[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 23, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1162]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      NATIONAL SCHOOL CHOICE WEEK

  (Mr. WATKINS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. WATKINS. Mr. Speaker, this week is National School Choice Week. 
It is when we shine a light on the educational opportunities when they 
are tailored to the individual student.
  I was raised by four academics, and they would be the first to tell 
you that, in order to empower young people to develop into the type of 
adults who can solve the problems of tomorrow, their educational 
experiences need to be tailored.
  No parent, no teacher, no student wants an ill-fitting educational 
experience.
  Education is the great equalizer. It is the combat multiplier. It is 
the path that leads toward American dreams.
  God bless the American student. God bless the American teacher.

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