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Subject: [NIFL-FAMILY:203] Two New Back-to-School Publications
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TODAY, AS PART OF HIS "Back to School, Moving Forward" tour,
Secretary Paige issued 2 new publications describing how
educators & community & business leaders can help make
President Bush's education goals a reality in local schools.
The brochures, "What No Child Left Behind Means for
America's Educators" & "What No Child Left Behind Means for
America's Communities," are at the "Back to School, Moving
Forward" website:
http://www.ed.gov/inits/backtoschool/teachers/
The press release about the brochures & the Secretary's
visit today in Orlando, Florida, is below.
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Education Secretary Paige Issues Back-to-School Guides
U.S. Department of Education, August 24, 2001
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As part of his "Back to School, Moving Forward" tour, U.S.
Secretary of Education Rod Paige visited Orlando, Fla., today to
talk with parents, educators and community leaders about the bold
education reforms on the horizon for all of America's schools.
During his visit, he released two new Education Department
publications created to speak to educators and community and
business leaders about the role they can play in making President
Bush's education reform goals a reality in the local schools.
The publications are the last in a three-part series being
distributed by the department as part of their annual back-to-
school activities.
Early in the day, Paige spoke with local civic and business
leaders at a breakfast meeting hosted by the Florida State
Chamber of Commerce and their World Class Schools Foundation. At
the meeting, Paige introduced a publication that speaks directly
to community leaders about how they can and should help to build
accountability systems that will strengthen their local schools
so they can prepare local children to be our future business and
civic leaders.
During a tour of Lancaster Elementary School -- a public school
campus that has recently climbed from a "D"-rated to an "A"-rated
school, according to the State of Florida -- Secretary Paige
spoke to parents and teachers about how high standards and annual
assessments of student achievement can improve student
performance. While at the school, Paige introduced the third and
final publication describing opportunities for educators to
improve our schools through greater accountability and a focus on
doing what works.
In a foreword to the publications President Bush writes, "Because
I believe every child can learn, I intend to ensure that every
child does learn. My Administration put forward a plan called
No Child Left Behind' based on four principles: accountability
for results; local control and flexibility; expanded parental
choice; and effective and successful programs. We are pursuing
these principles, because too many of our schools fail to help
every child to learn."
In the introduction in the two publications Paige writes, "At the
heart of the President's plan is a promise to raise standards for
all children. Since we cannot know if we are meeting those
standards unless we measure performance, President Bush is
committed to annual assessments of student learning in the basic
subjects of reading and math. The information from these tests
will allow us to identify and reward schools that are making
progress and to intervene in schools that are not. Finally,
President Bush is committed to doing what works, especially when
it comes to teaching young children how to read. In sum, this
plan -- in partnership with parents, communities, school
leadership and classroom teachers -- will ensure that every child
in America receives a great education and that no child is left
behind."
Legislation to implement the president's education reform plan is
presently pending in a House-Senate conference committee.
Last week President Bush and Secretary Paige kicked off the "Back
to School, Moving Forward" tour at an elementary school in
Albuquerque, N.M., where they released the first "Back to School,
Moving Forward" publication, "What No Child Left Behind Means for
America's Families." The tour will continue with visits to
Atlanta; Denver; Kansas City, Mo.; Long Beach, Calif.; Nashville,
Tenn.; Portland Ore.; Raleigh, N.C.; and San Diego and will
conclude on Sept. 7.
All three publications are available on-line at
http://www.ed.gov/backtoschool or by calling toll-free,
1-877-4ED-PUBS.
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