[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4813]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY 
                             EDUCATION ACT

  (Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. Mr. Speaker, since its inception, the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act was and remains a civil rights 
law. ESEA plays a fundamental role in protecting the rights and 
educational opportunity of students living in poverty, students of 
color, students learning English, and students with disabilities.
  In the last 50 years, we have made great progress, but tremendous 
work remains. Any reauthorization of ESEA must maintain the strong 
civil rights protections of this historic law.
  We must advance progress, not undermine it.

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