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FOR RELEASE:
May 23, 2001 |
CONTACT: Lindsey Kozberg
(202) 401-3026 |
It is a pleasure to be able to thank the Members of the House of Representatives and the Education and Workforce Committee for their tireless work on H.R. 1 and for their commitment to President Bush's "No Child Left Behind" plan for reforming our elementary and secondary schools. In particular, my thanks to Chairman John Boehner, Ranking Member George Miller, and to the leadership of the House of Representatives.
Tonight, I can make a clear and loud statement that the House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill that advances each of the four pillars of the president's plan, and in doing so, its members have done a great service for America's children. As a result of H.R. 1, schools, districts and states will have more flexibility and control; parents, teachers, schools and states will have more information about student performance and what works in the classroom; parents and communities will be able to hold schools accountable for providing a quality education to every child; and, children trapped in persistently failing schools will for the first time ever have more choices, and more chances to succeed.
On his second day in office, President Bush laid out his four pillars of comprehensive education reform: accountability, local control and flexibility, expanded parental choice, and doing what works. H.R. 1 makes unprecedented advances in all four areas, and it answers the fundamental question of how we can create an education system that will leave no child behind.
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