[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 10 (Thursday, January 25, 1996)]
[House]
[Page H842]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SCHOOLS AND INFORMATION SUPER HIGHWAY

  (Mr. FARR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise, first, to thank the President for 
challenging this Nation and those who are elected to govern it, and 
also for his reasonable stand on our budget crisis.
  Second, I want to thank the President for recognizing the importance 
of educational technology in our schools. While serving in the 
California State Legislature, I authored the California Educational 
Technology Act, which now drives public schools throughout California 
into modern technology.
  In his State of the Union Address, the President spoke of continuing 
and expanding on this project.
  The California Educational Technology Act highlights the importance 
of computer technology in the classroom.
  In my district, children at Manzanita Elementary School in Seaside, 
use computers to communicate with students from around the world to 
learn about geography, different cultures, and languages.
  They can also communicate with scientists doing research in the 
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary together with the National 
Weather Service to learn more about science.
  This project is an outstanding example of the benefits that come from 
local, State and Federal Government partnerships with private industry.
  Connecting our schools to the information super highway is exactly 
the type of program that will prepare America's youth to lead American 
economic growth and technological development into the next century. 
Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership in education.

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