[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 120 (Wednesday, September 29, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1734-E1735]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING ROBERT MOSES FOR LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION

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                        HON. MICHAEL E. CAPUANO

                            of massachusetts

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 28, 2004

  Mr. CAPUANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Robert Moses 
who tonight will receive the prestigious Harold W. McGraw Jr. Prize in 
Education. Dr. Moses is a Civil Rights activist, math educator and 
creator of the highly acclaimed Algebra Project, which is located in 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
  Along with Dr. Moses, Geoffrey Canada, Cecelia Cunningham and Janet 
Lieberman are being honored during an awards ceremony at the New York 
Public Library. The four have been chosen to receive the prestigious 
17th annual award for dedicating themselves to closing the achievement 
gap. These individuals have worked tirelessly and creatively to give 
children with few advantages the opportunity to achieve, both 
academically and ultimately professionally.
  Dr. Moses believes that math literacy is the key to 21st Century 
citizenship. He created the Algebra Project to help middle school 
students make the conceptual shift from arithmetic to algebra so they 
can be prepared for algebra in the eighth grade, and thus a college 
preparatory math sequence in high school. Three decades later, the 
Algebra Project

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reaches approximately 9,000 students per year.
  I salute Dr. Moses and the other honorees for their remarkable and 
untiring contributions to education. America's youth will reap the 
rewards of their selfless dedication. They are truly gifted educators 
who have made a tremendous difference in the lives of so many.

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