[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 17]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 23480]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING CENTER FOR CIVIL EDUCATION

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 8, 2004

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, today I'd like to recognize the important 
work of the Center for Civic Education and the upcoming Second Annual 
Congressional Conference on Civic Education, which will be held this 
December in Washington, DC.
  The Center for Civic Education plans annual congressional conferences 
to focus attention on the importance of civic preparation and 
engagement in the United States. The first conference was sponsored by 
the Alliance for Representative Democracy and hosted by the Joint 
Leadership of the United States Congress here in Washington in 
September 2003.
  The 2003 conference led to the formation of state delegations that 
are currently working on policies that will restore the civic mission 
of our schools, consistent with each state's unique education 
structure. I'd like to commend the California delegation and its 
facilitator, Roy Erickson, for their leadership in the current efforts 
to design an action plan for our state. California is creating 
coalitions of stakeholders in public education who will build support 
for, develop and implement high quality civic education programs. 
Through these programs, we will ensure that our youth have the 
necessary civic knowledge, skills and attitudes to be engaged citizens. 
I want to express my strong support for the Center for Civic 
Education's efforts to increase democratic participation, and for the 
work of the upcoming conference.

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