SCHOOLS

Addresses

Desire To Be a Teacher: Racine Evans, E1128 [21JN]

Tribute to Joseph A. De Laine: Senator Hollings, S5539 [13JN]

Amendments

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), S1953 [14MR]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: extend programs and activities (S. 1), S3081 [22AP]

Pledge of Allegiance: reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), S10628 [17OC], H6984 [2OC]

Articles and editorials

All-Day Kindergarten Posts Big Gains in Montgomery, S10436 [15OC]

Godforsaken Ruling, H4122 [27JN]

Healing Powers, E832 [17MY]

In God We Trust Threatened by Pledge Suit—Under the Glass, E1437 [29JY]

Judge Orders Changes in Abstinence Program, E1433 [29JY]

Making Decisions on Music Education, E832 [17MY]

Matter of Money . . ., H1740 [30AP]

More Spending Doesn't Always Translate Into Improved Educational Performance, E1961 [28OC]

One Nation Under Blank, H4122 [27JN]

``One Nation Under God'', H4122 [27JN]

September 12th . . . We Knew Everything Would Be All Right, E1575 [12SE]

Students Quiz Ukrainian Teachers, S11723 [20NO]

Tight Budgets Pose a Threat to Small Classes, S4659 [22MY]

Title IX at 30—Making the Grade?, E1122 [21JN]

Why Do We Scapegoat the Schools?, E768 [10MY]

Bills and resolutions

Buffalo, MN: conveyance of the former Army Reserve Training Center to the Buffalo Independent School District 877 (see H.R. 3712), H230 [8FE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (see S. Res. 284), S5535 [13JN]

Children and youth: establish a demonstration project to implement evidence-based preventive-screening methods to detect mental illness and suicidal tendencies in school-age youth at selected facilities (see H.R. 5613), H7893 [10OC]

———establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (see S. 3057), S9983 [4OC] (see H.R. 5695), H8028 [17OC]

———promote personal safety programs for children (see H. Con. Res. 484), H6692 [25SE]

———protect the privacy of children who use school or library computers employing Internet content management services (see S. 2839), S7899 [1AU]

———support and evaluate the provision of before-school activities that advance student academic achievement and encourage the establishment of and increase participation in school breakfast programs (see H.R. 4192), H1282 [11AP]

Children's Internet Protection Act: constitutionality of application to public libraries (see H. Con. Res. 441), H4605 [15JY]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (see S.J. Res. 43), S7900 [1AU] (see H.J. Res. 108), H5790 [25JY]

Computers: establish a program to transfer surplus computers of Federal agencies to schools and nonprofit community-based educational organizations (see H.R. 4785), H2734 [21MY]

Contraception: prohibit funding to any State or local educational agency that distributes or provides postcoital emergency contraception (see H.R. 3805), H633 [27FE]

Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts, inferior to the Supreme Court, over certain cases and controversies involving the Pledge of Allegiance (see H.R. 5064), H4350 [8JY]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2622), S5535 [13JN] (see H.R. 5034), H4324 [27JN]

Dept. of Defense: promote the creation of military charter schools in partnership with local public school systems (see S. 3169), S11079 [14NO]

Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 5487), H6776 [26SE]

———make grants to States to establish antibullying programs (see H.R. 4774), H2661 [20MY]

———promote preservation of historic school structures (see H.R. 4045), H1088 [20MR]

———provide assistance to families of teachers or school employees killed by violence while performing school duties (see H.R. 5254), H5994 [26JY]

———provide grants for regional workshops designed to permit educators to share successful strategies for mathematics and science instruction in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4080), H1089 [20MR]

———provide grants to local educational agencies for disaster relief (see H.R. 5676), H8022 [16OC]

Dept. of HUD: expand provisions of the Officer Next Door and Teacher Next Door Program to include firefighters and rescue personnel (see H.R. 5181), H5194 [23JY]

Digital Opportunity Investment Trust: establish (see S. 2603), S5285 [10JN]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (see S. 2866), S7900 [1AU] (see H.R. 5033), H4324 [27JN]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 364), H833 [12MR]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts (see S. 2911), S8300 [5SE]

———repeal sunset relative to treatment of qualified public educational facility bonds as exempt facility bonds (see S. 2777), S7308 [24JY]

Education: apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (see H.R. 5599), H7892 [10OC]

———assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H780 [7MR]

———authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H2234 [8MY]

———enable schools to use computer hardware to increase student achievement and prepare students for the workplace (see H.R. 4064), H1089 [20MR]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (see S. 3080), S10118 [8OC]

———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (see H.R. 4599), H1673 [25AP]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (see H.R. 5636), H7894 [10OC]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (see S. 2195), S2950 [18AP]

———expand and improve teacher loan forgiveness program and focus certain recruitment and professional development funding on high-need local educational agencies (see H.R. 5718), H8731 [13NO]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (see S. 3008), S9426 [26SE]

———expand loan forgiveness for child care providers including preschool teachers (see S. 3164), S11079 [14NO]

———expand the eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness to provide additional incentives for teachers in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (see H.R. 5133), H4766 [16JY]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (see S. 1918), S487 [7FE] (see H.R. 3785), H561 [26FE]

———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H1153 [9AP]

———importance of music education (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]

———importance of teaching U.S. history in elementary and secondary schools (see H. Con. Res. 451), H5790 [25JY]

———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see S. 2246), S3303 [24AP] (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]

———improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness (see S. 2566), S4839 [23MY]

———increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (see H.R. 5091), H4552 [11JY]

———increase student loan forgiveness to teachers in mathematics, science, and special education (see H.R. 3957), H906 [13MR]

———promote mathematics and science education through a mathematics and science partnership and through a grant program to increase student academic achievement (see S. 2902), S8201 [4SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (see S. 2912), S8300 [5SE] (see H.R. 5346), H6129 [9SE]

———provide for the purchase of textbooks and establishment of the Textbook Recycling Program (see H.R. 4951), H3601 [17JN]

———provide grants for school renovations (see S. 2698), S6250 [27JN]

———support business incubation in academic settings (see H.R. 5312), H5996 [26JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (see H. Res. 335), H78 [24JA]

El Paso County, TX: conveyance of certain lands to the Clint Independent School District (see H.R. 5517), H6926 [1OC]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (see S. 3171), S11214 [15NO]

———permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (see S. 2954), S8753 [18SE]

Federal employees: permit dependents residing in a territory, commonwealth, or possession of the U.S., to enroll in Dept. of Defense domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4093), H1152 [9AP]

Forest Service: convey Five Mile Regional Learning Center facilities and lands to the Clovis, CA, Unified School District and authorize continued use of unconveyed lands (see S. 2838), S7899 [1AU]

Health: ensure that children at highest risk for asthma are identified and treated (see H.R. 5633), H7894 [10OC]

Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see S. 2742), S6947 [17JY] (see H.R. 4967), H3720 [19JN]

———reaffirm historic treatment of part-time commuter students from Canada and Mexico as temporary visitors for purposes of entry into the U.S. (see H.R. 5288), H5995 [26JY]

Law enforcement: provide incentives for State laws mandating the reporting of child abuse by certain individuals (see H.R. 5313), H5996 [26JY]

Mental health: increase number of well-trained mental health service professionals providing clinical mental health care to children and adolescents (see H.R. 5078), H4424 [9JY]

Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (see S.J. Res. 49), S10118 [8OC] (see H.J. Res. 113), H6983 [2OC]

Music in Our Schools Month: observance (see H. Con. Res. 343), H781 [7MR]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (see S. Res. 254), S3435 [25AP]

———observance (see H. Con. Res. 386), H1674 [25AP]

National School Lunch Act: clarify requirements relative to purchase of domestic commodities and products in Puerto Rico under school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 3997), H1002 [19MR]

———increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (see S. 2660), S5851 [20JN]

New York, NY: compensate public schools for operating and education-related expenses, including mental health and counseling services, resulting from terrorist attack (see S. 2500), S4145 [9MY] (see H.R. 4663), H2105 [3MY]

NSF: authorize research projects to develop and assess novel uses of high-performance computer networks for use in science, mathematics, and technology education in schools (see H.R. 3672), H110 [4FE]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (see S. Res. 292), S6127 [26JN] (see H. Con. Res. 430; H. Res. 459, 466), H4069 [26JN]

———circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), consideration (see H. Res. 463), H4064 (see H. Res. 463), H4067 [26JN]

———constitutional amendment on recitation (see H.J. Res. 102), H4068 [26JN] (see H.J. Res. 103, 104), H4325 [27JN]

———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (see S. 2690), S6250 [27JN]

———urge the Supreme Court to uphold the constitutionality of recitation (see H. Con. Res. 428), H4068 [26JN]

Postal Service: issue commemorative stamp on school safety awareness (see H. Con. Res. 493), H6926 [1OC]

Rural areas: promote rural development (see H.R. 5579), H7303 [8OC]

Safety: provide private schools parity with public schools in obtaining criminal background checks of employees, volunteers, and applicants (see H.R. 5257), H5994 [26JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (see S. 2930), S8565 [12SE] (see H.R. 5379), H6250 [12SE]

———modify full payment amount available to States (see S. 2864), S7900 [1AU]

Service academies: increase service obligation for military service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (see H.R. 5195), H5452 [24JY]

Taxation: allow employers a credit for wages paid to employees while participating in mentoring programs for elementary and secondary school students (see H.R. 3629), H78 [24JA]

———allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 5192), H5194 [23JY]

———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (see H.R. 4555), H1532 [23AP]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (see S. 2699), S6250 [27JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (see S. 2662), S5851 [20JN] (see H.R. 5085), H4497 [10JY]

———modify credit for holders of qualified zone academy bonds (see S. 2882), S7900 [1AU]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (see H.R. 3889), H737 [6MR]

———provide a refundable credit for elementary and secondary school teachers and provide and expand deductions for unreimbursed expenses for continuing education (see H.R. 4884), H3291 [6JN]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 3685), H141 [5FE]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (see S. 2844), S7899 [1AU]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (see H.R. 5193), H5194 [23JY]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5193), consideration (see H. Res. 521), H6228 [11SE]

Territories: honor contributions of individuals from the commonwealths, territories, and possessions of the U.S. by including such contributions in the teaching of U.S. history (see H. Con. Res. 440), H4574 [12JY]

Terrorism: make grants to train school nurses as ``first responders'' to a biological or chemical attack (see H.R. 3615), H35 [23JA]

Turkey: reopening of Orthodox Theological School of Halki in order to promote religious freedom (see H. Con. Res. 345), H833 [12MR]

Washington metropolitan area: tribute to law enforcement officials involved in sniper shooting spree investigation and express condolences to the snipers' victims and their families (see H. Con. Res. 515), H8545 [12NO]

Yosemite National Park: provide adequate school facilities (see S. 2640), S5696 [18JN]

Essays

Determining the Role of Peacekeeping in a Global Age: Melissa Byers, S6314-S6316 [28JN]

Problem Solving: Kylie White, S1934 [14MR]

Protection From Within: Karen Differ, E924 [24MY]

United We Stand Forever: Melissa DeLeo, E923 [24MY]

What the Flag of the U.S. Stands For: Brian Dunn, E1232 [10JY]

———Julian Zhukovsky, E1232 [10JY]

———Martin Rofael, E1232 [10JY]

———Michael Kruger, E1232 [10JY]

———Robert Gill, E1232 [10JY]

———Salone Kapur, E1232 [10JY]

Excerpts

Closing the Achievement Gap—Using the Environment as an Integrating Context for Learning: Gerald A. Lieberman and Linda L. Hoody, State Education and Environment Roundtable (organization), S6016 [25JN]

Letters

Early Care and Education Act: Barry Zuckerman, Boston University, S4858 [23MY]

———Carol H. Rasco, Reading Is Fundamental, Inc., S4857 [23MY]

———Charles E.M. Kolb, Committee for Economic Development, S4856 [23MY]

———Dorothy S. Strickland, Rutgers University, S4857 [23MY]

———Edward Zigler, Yale University, S4856 [23MY]

———Elizabeth J. Noyes, American Academy of Pediatrics, S4854 [23MY]

———Faith Wohl, Child Care Action Campaign (organization), S4855 [23MY]

———Frank Moore, Child Care Consortium, S4857 [23MY]

———Karen W. Ponder, North Carolina Partnership for Children, S4855 [23MY]

———Marie-Louise Ramsdale, First Steps (organization), S4858 [23MY]

———Marta T. Rosa, Child Care Resource Center, Inc., S4857 [23MY]

———Marta T. Rosa and Yasmina Vinci, National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies, S4854 [23MY]

———Richard Robinson, Scholastic Inc., S4855 [23MY]

———Rob Reiner, California Children and Families Commission and I Am Your Child Foundation, S4856 [23MY]

———Susan S. Stepleton, Parents as Teachers National Center (organization), S4855 [23MY]

Loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses: Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief (organization), S9428 [26SE]

———David Ward, American Council on Education, S9428 [26SE]

———Diane Shust and Randall Moody, National Education Association, S9428 [26SE]

———Rose Gonzalez, American Nurses Association, S9427 [26SE]

Senator Inhofe's visit to Eisenhower Elementary School in Lawton, OK: several students, S3517 [30AP]

Lists

Berlin Township, NJ, School District Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program graduates, E725 [7MY]

Boston Digital Bridge Foundation Technology Goes Home and TechBoston programs graduates, S9417 [26SE]

Garden City, NY, High School girls' lacrosse team, E1325 [24JY]

Original cosponsors of S. 2690, reaffirmation of Pledge of Allegiance reference to ``one Nation under God'', S6225 [27JN]

Persons available to answer questions on S. 2566, Early Care and Education Act, S4859 [23MY]

Supporters of S. 2566, Early Care and Education Act, S4854 [23MY]

Motions

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6955 [2OC]

Poems

``I Watched Them Tearing a Building Down'', H3214 [5JN]

``Look What I Have Learned'', H3282 [6JN]

``Our American Birthright,'' Roy S. Moore, E1254 [15JY]

Proclamations

Tribute to John Hite: Representative Ney, E1878 [17OC]

Tribute to Trinity Christian Academy: Representative Ney, E1019 [12JN]

Proposals

Complete congressional action on H.R. 5320, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies appropriations to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6780 [30SE], H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Questions

We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E701 [3MY]

Remarks in House

Afghanistan: tribute to childrens' return to school, E1266 [16JY]

———tribute to opening of schools to girls, E428, E431 [21MR], E446, E452, E453, E467 [9AP], E514, E519 [12AP]

Alachua, FL: tribute to Alachua Elementary School National Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl team, E377 [19MR]

Albany, NY: anniversary of Maimonides Hebrew Day School, E1000 [7JN]

Allnutt, Tracey: Florida 13th District Congressional Art Competition winner, E1156 [27JN]

Anderson, Brenda: Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District high school art competition ``An Artistic Discovery'' winner, E808 [15MY]

Antioch, IL: tribute to Antioch Upper Grade School participation in local VFW essay contest, E43 [29JA]

Atlanta, GA: tribute to Fernbank Elementary School chess team, E824 [16MY]

Auburn Hills, MI: tribute to Avondale High School boys' basketball team, E917 [24MY]

Bellefonte, PA: tribute to Bellefonte Area High School mock trial team, E993 [7JN]

Belleville, IL: Whiteside Elementary School designated as National Service-Learning Leader School, E1044 [13JN]

Berlin Township, NJ: tribute to school district graduates from Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program, E725 [7MY]

Bethesda, MD: rededication of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School, E656 [29AP]

———tribute to North Bethesda Middle School, E1093 [19JN]

Bethlehem, PA: tribute to Hanover Elementary School, E556 [17AP]

Bourdon, Gloria R.: American Lung Association of the Michigan-Genesee Valley Region Individual Health Advocate of the Year award recipient, E1750 [4OC]

Boyer Graduate School of Education: support efforts to obtain accreditation, E854 [20MY]

Breese, IL: tribute to All Saints Academy student fundraising efforts for America's Fund for Afghan Children, E333 [13MR]

Brick Township, NJ: tribute to Veterans Memorial Elementary School, E1920 [17OC]

Brighton, CO: tribute to Overland Trail Middle School clothing drive and contributions to the Twin Towers fund, E153 [14FE]

Broward County, FL: tribute to schools for improved standardized test scores, E1371 [25JY]

Brown, Danny: Kansas Principal of the Year award recipient, H2837 [22MY]

Brown, Henry L., III: National Teacher of the Year award finalist, E64 [4FE]

California State University San Marcos: designation of Kellogg Library, E1780 [8OC]

Camillus, NY: tribute to West Genesee High School boys' lacrosse team, E1055 [14JN]

———tribute to West Genesee High School girls' lacrosse team, E1055 [14JN]

Care by Celebrating Children Day: observance, E562 [17AP]

Carlsbad, CA: Valley Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1757 [4OC]

Carrollton, IL: tribute to Carrollton High School girls' basketball team, E260 [5MR]

Cartersville, GA: tribute to Cass High School Junior ROTC, E280 [6MR]

Catholic Schools Week: observance, E6 [23JA], E26 [24JA], E61 [29JA], E145 [14FE]

Cato, NY: tribute to Cato Meridian High School solar-electric car team, E966 [6JN]

Century Council: tribute to underage drinking campaign, E709 [3MY]

Chaldean Federation of America: tribute to High School and College Commencement Ceremony, E1188 [28JN]

Charleston, WV: tribute to Chandler Elementary School students and staff, E1605 [19SE]

Cherokee County, GA: tribute to Crossroads Middle/High School, E119 [7FE]

Chicago, IL: tribute to Marshall High School girls' basketball team, H1095 [9AP]

———tribute to Providence-St. Mel School boys' basketball team, H1095 [9AP]

———tribute to Westinghouse Career Academy boys' basketball team, H1095 [9AP]

Children and youth: promote personal safety programs for children (H. Con. Res. 484), H6834-H6837 [1OC]

———tribute to Heart of a Champion character development program, E284 [6MR]

Ching, Richard: Junior Achievement Inc., National Elementary School Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1375 [25JY]

Cincinnati, OH: tribute to Archbishop Moeller High School, E1948 [21OC]

———tribute to Archbishop Moeller High School Student Government, E1943 [21OC]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (H.J. Res. 108), E1374 [25JY]

Cleveland, OH: dedication of A.J. Rickoff Elementary School, H3166 [5JN]

———tribute to Buckeye-Woodland Elementary School, E1904 [17OC]

———tribute to Charles Orr Middle School, E1905 [17OC]

———tribute to Collinwood High School, E1901 [17OC]

———tribute to CompuTech Middle School, E1901 [17OC]

———tribute to James Addams High School, E1907 [17OC]

———tribute to Luis Munos Marin Middle School, E1909 [17OC]

———tribute to Miles Park Elementary School, E1902 [17OC]

———tribute to Orchard School of Science Elementary School, E1913 [17OC]

———tribute to ``Salute to Teachers—Celebrating Cleveland's Educators'' event, E87 [5FE]

———tribute to Sunbeam Elementary School, E1915 [17OC]

———tribute to Whitney Young Middle School, E1900 [17OC]

Clifton Park, NJ: tribute to Shenendehowa High School graduates, E894 [23MY]

Colbran, CO: tribute to Plateau Valley School fundraising efforts for the Children's Feeding Network, E495 [10AP]

Colorado: tribute to the Colorado Cherry Creek Diversity Conference, E288 [6MR]

Cortez, CO: tribute to Montezuma-Cortez High School boys' basketball team, E495 [10AP]

Crawford County, AR: tribute to students selected to represent Arkansas in National History Day competition, E695 [3MY]

Dade County, FL: tribute to Miami-Dade County schools for improved standardized test scores, E1371 [25JY]

Dallas, TX: tribute to Lincoln High School boys' basketball team, E1044 [13JN]

Deer Park, NY: tribute to John Quincy Adams Primary School fundraising efforts for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, E856 [20MY]

DeLeo, Melissa: Illinois 6th Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E923 [24MY]

Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (H.R. 5487), E1700 [30SE]

———provide assistance to families of teachers or school employees killed by violence while performing school duties (H.R. 5254), E1432 [29JY]

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6959 [2OC]

Differ, Karen: Illinois 6th Congressional District Essay Contest winner, E923 [24MY]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (H.R. 5033), H4338 [8JY]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), concur with Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 364), H810-H813 [12MR]

Dix Hills, NY: tribute to Half Hollow Hills High School East for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution, E871 [22MY]

Downey, CA: St. Matthias High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1991 [12NO]

Duluth, MN: tribute to Duluth Central High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E185 [15FE]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to Dr. John Howard, Jr., School Community Problem Solving Team, E889 [23MY]

Education: anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, H3612 [18JN], H3675, H3703-H3712 [19JN], H4860-H4863 [17JY], E1107 [20JN], E1122, E1126 [21JN], E1144, E1145 [25JN]

———apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies (H.R. 5599), H7900, H7901 [15OC]

———authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (H.R. 4680), H3189 [5JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), H3207 [5JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, H2213 [8MY], E1561 [12SE]

———establish a pilot program to encourage certification of teachers in low-income, low-performing public elementary and secondary schools by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (H.R. 4599), E630 [26AP]

———establish a student loan forgiveness program for nurses (H.R. 5636), E1853 [11OC]

———establish and expand programs relating to science, mathematics, engineering, and technology, E2102, E2103 [19NO]

———funding, H899 [13MR], H1053, H1054, H1062, H1069 [20MR], H1740 [30AP], H2916 [22MY], H6388 [19SE], H6965, H6973 [2OC], H6986, H6996 [3OC], E1561 [12SE]

———importance of music education, E831 [17MY]

———importance of teaching U.S. history in elementary and secondary schools (H. Con. Res. 451), H6837-H6839 [1OC], E1813 [11OC]

———increase amount of student loan forgiveness available to qualified teachers, with an emphasis on special education teachers (H.R. 5091), H6818-H6823 [1OC]

———national policy to improve system, H2448-H2453 [14MY], H2502-H2509 [15MY], H2934-H2940 [22MY], H3207, H3210, H3211, H3214-H3219 [5JN], E768 [10MY]

———teaching of evolution as fact or theory, H4527 [11JY]

———tribute to Catholic schools (H. Res. 335), H92-H96 [29JA], E63, E65 [4FE]

———tribute to Changing Lives character education program, E1963 [28OC]

———tribute to groups supporting education reform legislation, E1964 [28OC]

Encinitas, CA: La Costa Canyon High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1757 [4OC]

Enterprise, AL: tribute to Enterprise High School cheerleading team, E1144 [25JN]

Eureka, CA: anniversary of Washington School, E701 [3MY]

Fairfax, VA: tribute to James W. Robinson Junior Secondary School football team, E6 [23JA]

Felton, DE: tribute to Lake Forest High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E534 [16AP]

Flint, MI: tribute to Luke M. Powers Catholic High School girls' basketball team, E959 [5JN]

Food: prohibit the sale of foods with minimal nutritional value in schools participating in Federal meal programs (H.R. 2129), H1271 [11AP]

Forest Service: convey facilities and lands comprising the Five Mile Regional Learning Center to the Clovis, CA, Unified School District and authorize the continued use of unconveyed lands comprising the Center (H.R. 3401), H5000, H5001 [22JY]

Fort Collins, CO: tribute to Rocky Mountain High School student newspaper, E2056 [15NO]

Fort Thomas, KY: tribute to Highlands High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E617 [24AP]

Fremont, CA: tribute to Alvirda Hyman Learning Center, E736 [7MY]

Fruita, CO: tribute to Fruita Monument High School ``United We Stand'' patriotic mosaic, E883 [22MY]

Gainesboro, TN: tribute to Jackson County High School girls' basketball team, E454 [9AP]

Garden City, NY: tribute to Garden City High School girls' lacrosse team, E1324 [24JY]

Garden Grove, CA: Garden Grove Unified School District recipient of Eli Broad Foundation Award, H7006 [3OC]

Germantown, MD: dedication of Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary and Longview School, E716 [3MY]

Gilbertson, Kari: Texas Teacher of the Year recipient, H3606 [18JN]

Grand Junction, CO: tribute to Pomona Elementary School fourth grade class, E1839 [11OC]

Grand Rapids, MI: tribute to East Grand Rapids High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E700 [3MY]

Guam: tribute to United Filipino Student Association, E1702 [30SE]

Hammond, IN: tribute to Hammond Robotics Team, E1014 [12JN]

Harvest, AL: tribute to Sparkman High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E299 [7MR]

Health: provide grants for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training in public schools (H.R. 630), H511 [14FE]

Hebron, KY: tribute to Conner High School National Honor Society students, E2 [23JA]

Higginsville, MO: tribute to Lafayette County C-1 Middle School fundraising efforts for the American Red Cross Relief Fund, E64 [4FE]

High Point, NC: tribute to High Point Central High School girls' basketball team, E684 [2MY]

Holland, MI: anniversary of Holland Christian Schools, H1610 [24AP]

Houston, TX: anniversary of Jefferson Davis High School, E1943 [21OC]

Huntingdon, PA: Huntingdon Area Middle School Environmental Club recipient of President's Environmental Youth Award, E677 [2MY]

Huntsville, AL: tribute to Catholic High School Community Service Day, E191 [26FE]

Idaho Springs, CO: tribute to Clear Creek Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E812 [15MY]

Illinois: tribute to Teachers on an Agriscience Bus Program, E1027 [13JN]

Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (H.R. 4967), H7908-H7910 [15OC], E1906 [17OC]

———national policy, H772-H777 [7MR], H1331 [16AP]

Incline Village, NV: tribute to Incline High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E725 [7MY]

Indiana: tribute to Polish National Alliance of the U.S., Silver Bell Club, Lodge 2365 Hank Stram-Tony Zale Sports Award recipients, E855 [20MY]

J.R. United Industries: tribute to contributions toward uniforms relative to opening of schools to girls in Afghanistan, H1342 [17AP]

Jackson, Betty: Texas Teacher of the Year recipient, H3606 [18JN]

Jacksonville, IL: tribute to Jacksonville High School students retracing steps of the Lewis & Clark expedition, E1038 [13JN]

Kansas City Metropolitan Emergency Management Committee: tribute Project Community Alert to place alarm-equipped emergency weather radios in homes, schools, and businesses, E714 [3MY]

Kennett, MO: tribute to H. Byron Masterson Elementary School Kids Are Authors Contest winners, E1575 [12SE]

Kent City, MI: tribute to Kent City Junior Senior High School Quiz Bowl team, E875 [22MY]

Kurland, Edwin (Max): Chicago, IL, St. Patrick Academy Crystal Shamrock Award recipient, E1832 [11OC]

La Moure, ND: tribute to La Moure High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E460 [9AP]

Lakewood, CA: St. Joseph High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1991 [12NO]

Lamar, CO: tribute to Lamar High School girls' softball team, E1954 [24OC]

Lansing, MI: tribute to McBain High School boys' basketball team, E679 [2MY]

Law enforcement: surveillance of computer services in places of employment, libraries, and schools, H589 [27FE]

Lexington, KY: tribute to Lexington Catholic High School boys' basketball team, E1321 [24JY]

Lights on After School! Day: observance, E1827 [11OC]

Lincolnshire, IL: tribute to Stevenson High School Academic Decathlon Team, E532 [16AP]

Los Alamitos, CA: Oak Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1132 [21JN]

Los Angeles, CA: tribute to Hammel Street Elementary School ``Quilts of Caring'' project, E334 [13MR]

Marquette County, MI: tribute to Marquette Area Public School District, E915 [24MY]

Mechanicsville, VA: tribute to Rural Point Elementary School Odyssey of the Mind team, E1124 [21JN]

Medford Township, NJ: tribute to Shawnee High School Teenage Driver Safety Awareness Day, E811 [15MY]

Migon, Susan: New York Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Educator of the Year award recipient, E968 [6JN]

Milwaukee, WI: tribute to Heritage Christian High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E675 [2MY]

Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), H7146-H7148 [7OC]

Minnesota: tribute to 6th Congressional District outstanding teachers, E1944 [21OC]

Missouri: tribute to northwest Missouri school districts recognized as most improved by Missouri Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, E651 [29AP]

Montrose, CO: tribute to Centennial Junior High School students, E2004 [14NO]

Moorpark, CA: Chaparral Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E912 [24MY]

Mount Ulla, NC: tribute to West Rowan High School boys' basketball team, E684 [2MY]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of St. Edward Church and School, E206 [26FE]

Nassau County, NY: tribute to Franklin Square School District, E3 [23JA]

———tribute to Rockville Centre Union Free School District, E112 [7FE]

National Charter Schools Week: observance (H. Con. Res. 386), H1725-H1729 [30AP]

National Community Education Day: observance, E1754 [4OC]

National Day of Silence: observance, H1160 [10AP], E484 [10AP]

National Prom and Graduation Safety Month: observance, E709 [3MY]

National School Counseling Week: observance, E149 [14FE]

National Teachers Hall of Fame: tribute to inductees, E734 [7MY]

Nedrow, NY: tribute to Onondaga Junior Senior High School football team, E507 [12AP]

New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact: congressional consent to certain amendments (H.R. 3180), H3886-H3888 [25JN]

New Haven, CT: anniversary of Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, E2124 [22NO]

Newhouse, Cathey J.: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E564 [17AP]

Oak Ridge, TN: tribute to Oak Ridge High School efforts to memorialize victims of terrorist attacks, E1075 [17JN]

Oceanside, CA: Madison Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1757 [4OC]

Pennsylvania: tribute to School Performance Network, E2138 [22NO]

Pensacola, FL: Pensacola Catholic High School recipient of USA Weekend (publication) Make a Difference Day award, H1495 [23AP]

Perry, Doug: California League of Middle Schools Educator of the Year award nominee, E395 [21MR]

Petaluma, CA: anniversary of Lincoln Elementary School, E811 [15MY]

Pittsburgh, PA: tribute to public school teachers completing the Research Experience for Urban Teachers Institute program, E1806 [9OC]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H4024, H4030, H4045-H4051, H4056-H4058 [26JN], H4078 [27JN], H4659 [15JY], E1169 [27JN], E1187 [28JN], E1217-E1219 [9JY], E1254 [15JY], E1278 [16JY], E1437 [29JY]

———circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), H4073, H4074, H4075, H4125-H4136 [27JN], E1200 [8JY], E1217 [9JY]

———circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (H. Res. 459), consideration (H. Res. 463), H4121-H4125 [27JN]

———constitutional amendment on recitation (H.J. Res. 103), H4130 [27JN]

———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'', E1899 [17OC]

———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), H6885 [1OC], H7028-H7030 [7OC], E1799 [8OC]

Port Lavaca, TX: tribute to Calhoun High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E653 [29AP]

Portland, OR: tribute to Grant High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E128 [12FE]

Public welfare programs: expand participation of faith-based organizations in the provision of social services, E1433 [29JY]

Pueblo, CO: anniversary of St. John Neumann Catholic School, E883 [22MY]

Queens, NY: tribute to Community School District 30, E1180 [28JN]

Reston, VA: presentation of Capitol-flown flag to Dogwood Elementary School, E21 [24JA]

Richmond, CA: anniversary of Salesian High School, E675 [2MY]

Robstown, TX: tribute to Solomon P. Ortiz Intermediate School and San Pedro Elementary School, E173 [15FE]

Rural areas: promote rural development (H.R. 5579), E1895 [17OC]

San Francisco, CA: anniversary of Mercy High School, E1717 [2OC]

San Jose, CA: tribute to Selma Olinder Elementary School teachers, E824 [16MY]

San Marcos, TX: tribute to San Marcos High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E655 [29AP]

San Mateo, CA: anniversary of San Mateo High School, E1765 [4OC]

———tribute to ``What the Flag of the U.S. Stands For'' student essay contest participants, E1231 [10JY]

Sanford, MI: tribute to Meridian High School for ``adoption'' of Pentagon terrorist attack survivor Brian Birdwell, E793 [14MY]

Santa Ana, CA: tribute to Kiwanis Club for efforts to curb illiteracy in the Orange County, CA, area, H4499 [11JY]

Santa Barbara, CA: unveiling of mural at Santa Barbara Junior High School honoring victims and survivors of terrorist attacks, E1011 [12JN]

Schollaert, Marge: Pennsylvania School Counselors Association School Counselor of the Year recipient, H1624 [25AP]

Schrader, David: Junior Achievement Inc., National High School Volunteer of the Year award recipient, E1440 [29JY]

Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act: clarify calculation of payments in lieu of taxes to counties relative to certain county projects funding (H.R. 5379), E1570 [12SE]

Segobiano, Gina: National Association of Elementary School Principals Illinois National Distinguished Principals Award recipient, E1513 [5SE]

Seminole, TX: tribute to Seminole High School academic team, E817 [16MY]

Service academies: increase service obligation for military service academies, U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (H.R. 5195), H5321 [24JY], E1360 [25JY]

Shawnee Mission, KS: tribute to Comanche Elementary School flag project in response to terrorist attacks, E2018 [14NO]

Sims, David: Presidential Scholar Teacher Recognition Award recipent, E1144 [25JN]

Somerville, MA: anniversary of Somerville High School, E1791 [8OC]

Springfield, MA: tribute to Cathedral High School boys' basketball team, H1009 [20MR]

Suffolk County, NY: tribute to school psychologists, E2042 [14NO]

Sunga, Monina: NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching recipient, E530 [16AP]

Syracuse, NY: tribute to Faith Heritage School boys' basketball team, E552 [17AP]

———tribute to Henninger High School boys' basketball team, E1035 [13JN]

———tribute to Nottingham High School girls' junior varsity crew team, E967 [6JN]

Taxation: allow tax credit for contributions for the benefit of elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 5192), E1964 [28OC]

———allow tax credit for contributions to local agencies and organizations for scholarships to attend elementary and secondary schools, upgrading school facilities, and certain technology expenses, H1611-H1617 [24AP], H2010-H2016 [1MY], H2220-H2227 [8MY], H2506, H2507 [15MY], H3442-H3449 [11JN], H3510-H3512 [12JN]

———exclude Dept. of Defense student loan repayments by members of the uniformed services from taxable gross income (H.R. 4555), H2169 [8MY], E611 [23AP]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (H.R. 5085), E1251 [12JY]

———provide a credit for teachers and principals who work in certain low income schools (H.R. 3889), H692 [6MR]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools, H2448-H2453 [14MY], H2502, H2509 [15MY], H2934-H2940 [22MY]

———provide tax credit for educational expenses incurred in attending public or private elementary and secondary schools (H.R. 3685), E84 [5FE]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5193), H6064 [5SE], E1961, E1964 [28OC]

———treatment of elementary and secondary education expenses (H.R. 5193), consideration (H. Res. 521), H6233-H6240 [12SE]

Thomasville, NC: tribute to Ledford Senior High School girls' basketball team, E684 [2MY]

———tribute to Thomasville High School girls' basketball team, E684 [2MY]

Toledo, OH: Notre Dame Academy recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1820 [11OC]

———Ottawa Hills High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, E1820 [11OC]

Traverse City, MI: tribute to Traverse City West Senior High School, E307 [7MR]

University of Vermont: tribute to Town Meeting for Young People, E504 [11AP]

Veatch, Chauncey: National Teacher of the Year recipient, E626 [24AP]

Vermont: tribute to Student Congressional Town Meeting participants, H3137 [4JN], E647 [26AP], E665 [30AP], E680 [2MY], E726 [7MY], E747 [8MY], E764 [10MY], E793 [14MY], E815 [16MY], E845 [17MY], E857 [20MY]

Violence Prevention Week: observance, E1549 [11SE]

Virginia Key, FL: tribute to MAST Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, H3277 [6JN]

Walton, KY: tribute to Walton-Verona Independent School District, E209 [26FE]

Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, E707 [3MY]

Washington metropolitan area: sniper shooting spree, H7230 [8OC]

———tribute to first responders, police, and rescue personnel relative to sniper shooting spree, H7006 [3OC]

Waukesha, WI: tribute to Waukesha West High School Academic Decathlon Team, E673 [2MY]

West, William: National Association of Agricultural Educators Outstanding Agricultural Education Teacher Award recipient, E1542 [10SE]

West Palm Beach, FL: tribute to Joseph Little-Nguzo Saba Charter School students for essays entitled ``What America Means to Me'', E748 [8MY]

Windsong Pictures, Inc.: tribute to Windsong Film Festival, E930 [24MY]

Women of Tomorrow (organization): tribute to mentoring and scholarship program, H1203 [11AP]

Worcester, MA: tribute to Worcester Public School System John S. Laws Institute program graduates, E791 [14MY]

Wright, Hannah: Presidential Scholar Award recipent, E1147 [25JN]

Yosemite National Park: provide adequate school facilities, H6510, H6511 [24SE]

———provide adequate school facilities (H.R. 3421), H1696, H1697 [30AP]

Yuma, AZ: tribute to Cibola High School, E681 [2MY]

Remarks in Senate

American Automobile Association: tribute to School Safety Patrol Lifesaving Medal Award recipients, S3947 [7MY]

Baltimore, MD: Beth Tfiloh Community School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Bethel, AK: tribute to Bethel Regional High School drill team and color guard, S5846 [20JN]

Bloomfield, MI: anniversary of the Roeper School, S4963 [4JN]

Boston Digital Bridge Foundation: tribute to graduates of Technology Goes Home and TechBoston programs, S9416 [26SE]

Bush, President: address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out (S. Res. 284), S5543 [13JN], S6593 [10JY]

Byers, Melissa: National Peace Essay Contest award recipient, S6314 [28JN]

Charlestown, MD: Charlestown Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Children and youth: establish or expand and operate programs using a network of public and private community entities to provide mentoring for children in foster care (S. 3057), S9985 [4OC]

———protect the privacy of children who use school or library computers employing Internet content management services (S. 2839), S7905 [1AU]

Civil liberties: constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto (S.J. Res. 43), S7858, S8020 [1AU], S8036 [3SE]

Custer, SD: tribute to Custer High School boys' basketball team, S2259 [21MR]

De Laine, Joseph A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2622), S5539 [13JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: nutrition programs funding, S651 [12FE], S4046 [8MY]

Dept. of Defense: establish partnerships between the military and local school districts to enhance the quality of education available to military dependents, S6193 [27JN]

———materials science and manufacturing technologies education funding, S7726 [31JY]

———promote the creation of military charter schools in partnership with local public school systems (S. 3169), S11085 [14NO]

District of Columbia: scholarship vouchers to provide school choice (S. 2866), S7936 [1AU]

District of Columbia College Access Act: permit certain high school graduates who graduated prior to 1998 to participate in the tuition assistance program (H.R. 1499), S1953 [14MR]

Drug abuse: reduce illegal drug use and trafficking and help provide appropriate drug education, prevention and treatment programs (S. 304), S9889 [3OC], S10035 [7OC]

East Orange, NJ: tribute to Dr. John Howard, Jr., School Community Problem Solving Team, S3948 [7MY]

Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: repeal sunset relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts (S. 2911), S8307 [5SE]

———repeal sunset relative to treatment of qualified public educational facility bonds as exempt facility bonds (S. 2777), S7310 [24JY]

Education: afterschool programs funding, S4555 [20MY]

———anniversary of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs, S5919-S5921 [24JN]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), S2910 [18AP]

———close the achievement gap by raising the achievement levels of the lowest performing students (H.R. 1), conference report, S5651 [18JN], S8150-S8152 [4SE]

———emergency summer school funding, S4997-S5004 [5JN], S5192 [6JN]

———establish a national teaching fellowship program to encourage individuals to enter, and remain, in the field of teaching at public schools (S. 3080), S10123 [8OC]

———establish State infrastructure banks for education (S. 2195), S2910, S2954 [18AP]

———expand loan forgiveness and loan cancellation programs for teachers and nurses (S. 3008), S9427 [26SE]

———expand loan forgiveness for child care providers including preschool teachers (S. 3164), S11083 [14NO]

———expand the teacher loan forgiveness programs under the guaranteed and direct student loan programs (S. 1918), S489-S491 [7FE]

———funding, S3484 [29AP], S3587 [1MY], S3937 [7MY], S4339-S4343 [15MY], S4657-S4661 [22MY], S4994, S4995 [5JN], S5341-S5343 [11JN], S6515-S6518 [10JY], S9779, S9814 [2OC], S9938 [4OC]

———improve and strengthen the recruitment and training of teachers, S5341-S5343 [11JN]

———improve early learning opportunities and promote school preparedness (S. 2566), S4853-S4861 [23MY]

———national policy to improve system, S2760 [17AP], S4105, S4108 [9MY], S4657-S4661 [22MY], S6515-S6518 [10JY]

———promote mathematics and science education through a mathematics and science partnership and through a grant program to increase student academic achievement (S. 2902), S8203 [4SE]

———provide educational opportunities for all students in State public school systems (S. 2912), S8307 [5SE]

———provide grants for school renovations (S. 2698), S6260 [27JN]

———voucher program to provide school choice, S8152 [4SE]

Elementary and Secondary Education Act: amend Impact Aid Program relative to delivery of payments to local educational agencies (S. 3171), S11215 [15NO]

———permit certain States and local educational agencies to obtain waivers of student testing requirements (S. 2954), S8756 [18SE]

Farmington, NM: tribute to Tres Rios High School Rodeo Association for hosting National High School Finals Rodeo, S6705 [12JY]

Felton, DE: tribute to Lake Forest High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3950 [7MY]

Florence, SC: tribute to Wilson High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2408 [9AP]

Forest Service: convey Five Mile Regional Learning Center facilities and lands to the Clovis, CA, Unified School District and authorize continued use of unconveyed lands (H.R. 3401), S11654 [19NO]

———convey Five Mile Regional Learning Center facilities and lands to the Clovis, CA, Unified School District and authorize continued use of unconveyed lands (S. 2838), S7904 [1AU]

Fort Thomas, KY: tribute to Highlands High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S2721 [16AP]

Fort Washington, MD: Fort Foote Elementary recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Gaithersburg, MD: Darnestown Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Germantown, MD: dedication of Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary and Longview School, S3897 [6MY]

Green River, WY: tribute to Green River High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6944 [17JY]

Health: establish a program for an information clearinghouse to increase public access to defibrillation (S. 1041), S6173 [26JN]

Highmore, SD: tribute to opening of new Highmore High School, S541 [8FE]

Ijamsville, MD: Windsor Knolls Middle School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Immigration: establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (H.R. 4967), S10598 [16OC]

———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (S. 2742), S6952, S6953 [17JY]

———record keeping and reporting requirements relative to nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors, S2918-S2920 [18AP]

Inhofe, Senator: visit to Eisenhower Elementary School in Lawton, OK, S3517 [30AP]

Irvine, KY: tribute to Estill County High School ``Designer Tickets & More'' printing business, S2073 [19MR]

Kahuku, HI: tribute to Kahuku High and Intermediate School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5690 [18JN]

Kent, WA: tribute to Tahoma High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5034 [5JN]

Laurel, MD: Phillips School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Lexington, KY: tribute to Success By 6 Partnership initiative participants and organizers, S344 [5FE]

Lights on After School! Day: observance, S10348, S10349 [10OC]

Maish, Joyce: National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship Teacher of the Year award recipient, S2721 [16AP]

Marrero, LA: tribute to John Ehret High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3841 [2MY]

Mesa, AZ: tribute to Dobson High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4617 [21MY]

Mink, Patsy T.: honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (H.J. Res. 113), S10395 [10OC]

———honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs (S.J. Res. 49), S10129 [8OC]

Montello, WI: tribute to Montello Middle School and High School students for support of U.S.S. Seattle and U.S.S. Detroit personnel, S7878 [1AU]

Montgomery County, MD: tribute to success of intensive all-day kindergarten program, S10435 [15OC]

Nashua, NH: tribute to Nashua Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S3557 [30AP]

National Charter Schools Week: designate (S. Res. 254), S3456 [25AP], S3555, S3556 [30AP]

National Day of Silence: observance, S2482 [10AP]

National School Backpack Awareness Day: observance, S9032 [23SE]

National School Lunch Act: increase number of children participating in summer food service programs (S. 2660), S5858 [20JN]

National security: strengthen by encouraging and assisting in the expansion and improvement of educational programs to meet critical needs at the elementary, secondary, and higher education levels (S. 1799), S3012 [22AP], S5949 [24JN]

National Teacher Day: observance, S3952 [7MY]

New Hampshire: tribute to Excellence in Education Award recipients, S4534 [17MY], S4887 [3JN]

New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact: congressional consent to certain amendments (H.R. 3180), S11793 [20NO]

New Jersey: standards for American history textbooks, S194 [29JA]

Newburgh, IN: tribute to Castle High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5531 [13JN]

Ocean City, MD: Ocean City Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Owensboro, KY: Daviess County High School recipient of Dept. of Education Preparing America's Future Award, S1204 [26FE], S1348 [28FE]

Paintsville, KY: tribute to Johnson Central High School academic team, S4061 [8MY]

Pasadena, MD: Bodkin Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Perry, Patti: Idaho Teacher of the Year award recipient, S10885 [13NO]

Pledge of Allegiance: circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'', S6084, S6089-S6091, S6100-S6105 [26JN], S6231, S6233, S6237 [27JN], S6306-S6309, S6311 [28JN], S6731 [15JY]

———circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 292), S6105-S6112 [26JN]

———circuit court decision on inclusion of phrase ``under God'' (S. Res. 292), unanimous-consent request, S6105 [26JN]

———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), S6225-S6228 [27JN], S10628, S10629 [17OC]

———reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' (S. 2690), unanimous-consent agreement, S6224 [27JN]

Princeton, KY: tribute to Caldwell County High School Future Farmers of America (organization) chapter, S9899 [3OC]

Richmond, VA: tribute to Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S486 [7FE]

Riverside, CA: dedication of Ysmael R. Villegas Middle School, S8081 [3SE]

Rockville, MD: Thomas S. Wootton High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Salem, NH: tribute to Salem High School band and color guard, S4534 [17MY]

Santee, CA: anniversary of shooting of students at Santana High School, S1534 [5MR]

Scranton, PA: tribute to Bishop Hannan High School boys' basketball team, S3299 [24AP]

Severna Park, MD: Benfield Elementary School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Silver Spring, MD: St. Bernadette School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S1201 [26FE]

Spearfish, SD: tribute to Spearfish High School boys' basketball team, S2256 [21MR]

———tribute to Spearfish High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4963 [4JN]

St. Louis, MO: anniversary of Vashon High School, S11209 [15NO]

———tribute to Westminster Christian Academy for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S6863 [16JY]

Tahlequah, OK: tribute to Tahlequah High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4699 [22MY], S4834 [23MY]

Taxation: allow credit for elementary and secondary school teachers who provide classroom materials, S1658, S1670 [7MR]

———expand incentives for the construction and renovation of public schools (S. 2699), S6260 [27JN]

———increase deduction for teacher classroom supplies and expand to include qualified professional development expenses (S. 2662), S5859 [20JN]

———provide tax credit to teachers in rural or high unemployment areas or who achieve National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification (S. 2844), S7911 [1AU]

Veatch, Chauncey: National Teacher of the Year recipient, S3428 [25AP]

Washington metropolitan area: sniper shooting spree, S10526 [16OC]

———tribute to first responders, police, and rescue personnel relative to sniper shooting spree, S10108 [8OC], S10835 [12NO]

Waterboro, ME: tribute to Massabesic High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S5254 [7JN]

West Virginia: tribute to Alliance for Youth Program, S281 [4FE]

West Warwick, RI: tribute to West Warwick Senior High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S4617 [21MY]

Wheaton, MD: Our Lady of Good Counsel High School recipient of Dept. of Education Blue Ribbon Schools award, S5691 [18JN]

Wichita, KS: tribute to Wichita Heights High School for participation in We the People . . . The Citizen and the Constitution competition, S896 [15FE]

Wicklund, Carl: Kentucky School PTA and Kentucky School Boards Association Warren H. Proudfoot Award for Outstanding School Board Member recipient, S5952 [24JN]

Wilmington, DE: anniversary of Cab Calloway School of the Arts, S10566 [16OC], S11727 [20NO]

———tribute to East Side Charter School, S7879 [1AU]

Yardley, PA: tribute to William Penn Middle School Odyssey of the Mind team, S7159 [22JY]

Yosemite National Park: provide adequate school facilities (S. 2640), S5708 [18JN]

Reports

Indonesia School Feeding Conference Trip, H3817 [21JN]

Reports filed

Back to School Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 5193) (H. Rept. 107-650), H6228 [11SE]

Border Commuter Student Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4967) (H. Rept. 107-753), H7929 [15OC]

California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3401), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3401) (H. Rept. 107-574), H4604 [15JY]

Canceling Loans To Allow School Systems To Attract Classroom Teachers Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5091) (H. Rept. 107-655), H6250 [12SE]

Consideration of H. Res. 459, Circuit Court Decision on Pledge of Allegiance Inclusion of Phrase ``Under God'': Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 463) (H. Rept. 107-538), H4064, H4067 [26JN]

Consideration of H.R. 5193, Back to School Tax Relief Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 521) (H. Rept. 107-654), H6228 [11SE]

Linking Educators and Developing Entrepreneurs for Reaching Success Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1335), S5850 [20JN]

New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact Congressional Consent to Certain Amendments: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3180) (H. Rept. 107-478), H2660 [20MY]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (H.R. 3180), S11078 [14NO]

Pledge of Allegiance Reaffirmation of Reference to ``One Nation Under God'': Committee on the Judiciary (House) (S. 2690) (H. Rept. 107-659), H6302 [17SE]

Request President Bush To Address Issues of Neighborhood Crime Prevention and Community Policing and Support Federal Participation in National Night Out: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. Res. 284), S6249 [27JN]

Yosemite National Park Education Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3421), S10114 [8OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3421) (H. Rept. 107-410), H1333 [16AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), complete congressional action to implement No Child Left Behind Act, H6954, H6960 [2OC]

Statements

Abortion: Stephanie Horvath, Katie Blanchard, Cady Merrill, and Jesse Butler, E815 [16MY]

Affordable Childcare: Amy Downs and Anissa Martin, H3142 [4JN]

Affordable Housing: Dan Hill, E647 [26AP]

Alternate Energy Vehicles: Jack Fleisher and Elden Kelly, H3140 [4JN]

Arab-Israel Conflict: Pierson Booher, H3140 [4JN]

Bettering Education: Elizabeth Christolini, H3138 [4JN]

Change of Leadership in Middle East: Timothy Plante, H3138 [4JN]

Child Labor: Andrea Shahan, Danielle Harvey, Reid Garrow, Troy Ault and Stefanie Gray, E680 [2MY]

———Colin Robinson, Marcia Lo Monoco, Sarah Kunz, and Delia Kipp, E765 [10MY]

Civil Rights: Vanessa Hinton and Thomas Lawson, H3141 [4JN]

Credit Cards: Kelly Green, E794 [14MY]

Early Care and Education Act: Jack P. Shonkoff, S4858 [23MY]

Financial Aid and Higher Education: Candace Crosby and Kim Dickenson, E747 [8MY]

Free Trade: Eli Brannon, Sam Parker, and Becca Van Horn, E665 [30AP]

Genetically Modified Foods: Travis Buck, E845 [17MY]

Graduated License: Jamie Walbridge, E858 [20MY]

How the Words ``Under God'' Came To Be Added to the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag: Knights of Columbus, E1899 [17OC]

Impact of Fast Food: Rebecca L. Marquis, H3139 [4JN]

Impact of Tobacco Use: Heidi Neil and Martha Mack, H3143 [4JN]

Investing in Children: Megan Sullivan and Alex McKenzie, H3142 [4JN]

Is NATO Necessary? Hailey Davis, H3138 [4JN]

Juvenile Justice: Sean Fontaine, Krystal Turnbaugh, and James Nichols, E793 [14MY]

Labor Exploitation: Elizabeth Echeverria and Damon Rooney, E815 [16MY]

National Civil Unions: Chastity Norris and Kim Lunna, H3142 [4JN]

Necessity of Amtrak: Joseph Ferris, E764 [10MY]

NSF Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching: Cathey J. Newhouse, E564 [17AP]

Pen Pals With Pakistan: Bethany Wallace, Kerry McIntosh, Erica Hollner, and Katie Kervorkian, E727 [7MY]

Presentation of Capitol-Flown Flag to Dogwood Elementary School, Reston, VA: Linda Thetford, E21 [24JA]

Random Drug Testing of Students: Lindy Stetson, H3141 [4JN]

Rights of the Abenaki: Evan Worth, Alan Blackman, Nicolett Baron, and Steph Bernath, E747 [8MY]

School Choice: Kristy Lamb, Peter Hicks, Halie Paradee, and Nick Smith, E845 [17MY]

School ID Badges: Lee Goldsmith, Robby Short and Greg Howard, E647 [26AP]

Straight Talk Vermont: Ruth Blake, E666 [30AP]

Student Representation on School Boards: Daniel May, E857 [20MY]

Taxation of Minors: Keith Blow, Jessica Oakes, Jessica Davis, Shirlaine Miller, and Ruhin Yuridulla, H3142 [4JN]

Teenage Stereotypes: Jessica Predom and Autumn Rozon, E857 [20MY]

U.S. Aid to Third World Countries: Tim Fitzgerald, H3139 [4JN]

Underage Drinking: Jessica Walters and Falinda Hough, E647 [26AP]

———Matt Alden, E726 [7MY]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 386, National Charter Schools Week, H1725 [30AP]

H. Con. Res. 451, importance of teaching U.S. history in elementary and secondary schools, H6837 [1OC]

H. Con. Res. 484, promote personal safety programs for children in schools, H6834 [1OC]

H. Res. 335, tribute to Catholic schools, H92 [29JA]

H. Res. 364, concur with Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act, H810 [12MR]

H. Res. 459, circuit court decision on Pledge of Allegiance inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H4125 [27JN]

H. Res. 463, consideration of H. Res. 459, circuit court decision on Pledge of Allegiance inclusion of phrase ``under God'', H4121 [27JN]

H. Res. 521, consideration of H.R. 5193, Back to School Tax Relief Act, H6233 [12SE]

H.J. Res. 113, honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs for Patsy T. Mink, H7146 [7OC]

H.R. 1499, District of Columbia College Access Improvement Act, S1953 [14MR]

H.R. 3180, congressional consent to certain amendments to the New Hampshire-Vermont Interstate School Compact, H3886 [25JN]

H.R. 3401, California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act, H5000 [22JY]

H.R. 3421, Yosemite National Park Education Improvement Act, H1696 [30AP]

H.R. 4967, Border Commuter Student Act, H7908 [15OC]

H.R. 5091, Canceling Loans To Allow School Systems To Attract Classroom Teachers Act, H6818 [1OC]

H.R. 5599, apply guidelines for determination of per-pupil expenditure requirements for heavily impacted local educational agencies, H7900 [15OC]

S. 1041, Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory (ADAM) Act, S6174 [26JN]

S. 2195, Investing for Tomorrow's Schools Act, S2954 [18AP]

S. 2660, increase number of children participating in summer food service programs, S5858 [20JN]

S. 2690, reaffirm Pledge of Allegiance reference to ``one Nation under God'', S6227 [27JN], H7028 [7OC]

S. 2690, reaffirm reference to ``one Nation under God'' in Pledge of Allegiance, S10628 [17OC]

S. 2838, California Five Mile Regional Learning Center Transfer Act, S7905 [1AU]

S. 2839, Children's Electronic Access Safety Enhancement (CEASE) Act, S7906 [1AU]

S. 2902, Mathematics and Science Education Excellence Act, S8203 [4SE]

S. 2911, repeal sunset of Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act relative to modifications to education individual retirement accounts, S8307 [5SE]

S. 2912, Student Bill of Rights, S8308-S8311 [5SE]

S. 2954, Student Testing Flexibility Act, S8757 [18SE]

S. Res. 254, National Charter Schools Week, S3449, S3456 [25AP]

S. Res. 284, request President Bush address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out, S5543 [13JN]

S. Res. 284, request President Bush to address issues of neighborhood crime prevention and community policing and support Federal participation in National Night Out, S6593 [10JY]

S. Res. 292, circuit court decision on Pledge of Allegiance inclusion of phrase ``under God'', S6105, S6132 [26JN]

S.J. Res. 43, constitutional amendment on recitation of Pledge of Allegiance and the national motto, S8020 [1AU]

S.J. Res. 49, honorary renaming of Title IX prohibiting gender discrimination in educational and athletic programs for Patsy T. Mink, S10130 [8OC]