Tim Ryan: “I rise today to speak on a program back in Youngstown, Ohio in the Mahoney Valley, the old steel valley, called the…”

“I rise today to speak on a program back in Youngstown, Ohio in the Mahoney Valley, the old steel valley, called the Steel to Scholars Program. And this program was initiated by the president of our Chamber of Commerce, Tom Humphries. The intention of the program is to go into schools and school districts to set expectations and to highlight schools that are having success on the test scores that are mandated by the State of Ohio, and other test scores that schools take. And I want to take this opportunity, Madam Speaker, to thank Tom Humphries for taking the initiative in recognizing the importance of education in our community. {time} 2000 There is a lot that needs to be done in the field of education at a State level and local level and definitely at the Federal level. But I believe that the most important thing that the Steel to Scholars program accomplishes is that it sets goals, and it rewards and highlights positive behavior and positive achievements. Madam Speaker, we recognize throughout society, whether it is in business or in education, that the level of success that any organization has or any school district has or any team has is directly related to the level of expectations that the community or the coaches provide and the bar that is there for the students to achieve.…”