEIMER-on program: SUPREME COURT ruled to limit Congressional authority to exercise "legislative veto" over Federal agencies on SEPARATION OF POWERS grounds. BUDGET debate continues. EDUCATION at issue. 14.50.15-C/S REAGAN reading poem to a High School classroom. Wide shot of the students with REAGAN at front of room. ROBERTS-REAGAN is touring the U.S. talking about U.S. EDUCATION problems, endorsing "back to basics" curriculum. M/S REAGAN at presidential podium with young school children in background, advocates "the basics" with "parents in charge". Clip from "MEET THE PRESS", C/S WALTER MONDALE, says that he has worked for EDUCATION his whole career and REAGAN ADMINISTRATION is mismanaging EDUCATION. M/S JOHN GLENN at podium, speaking to crowd of WOMEN VOTERS, attacks REAGAN'S education agenda. Shots of a high school math classroom. ROBERTS v.o.-NEA thinks more funding could help schools, while REAGAN ADMINISTRATION report cites things like not enough homework and lack of attention to basic curriculum. 14.53.30-C/S Rep. PAT WILLIAMS (D-MT), says a reason for crisis in EDUCATION is that it has turned to political football. M/S Rep. WILLIAMS in BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING. Shot of "REAGAN REPORT CARD" presented by TED KENNEDY, giving REAGAN "straight F's" on EDUCATION budget. C/S Rep. LYNN MARTIN (R-IL), says that DEMOCRATS are doing just as much as REAGAN to make education a political matter. C/S TIP O'NEILL, says education must be protected. C/S Rep. HOWARD WOLPE (D-MI), attacking REAGAN for his cuts in EDUCATION BUDGET, says REAGAN has lied about his cuts. REAGAN ADMINISTRATION SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, TERREL DELL denies that REAGAN has asked for cuts. C/S Rep. CONNIE MACK (R-FL), says that it's not fair to blame BUDGET CUTS for all the EDUCATIONAL problems. DELL hammers this softball question. ROBERTS v.o.-notes REAGAN'S early promise to get rid of DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. 14.56.59-C/S Rep. FRANK HARRISON (D-PA) asks DELL whether REAGAN has decided to keep the Department. DELL says he can't guarantee that the Department will be maintained. Series of C/S Rep. LYNN MARTIN and HARRISON, both say the politicization of EDUCATION is serving to focus attention on it. Shots of committee. Shots of high school math classroom, Rep. MARTIN v.o. calls for focusing energy from politics to policies.