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James M. Jeffords: “I thank my friend. Also, I would like to mention the problems of the schools. We are well aware of them. The Senate…”

On the recordSeptember 5, 1996
I thank my friend. Also, I would like to mention the problems of the schools. We are well aware of them. The Senate tried to accommodate the problems with respect to the opening of schools, but we were unable to do so by the close of this last session. We are working very hard now, working with Senator Kohl and the House, to provide ways to fund the repairs to the schools without using Federal funds. But I will also say, it is obvious we need to have the management of the school system looked at and dealt with, as we have with the city itself. Second, we have to keep them separate from school reform, which is also essential and necessary. We have set up a process for doing that. So I am hopeful by next year we will not have to stand here and defend the serious problems that we have in the D.C. school system today. I yield the floor.
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Addressing issues related to the management and funding of schools in Washington, D.C.

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