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August 28, 2003

Visiting an elementary school in Parole, MD, Secretary of Education Rod Paige discusses the importance of No Child Left Behind, asks all Americans to become active in education, and praises teachers.

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Transcript: All across the United States there are schools that are doing a great job of educating some of the kids. But this new change requires us to pay attention and do a great job for all of our kids. That's very new.

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Transcript: And we call upon citizens all across the United States to heed the President's call and let us, as Americans, improve our school systems. It's the right thing to do.

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Transcript: I think General Omar Bradley was correct when he said, "teachers are the real soldiers of democracy. Others may defend it, but teachers are the ones who create it."

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