The scheme is growing — it involved six
pairs in its first year and 14 in 2002; the Royal Society would like to extend it to include
pairings with
members of the regional
assemblies, House
of Lords, and European Parliament — so there should be even more opportunities in the future.
Members of the State
Assembly's education and higher - education committees roundly criticized Mr. Kean and Commissioner
of Education Saul Cooperman during a joint public hearing on a
pair of bills sponsored by the committees» chairmen.