[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 15]
[House]
[Page 20545]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    COMMENDING COLLIN COUNTY SCHOOLS

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
the prestigious independent school districts in Collin County, Texas, 
for their sterling reputation and superior education.
  Forbes Magazine, long-time experts on all things money, recently 
ranked the public schools in Collin County as second in the entire 
Nation for the best education for your dollar. What a tremendous 
distinction.
  The students' overall average score was 1102 on the college entrance 
exam, and the schools boast a 92.2 percent graduation rate. This 
demonstrates that knowledgeable teachers, community pride, parental 
involvement and top-quality schools are all working together to achieve 
academic success.
  I want to personally commend the cities of Allen, Frisco, McKinney, 
Plano and Wylie and their independent school districts for this 
exceptional award and national recognition for what they do best, 
teaching our kids and making the future of Texas and the United States 
even brighter.
  Congratulations to all concerned.

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