[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 26 (Thursday, February 29, 1996)]
[Senate]
[Page S1464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             TAYLOR MIDDLE SCHOOL NAMED BLUE RIBBON SCHOOL

 Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize the 
outstanding achievements of Taylor Middle School in Albuquerque, NM. On 
February 8, 1996, U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley named 
Taylor Middle School a blue ribbon school, the highest honor for a 
school in our Nation. One of 266 recipients nationwide and the only 
recipient in New Mexico, Taylor Middle School deserves to be commended.
  Taylor Middle School, a charter school, uses an interdisciplinary 
team approach in which both the teachers and the parents are catalysts 
for the educational development of their children. The school is using 
a revolutionary middle school philosophy in which the students are 
learning and the teachers are being taught. Taylor is using both 
special education and regular education teachers to work with the 
entire student body enabling a more supportive learning environment.
  Secretary Riley recognized that Taylor Middle School offers a 
challenging and rigorous academic approach to learning in a safe, 
disciplined and drug-free environment. This school is an outstanding 
example of an academic institution that is using its own resources to 
work toward the National Education Goals. Taylor Middle School is an 
outstanding model for New Mexico's schools and schools across our 
Nation.
  Mr. President, I would like to commend Taylor Middle School, its 
students, its staff, and the parents who have formed a partnership to 
create a healthy and effective learning environment.

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