[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6545-6546]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                 IN RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL TEACHER DAY

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                          Tuesday, May 3, 2011

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, on National Teacher Day, to 
recognize the important work of nearly 4 million teachers in public, 
private, charter and religious education institutions all throughout 
our great nation.

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  Teachers go to work every day to educate, inspire and help children 
of all backgrounds to achieve their dreams and become successful. Among 
the eighty thousand educators in New York City is Dr. Althea Bradshaw-
Tyson, principal of The Young Women's Leadership School (TYWLS) in my 
Northern Manhattan congressional district.
  I had the privilege of visiting The Young Women's Leadership School 
(TYWLS) of East Harlem and seeing firsthand the extraordinary impact 
Dr. Bradshaw-Tyson and the teachers have had on their students. Under 
their guidance, TYWLS of East Harlem has made history and headlines by 
providing low-income students of color an outstanding college-prep 
education and by offering a personalized, dynamic, hands-on learning 
environment where girls thrive academically. Nearly every student of 
TYWLS graduates on time and attends four-year colleges.
  At a time when our education system needs stronger support, our 
teachers are faced with innumerable obstacles. They are being blamed 
for the deficit, their rights taken away and wages slashed. Even worse, 
their livelihoods are being threatened by mass layoffs in school 
systems across America. Yet class sizes keep increasing as school 
budgets keep being cut.
  We cannot hope to win the future without an educated and inspired 
workforce. Throughout this National Teacher Appreciation Week as we 
honor their invaluable service and efforts, let us remember the life-
changing impact of outstanding educators such as Dr. Bradshaw-Tyson, 
and continue to support our nation's teachers.

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