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Charles Taylor: “I appreciate you entrusting me with the task of working on the education provisions of the District of Columbia…”

On the recordAugust 6, 1998
I appreciate you entrusting me with the task of working on the education provisions of the District of Columbia Appropriations bill. This is tough work. Washington is a world capital, but the educational opportunities for the District's children have for years fallen far short of world-class. However, I am pleased to say that we are seeing real signs of progress for the children of the District: First, math and reading test scores are up in every grade-- not as much as we would like, but they are up. Second, the evidence shows that the children of Washington, D.C., want to learn. This is true of children everywhere.
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Charles Taylor
North Carolina
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Discussing education provisions in the District of Columbia Appropriations bill.

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