[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 16]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 22741]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THREE EDUCATORS FOR LIFELONG COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION

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                            HON. BART GORDON

                              of tennessee

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 23, 2003

  Mr. GORDON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate three 
innovative educators who tonight will receive the Harold W. McGraw Jr. 
Prize in Education. One of these highly motivated educators, Dr. Mark 
Edwards, just happened to serve as the first principal of Northfield 
Elementary School in my hometown of Murfreesboro, TN.
  Along with Dr. Edwards, Kati Haycock and Dr. Carol Twigg are being 
honored during an awards ceremony at the New York Public Library. The 
three have been chosen to receive the prestigious 16th annual award for 
introducing students to technology at an early age, developing 
affordable post-secondary distance-learning programs and influencing 
education policy to embrace high standards for all students.
  Dr. Edwards now serves as the superintendent of Henrico County Public 
Schools in Richmond, Virginia. He has spearheaded the innovative use of 
technology to raise achievement in Henrico County through the 
Technology and Learning Initiative, one of the largest educational 
laptop programs in the country.
  Ms. Haycock serves as one of the nation's leading advocates for 
children and high achievement in education. In 1990 she founded the 
Education Trust, an organization known nationwide for its authority on 
education reform.
  And Dr. Twigg is an internationally recognized expert in using 
information technology to transform teaching and learning in higher 
education. She currently serves as the executive director of the Center 
for Academic Transformation at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
  I salute these three for their remarkable and untiring contributions 
to education. Our children, after all, reap the rewards of the hard 
work and determination that people like Dr. Edwards, Ms. Haycock and 
Dr. Twigg possess. They are truly gifted educators who have made a 
tremendous difference in the lives of so many.

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