[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15133]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE'S 
                      ELEMENTARY EDUCATION PROGRAM

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                         HON. RODNEY ALEXANDER

                              of louisiana

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, July 15, 2008

  Mr. ALEXANDER. Madam Speaker, I rise today to commend the University 
of Louisiana at Monroe (ULM) for its recent designation as one of only 
ten universities in our nation whose elementary education program 
received full passing marks from National Council on Teacher Quality 
for its preparation for future mathematics teachers.
   As our nation's educators continue to strive to improve and 
strengthen education in America, the need to ensure our children have a 
strong background in mathematics is becoming increasingly important in 
a generation where breakthroughs in fields such as research and 
technology are occurring every day.
   To keep the United States on the cutting edge of these advancements, 
we must work to ensure our children are properly prepared from the very 
first day of their education. Universities such as ULM and the nine 
other universities acknowledged by the council are surely doing their 
part to make certain the teachers who complete their programs are ready 
to meet the challenges of educating the new generation.
   Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me today in honoring the 
University of Louisiana at Monroe elementary education program and its 
efforts to produce quality educators in the field of mathematics.

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