[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 14]
[House]
[Page 19548]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    U.S. AND THE WORLD EDUCATION ACT

  (Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge 
my colleagues to support the U.S. and World Education Act which I will 
be introducing today. My bill addresses the critical need to raise 
student achievement levels in the national education arena which is 
vital in order to compete in a world that is rapidly changing.
  My bill will raise the international education competence and 
literacy levels of elementary and secondary students. My bill will also 
create an international education research repository which will 
greatly enhance the international education curriculum taught in our 
schools as well as teaching methods.
  I firmly believe that our schools today do not focus enough on 
preparing our youth to interact and to communicate with other countries 
and cultures. And given the current economic crisis, future generations 
must be equipped with a skill set that will help them to excel 
academically and contribute to our Nation's economic recovery.
  I urge my colleagues to cosponsor the U.S. and World Education Act.

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