[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 43 (Monday, April 20, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Page S3302]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ILLINOIS STUDENT TECHNOLOGY DAY

 Mr. DURGIN. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize April 29, 
1998, as ``Illinois Student Technology Day''. On that day, some 140 
Illinois schools will hold school technology demonstrations at the 
seventh annual TECH 2000/AT&T Students for the Information Age program 
at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield.
  During this all-day event in the middle of National Science & 
Technology Week, over 300 Illinois students will demonstrate the 
important impact technology, and access to it, has had in their 
classrooms. The demonstration is sponsored by AT&T, state and local 
officials, and TECH 2000, a group of educators working to increase 
support for classroom technology and the role it plays in a student's 
educational experience.
  The advancements that have been made in technology, and the role it 
has played in the gathering of critical information for students, has 
improved the learning experience for thousands of our nation's 
students. Increased efforts need to made to ensure that more students, 
especially those in rural and impoverished communities, have access to 
these technological advancements. I hope that we can look at what will 
take place in Springfield, Illinois on April 29, 1998, as the beginning 
of a national commitment towards giving our students the best possible 
opportunity to learn and succeed both in the classroom and in their 
careers that follow.

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