[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 40 (Friday, February 28, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E237]
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                       REBUILD AMERICA'S SCHOOLS

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                            HON. ANDY LEVIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 28, 2020

  Mr. LEVIN of Michigan. Madam Speaker, every student should have 
access to a high-quality public education in a safe environment, 
regardless of area code. But right now, many students are educated in 
outdated and crumbling buildings.
  Take the Mt. Clemens Consolidated Schools District in Macomb County, 
Michigan. The student body is majority-black, and 84 percent of 
students qualify for free and reduced lunch. Mt. Clemens educators and 
students work extremely hard to be successful in the classroom, but 
they are doing so in a nearly 100 year-old building, with the newest 
addition over 50 years old.
  Wealthy districts and those serving predominantly white students can 
spend much more on capital improvements than their high-poverty 
counterparts. What if Mt. Clemens could make the infrastructure and 
technological updates that the wealthy school districts in Metro 
Detroit can afford?
  This Public School's Week, I urge my colleagues to pass the Rebuild 
America's Schools Act so that every school can make 21st century 
updates to their buildings and ensure America's children can learn in 
the best environments.

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