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Secretary and the First Lady in Newark (March 16, 2006)
Secretary Spellings and First Lady Laura Bush talk with students at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, where Mrs. Bush announced a Striving Readers grant to Newark Public Schools. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
Secretary Spellings and First Lady Laura Bush talk with students at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, where Mrs. Bush announced a Striving Readers grant to Newark Public Schools. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead

Secretary Spellings and First Lady Laura Bush talk with students at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, where Mrs. Bush announced a Striving Readers grant to Newark Public Schools. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead First Lady Laura Bush addresses students and teachers at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, where she announced a Striving Readers grant to Newark Public Schools. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
First Lady Laura Bush announces a Striving Readers grant to Newark Public Schools during her visit to the Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead Secretary Spellings and First Lady Laura Bush talk with students at Avon Avenue Elementary School in Newark, New Jersey, where Mrs. Bush announced a Striving Readers grant to Newark Public Schools. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead
Secretary Spellings presents Principal Dr. Antoine L. Gayles, right, and Newark School Superintendent Marion A. Bolden, center, with the Newark Public Schools' Striving Readers grant check. Newark Public Schools received a grant for nearly $14 million over five years to improve the literacy skills of struggling adolescent readers. White House Photo by Shealah Craighead  

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