[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 16]
[House]
[Page 21799]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




             CONGRATULATING BROWARD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT

  (Mr. KLEIN of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. KLEIN of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the 
Broward County School District, one of four finalists for the Broad 
Prize for Urban Education. The Broad Prize is known as the ``Nobel 
Prize for public education'' and is awarded to districts that show 
strong reading and math skills among low-income and minority students.
  As a finalist for the second consecutive year, Broward schools have 
made real strides toward closing the achievement gap in public 
education and have set a standard of excellence for all students.
  The winning school district, to be announced this week, will take 
home $1 million in student scholarships, and all finalists receive 
$250,000, a critical boost in these difficult economic times.
  I congratulate Superintendent James Notter and School Board Chair 
Maureen Dinnen, as well as the students, parents, and teachers in the 
Broward school system for a job well done. Keep up the good work.

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