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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
May 8, 2002

Fact Sheet: President Joins "No Child Left Behind Tour Across America"

      President Bush Speaks to Elementary Students in Milwaukee
      President Visits Rufus King High School in Milwaukee
      President Visits Logan High School in Lacrosse

Today's Presidential Action

President Bush continued his call for increased accountability, improved teacher quality, more parental involvement and a focus on reading in our nation's public schools.

The President also highlighted specific parts of the No Child Left Behind Act that will make a difference in every public school in America beginning in the 2002-2003 school year. For example, in Wisconsin alone, nearly 70,000 students in 116 schools that have failed to meet state education standards for two years in a row will have the option to transfer to a better public school beginning this fall as a result of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Background on Today's Presidential Action

President Bush visited three outstanding public schools in Wisconsin, where he joined the Department of Education's 25-city No Child Left Behind Tour Across America. The Tour highlights the next important step in education reform - translating the No Child Left Behind Act into to results in the classroom. The President highlighted a number of key provisions of the new law, including:


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