Show Teachers' Teachers unit joins drive The South Sanpete Teachers Teachers' Association joined a nationwide movement to establish a U U. U S S. S Department of Education ac according according according ac- ac cording to SSTA President Clair Erickson He said a cabinet level cabinet level spokesman for tor education is ls s long overdue and sorely need need- ed The National Education Association Asso Asso- Association Is seeking to consolidate the many financed federally-financed education ed education education ed- ed programs that are scattered scattered scattered scat scat- among many departments This would provide the president and Congress with a better understanding of local school problems and lead to better ways of ot dealing with them said Mr Erickson The NEA has asked for a a. aletter aletter letter writing campaign by teachers urging President Nixon Nixon Nixon Nix Nix- on to establish a Department of Education T That hat campaign climaxed during the week of March 29 April 6 Two former Secretaries of the Department of Health Education Education Education Edu Edu- cation and Welfare-John Welfare Gardner Gardner Gardner Gard Gard- ner and Senator Abraham coff of Connecticut have voiced support for the concept of a separate cabinet position for education |