[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 12392-12393]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF SIGNATURE LEARNING CENTER

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                          HON. BRAD ELLSWORTH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 14, 2007

  Mr. ELLSWORTH. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Signature 
Learning Center in Evansville for being recognized as one of the top 
charter schools in the nation by the Center for Education Reform (CER). 
The Center is one of only 53 schools to receive the National Charter 
School of the Year Award and was selected based on student achievement, 
satisfaction of parents, and its policies and programs.
  The Signature Learning Center has approximately 275 students with an 
average class size of 20. Its students excel academically with 100 
percent enrollment in advanced college preparatory courses and 100 
percent graduation rate. For these reasons and others, the school was 
listed by Newsweek as one of the top 100 High Schools in the nation in 
2006.
  Signature Learning Center joins nearly 4,000 charter schools 
nationwide in educating over 1 million American children.
  Children are our Nation's greatest resource. The quality of education 
they receive has a direct impact on the strength of our economy, the 
safety of our communities, and the ability of our nation to compete in 
the world. The Signature Learning Center is providing children in 
southern Indiana with the tools they need to meet their full potential 
and make a difference in our world. I am proud to recognize them for 
their accomplishments today.

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