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Secretary Spellings Visits Los Angeles, Highlights Free Tutoring for Children Under NCLB (Dec 11, 2006)
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Secretary Spellings talks with a student at Noble Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, California. Secretary Spellings visited the school to raise awareness of free tutoring available to students in Los Angeles and cities all over the nation.

Secretary Spellings talks with a student at Noble Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, California. Secretary Spellings visited the school to raise awareness of free tutoring available to students in Los Angeles and cities all over the nation. Secretary Spellings, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, and Los Angeles Schools Superintendent David Brewer III visit a class at Noble Avenue Elementary School. They visited the school to raise awareness of free tutoring available to students in Los Angeles and cities all over the nation.
Secretary Spellings and Congressman Buck McKeon participate in a roundtable discussion at Noble Avenue Elementary School with state and local education leaders. They discussed ways to better inform parents about Supplemental Educational Services (SES), which include free tutoring for eligible students under 'No Child Left Behind', and to ensure that school districts are working with SES providers to make certain that eligible students get the services they need. Secretary Spellings and principal Margaret Espinoza Nelson talk with a student at Noble Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, California. Secretary Spellings visited the school to raise awareness of free tutoring available to students in Los Angeles and cities all over the nation.
Secretary Spellings, Congressman Buck McKeon, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa meet with students at Noble Avenue Elementary School in Los Angeles, California. They visited the school to raise awareness of free tutoring available to students in Los Angeles and cities all over the nation. Secretary Spellings, Congressman Buck McKeon, and Los Angeles Schools Superintendent David Brewer III participate in a roundtable discussion at Noble Avenue Elementary School with state and local education leaders. They discussed ways to better inform parents about Supplemental Educational Services (SES), which include free tutoring for eligible students under 'No Child Left Behind', and to ensure that school districts are working with SES providers to make certain that eligible students get the services they need.
Secretary Spellings meets with students at Town Hall Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. Secretary Spellings speaks at Town Hall Los Angeles in Los Angeles, California. She talked about the importance of reauthorizing 'No Child Left Behind' and the need to make higher education more affordable, accountable, and accessible to all Americans.

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