[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4911-4912]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  COUNCIL OF GREAT CITY SCHOOLS REPORT

  (Mrs. BIGGERT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to highlight a report 
recently issued by the Council of Great City Schools that showed solid 
improvement in test scores among the most

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disadvantaged students. Fourth graders scored an impressive 4.9 points 
higher in reading and 6.8 points higher in math than in previous years. 
Eighth grade reading and math scores increased by 1.1 and 3 points 
respectively.
  No Child Left Behind is working. Before the act, many of these 
disadvantaged children might have been allowed to slip through the 
cracks. Now schools are accountable; no one can slip behind.
  These successes and others like it are due to massive increases in 
education funding and an additional $1 billion in title 1 money in 
fiscal year 2004, and we hope another $1 billion increase this year.
  Congratulations to these students and their teachers who demonstrate 
that with the increased accountability and funding under No Child Left 
Behind, every child can succeed.

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