[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12211]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND SUCCESSES

  (Mr. PRICE of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, in classrooms across the country, 
schools are making the grade when it comes to No Child Left Behind. In 
my home State, Georgia is making significant gains. The achievement gap 
is narrowing as students in schools are held accountable for their 
performance. Educators know that merely promoting students to the next 
grade level is not the solution to low test scores.
  In 2002, 64 percent of African American fifth-graders passed the 
State math test compared with 86 percent of white students, a 22 
percentage point gap. Now, thanks to No Child Left Behind, 80 percent 
of African American students passed the test, compared with 92 percent 
of white students, a 10 percent improvement.
  In 2002, 71 percent of Hispanic third-grade students passed the State 
reading test compared with 90 percent of white students, a 19 
percentage point gap. This year, 86 percent of Hispanic students passed 
the test compared with 96 percent of white students. Again, nearly a 10 
percent improvement.
  Mr. Speaker, No Child Left Behind is working. Student test scores are 
rising. But more importantly, students are leaving the classroom with 
the fundamental skills necessary to succeed at the next level and in 
life.

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