[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 33 (Tuesday, February 27, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E403-E404]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      TRIBUTE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

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                          HON. HEATHER WILSON

                             of new mexico

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 27, 2007

  Mrs. Wilson of New Mexico. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate to the University of New Mexico College of Education.
  This past January the UNM College of Education was ranked 8th in the 
national Faculty Scholarly Productivity by Academic Analytics, for its 
teacher education and professional development programs. The college 
has also won nine national awards for their outstanding quality and 
graduates 400 new teachers a year. The creation of the Institution of 
Professional Development, through the College of Education, encourages 
greater teacher quality for New Mexico teachers.
  The College of Education provides a unique education. The college has 
six American Indian tenured or tenure-track faculty members, more than 
any other major college of education in the nation. More than 20 
percent of the College of Education's members are Hispanic, and they 
have strong bilingual and

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English as a second language education programs.
  I would like to congratulate the UNM College of Education for their 
continued excellence and outstanding performance.

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