[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 150 (Thursday, December 7, 2000)]
[House]
[Page H12034]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               TRIBUTE TO HIGHER EDUCATION IN NEW JERSEY

  (Mr. PASCRELL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, it is with great pride that I rise today 
and bring attention to a report that was recently released by the 
National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education. The report, 
entitled ``Measuring Up 2000,'' found New Jersey is among the country's 
best places to live for families that have college-bound students in 
their household.
  One reason is that New Jersey's elementary and secondary education 
rates are among the top in the Nation which is what prepares our 
college-bound students. In fact, New Jersey students have a 92 percent 
high school graduation rate and high SAT and advance placement scores. 
Fifty-four percent of high school freshmen enrolled in college after 
completion of high school and 39 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds 
enrolled in college.
  New Jersey's institutions of higher learning also achieved high 
scores in categories such as preparation, participation, benefits, and 
affordability.
  As a former teacher and Congressman for the Eighth Congressional 
District, I am very proud of this report. I ask all the Members to read 
it. I think it would be very worthwhile.

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