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    Summit on Malaria

    U.S. government officials, world public health officials, and others participated in a White House Summit on Malaria. Summit topics included the challenges of malaria in Africa, internationa…

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    Future of Higher Education

    Secretary Spellings spoke about her plans for the future of higher education and the importance of preparing students to succeed in the 21st century global economy. Following her remarks she…

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    School Safety, Day 2

    The Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Advisory Committee met and focused on school safety, the identification of persistently dangerous schools, various provisions of the No Child L…

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    Preparation for School Safety

    Secretary Spellings moderated a panel discussion on the steps high schools and communities can take to help prevent future tragedy by making schools safer. Topics included the Columbine scho…

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    Preventing Violence in Schools

    Secretary Spellings delivered opening remarks to the White House Conference on School Safety. Attorney General Gonzales moderated a panel that examined the scope of the school violence pr…

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    Community Recovery from School Violence

    First lady Laura Bush addressed the White House Conference on School Safety about the trauma of school violence and the need to assure young people that grownups are working to protect them.…

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    Education Issues

    Secretary Spellings was interviewed about education issues. She discussed the No Child Left Behind Act, the role of federal government with national testing policies, and educational funding…

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    Global Competitiveness

    Secretary Spellings testified about promoting President Bush’s recently announced global competitiveness initiative and other education priorities. She said that U.S. educational training ne…

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    American Competitiveness Initiative

    President Bush speaks to middle school students and teachers about the American Competitiveness Initiative, the state of the U.S. economy, and global trade issues. In his remarks he also tal…

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    Science and Math Education

    Secretary Spellings and others testified about various federal agency programs for math and science education available for kindergarten through 12th grade. They talked about the current sta…

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    Education and the Global Economy

    Participants spoke to governors about education issues within the context of the global economy. Among the issues were improving the curriculum to improve awareness of foreign geography and …

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    Education Issues

    Lawmakers and education officials talked about the “No Child Left Behind Act,” improving the quality of public education, funding education programs, and enforcing standards. Following their…

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    American Competitiveness Initiative

    Cabinet officials spoke to reporters about Bush administration efforts to foster competitiveness and improve living standards for middle class Americans. Among the topics they spoke about we…

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    1776

    Inside the Texas State Capitol, David McCullough talked about his book, 1776, published by Simon and Schuster. He read from a brief passage that introduced the soldiers of the army. Secr…

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