[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 76 (Thursday, June 5, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H3480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE

  (Mr. ETHERIDGE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ETHERIDGE. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to call on my colleagues to 
join me in support of educational standards of excellence for our 
Nation's students and parents and communities. As a former State 
superintendent of schools in North Carolina, I have seen firsthand how 
much progress can be achieved when we aim high in education and give 
our children and teachers the tools they need to get the job done. I 
call on this House to go on record in favor of this commonsense 
approach to improving education in America.
  Last week I participated in an educational town hall meeting with the 
Vice President in my home area. The voice I heard from North Carolina 
students and citizens came through loud and clear. An America needs 
educational standards of excellence.
  Mr. Speaker, I have drafted legislation in support of voluntary 
standards of educational excellence. I urge my colleagues to join me in 
support of this important legislation.

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