U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings highlighted progress toward No Child Left Behind goals in Rhode Island and across the nation at a visit to Alan Shawn Feinstein Elementary School today with R.I. Gov. Donald L. Carcieri. Spellings also participated in an education policy roundtable discussion with Gov. Carcieri, R.I. Commissioner of Education Peter McWalters, and Superintendent of Providence School District Donnie W. Evans.

"We can be proud of the progress No Child Left Behind and Rhode Island have brought in raising overall achievement and closing the education gap," said Secretary Spellings.

At the roundtable, Secretary Spellings discussed a new tool recently released by the U.S. Department of Education, Mapping Rhode Island's Educational Progress 2008, which provides a comparative look at the state's key No Child Left Behind indicators.

"Rhode Island educators and administrators deserve a lot of credit by partnering with New Hampshire and Vermont to develop a common set of standards and assessments and holding schools accountable for results," said Spellings. "In addition, Rhode Island students' reading and math scores have improved in nearly every subject and grade over the past three years. But you have important work ahead to raise both achievement and standards."

To view Mapping Rhode Island's Educational Progress 2008, please visit http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/progress/ri.html.

For Mapping America's Educational Progress 2008, visit http://www.ed.gov/nclb/accountability/results/progress/nation.html.

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