[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 56 (Monday, May 5, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3970-S3971]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                    OUTLOOK SCHOOL MCI/NASA PROJECT

 Mr. GORTON. Mr. President, I would like to pay tribute to the 
efforts of those individuals involved with the Outlook Elementary 
School project in Outlook, WA. Their tremendous generosity will provide 
the technology our students need to succeed in school and in life.
  The importance of keeping our children abreast of technology is hard 
to exaggerate. The National Science Foundation reports that over 
700,000 new technicians, scientists, mathematicians, and engineers must 
be found by the year 2010 simply to keep up with technological demands.
  Business and political leaders from around the country have called 
for increased emphasis on technology in education. Some fear, however, 
that rural

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and small-town America could be overlooked in this effort. Seeing this 
potential problem, Astronaut Bonnie Dunbar enlisted the support of MCI 
in providing free computers and Internet access to the students of 
Outlook Elementary School in Outlook, WA. Bonnie Dunbar is a graduate 
of Outlook Elementary, and is a model and inspiration to many. In the 
hallway of this small school is the phrase ``From Outlook to NASA.'' 
With the generosity of MCI, and the efforts of Bonnie Dunbar, more 
students will have the benefits of state-of-the-art technology, and 
also have the stars within their reach.

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