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2008

Apr. 22, 2008		Fact Sheet: White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools
Apr. 22, 2008		Statement by the President on No Child Left Behind Act

Mar. 7, 2008		Press Briefing by Dana Perino and Edward Lazear, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers and Keith Hennessey, Director of the National Economic Council

Feb. 27, 2008		Interview of Mrs. Bush by CBS's the Early Show

Feb. 21, 2008		President Bush and President Johnson Sirleaf Participate in Roundtable on Education

Feb. 19, 2008		Mrs. Bush's Remarks in a Roundtable Discussion on Mrs. Kagame's Promotion of Girls' Education

Jan. 7, 2008		President Bush Discusses the No Child Left Behind Act
		Fact Sheet: Six Years of Student Achievement Under No Child Left Behind
		Press Gaggle by Tony Fratto and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings

2007

Dec. 12, 2007		President Bush Signs "Improving Head Start for School Readiness Act of 2007" Into Law

Oct. 20, 2007		National Character Counts Week, 2007

Oct. 9, 2007		Statement by the President on No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
Oct. 9, 2007		President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Sept. 27, 2007		Executive Order: Strengthening Adult Education
		President Bush Signs H.R. 2669 and H.R. 3580 into Law
		President Bush Signs College Cost Reduction and Access Act
		Fact Sheet: College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007

Sept. 26, 2007		Fact Sheet: 2007 Nation's Report Card Shows Minority Students Posting All-Time Highs
Sept. 26, 2007		President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Sept. 25, 2007		President Bush Looks Forward To Signing A Clean Extension of SCHIP Later This Week
Sept. 25, 2007		Statement by the President on 2007 Nation's Report Card

Sept. 24, 2007		Fact Sheet: Today's Education Announcement

Sept. 20, 2007		Interview of Mrs. Bush by Matt Lauer, NBC's Today Show

Sept. 19, 2007		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Teach for America Metro D.C. Luncheon

Sept. 5, 2007		National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2007

Aug. 9, 2007		President Bush on Signing America COMPETES Act
Aug. 9, 2007		President Bush Discusses American Competitiveness Initiative During Press Conference

Jul. 26, 2007		President Bush Addresses the American Legislative Exchange Council, Discusses Budget, Education and War on Terror

Jul. 3, 2007		President Bush Signs S. 1704

Jun. 25, 2007		Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind: Keeping a Historic Commitment to Our Children
Jun. 25, 2007		President Bush Congratulates Presidential Scholars, Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization

Jun. 15, 2007		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Elsie Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School Graduation

Jun. 11, 2007		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Opening of the American Children's Corner

May 31, 2007		National Child's Day 2007

May 11, 2007		President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at St. Vincent College

May 9, 2007		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the National Summit on America's Silent Epidemic

Apr. 28, 2007		President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at Miami Dade College

Apr. 27, 2007		National Charter Schools Week, 2007

Apr. 26, 2007		President and Mrs. Bush Meet with 2007 National and State Teachers of the Year

Apr. 24, 2007		President Bush Encourages the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind
Apr. 24, 2007		Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind: Keeping America Competitive in the 21st Century

Apr. 19, 2007		Mrs. Bush Tours Holy Cross School in New Orleans
		Mrs. Bush Remarks at a Roundtable Discussion with Teach for America Teachers
		Mrs. Bush's Remarks After a Visit to New Orleans Charter Science and Mathematics High School
		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at An Announcement of the Laura Bush Foundation for America's Libraries Gulf Coast Library Recovery Initiative Grant

Apr. 13, 2007		President Bush Meets with Parochial Education Leaders and Parents

Apr. 12, 2007		President Bush Discusses the Reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act

Apr. 4, 2007		President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Football Legend Eddie Robinson

Mar. 27, 2007		Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2007

Mar. 23, 2007		President Bush Signs H.R. 584, Designates Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building

Mar. 14, 2007		President Bush Meets with Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarship (TIES) Recipients

Mar. 2, 2007		President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Reauthorization
Mar. 2, 2007		Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Preparing Our Nation's Students to Succeed

Mar. 1, 2007		President Bush Visits Samuel J. Green Charter School

Feb. 26, 2007		President Bush Meets with the National Governors Association

Jan. 30, 2007		President Bush Visits Peoria, Illinois

Jan. 26, 2007		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Launch of the Hugh S. Sidey Scholarship for Print Journalism

Jan. 23, 2007		President Bush Delivers State of the Union Address
Jan. 23, 2007		Fact Sheet: Building On Results: A Blueprint For Strengthening NCLB

Jan. 15, 2007		President Bush Participates in Volunteer Service Event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Jan. 8, 2007		President Bush Marks Fifth Anniversary of No Child Left Behind
Jan. 8, 2007		Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Five Years of Results for America's Children

Jan. 6, 2007		President's Radio Address

2006

Dec. 27, 2006		National Mentoring Month, 2007

Oct. 18, 2006		President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind Act in North Carolina
Oct. 18, 2006		Fact Sheet: a Day in North Carolina: President Bush Highlights the Success of No Child Left Behind

Oct. 13, 2006		National Character Counts Week, 2006

Oct. 10, 2006		President Bush Participates in Panel on School Safety
		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at a Conference on School Safety
		School Safety Resources for Parents, Schools, Law Enforcement Officials, and Communities
		Fact Sheet: Conference on School Safety

Oct. 9, 2006		Conference on School Safety
Oct. 9, 2006		Biographies of Panelists in a Conference on School Safety

Oct. 7, 2006		President's Radio Address

Oct. 5, 2006		President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind
		President Discusses NCLB Reauthorization at the Education Department
		Fact Sheet: The No Child Left Behind Act: Challenging Students Through High Expectations
		National School Lunch Week, 2006

Oct. 3, 2006		President's Remarks During School Visit in California

Sept. 30, 2006		President Bush Signs H.R. 6138 and H.R. 6198

Sept. 28, 2006		Child Health Day, 2006

Sept. 26, 2006		President's Statement on Higher Education Report Released by Secretary Spellings

Sept. 22, 2006		President Signs S. 3534, the "YouthBuild Transfer Act"

Sept. 18, 2006		President and Mrs. Bush Attend White House Conference on Global Literacy
		Mrs. Laura Bush Hosts White House Conference on Global Literacy
		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the White House Conference on Global Literacy

Sept. 15, 2006		Literacy Day, 2006

Sept. 8, 2006		National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2006

Aug. 29, 2006		President and Mrs. Bush Visit New Orleans High School, Discuss Gulf Coast Recovery
Aug. 29, 2006		President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Gulf Coast School Library Recovery Initiative

Aug. 14, 2006		President Signs H.R. 5683, S. 250, H.R. 3682, and S. 3693

Jul. 27, 2006		President Bush Signs H.R. 9, H.R. 2872 and H.R. 5117

Jul. 8, 2006		President's Radio Address

Jul. 7, 2006		President Discusses the American Competitiveness Initiative in Illinois

May 19, 2006		President Discusses the American Competitiveness Initiative
May 19, 2006		Fact Sheet: The American Competitiveness Initiative: A Commitment to Education, Research, and Innovation

May 11, 2006		President Bush Delivers Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Commencement Address

May 6, 2006		President Bush Delivers Commencement Address at Oklahoma State University

Apr. 26, 2006		President and Mrs. Bush Meet with the 2006 National and State Teachers of the Year
		Fact Sheet: The National Teacher of the Year: A Commitment to Education Excellence
		National Charter Schools Week, 2006

Apr. 21, 2006		President Participates in Panel on the American Competitiveness Initiative

Apr. 19, 2006		President Discusses the American Competitiveness Initiative at Tuskegee University

Apr. 18, 2006		President Discusses American Competitiveness Initiative
		Fact Sheet: The American Competitiveness Initiative: Encouraging Innovation
		Executive Order: National Mathematics Advisory Panel

Apr. 6, 2006		Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2006

Apr. 1, 2006		President Signs H.R. 4911, the "Higher Education Extension Act of 2006"

Mar. 16, 2006		Mrs. Bush and Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Announce the Newark Public Schools' Striving Readers' Grant

Mar. 8, 2006		President and Mrs. Bush Visit Elementary School in Gautier, Mississippi

Feb. 3, 2006		President Visits Science and Engineering High School in Texas

Jan. 26, 2006		Mrs. Bush's Remarks after a Visit to St. Bernard Unified School
Jan. 26, 2006		Mrs. Bush's Remarks after Visiting a Kaboom Playground Build

Jan. 9, 2006		President Discusses Progress and Celebrates 4th Anniversary of NCLB
Jan. 9, 2006		Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind - Strengthening America's Education System

Jan. 5, 2006		President's Remarks at U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education

2005

Oct. 19, 2005		President and Secretary Spellings Discuss Nation's Report Card

Oct. 11, 2005		President and Mrs. Bush Visit Elementary School in Mississippi

Oct. 7, 2005		Statement on National Disaster Student Aid Fairness Act

Sept. 6, 2005		President Discusses Efforts to Assist Students and School Districts

Jul. 14, 2005		President Discusses Education, Entrepreneurship & Home Ownership at Indiana Black Expo
Jul. 14, 2005		Fact Sheet: Ensuring the Promise of America Reaches All Americans

Jun. 3, 2005		National Child's Day, 2005

Apr. 28, 2005		National Charter Schools Week, 2005

Apr. 20, 2005		President Announces 2005 National and State Teachers of the Year

Apr. 19, 2005		Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2005

Jan. 31, 2005		President Thanks Secretary Spellings at Swearing-In Ceremony

Jan. 12, 2005		National Mentoring Month, 2005
		President Discusses No Child Left Behind and High School Initiatives
		Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind--High-Quality, High School Initiatives

2004

Nov. 17, 2004		President Bush Nominates Margaret Spellings as Secretary of Education

Nov. 15, 2004		President Thanks Secretary Paige

Sept. 26, 2004		Education: The Promise of America

Sept. 22, 2004		Fact Sheet: America’s Teachers: Fulfilling the Promise of No Child Left Behind

Jun. 21, 2004		President's Education Policies Discussed on "Ask the White House"

May 13, 2004		President Discusses Expanding Opportunities for American Students and Workers

May 12, 2004		President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind & Reading First"

May 11, 2004		President Bush Visits Butterfield Junior High in Van Buren, Arkansas

May 4, 2004		Charter Schools Discussed on Ask the White House

Apr. 30, 2004		President Bush Signs Indian Education Executive Order

Apr. 21, 2004		President Bush Announces 2004 National and State Teachers of the Year

Apr. 6, 2004		President Announces New Education Initiatives for Stronger Workforce
Apr. 6, 2004		Fact Sheet: Better Education for Better Jobs

Feb. 13, 2004		President Discusses Improving Education with Parental Options and School Choice

Feb. 12, 2004		President Discusses Education and Changing Job Market

Jan. 8, 2004		President Discusses 2nd Anniversary of "No Child Left Behind" Act
Jan. 8, 2004		Fact Sheet: President Bush Celebrates 2nd Anniversary of No Child Left Behind Act

Jan. 5, 2004		President Bush Discusses Progress in Education in St. Louis

2003

Sept. 9, 2003		President Bush Discusses the "No Child Left Behind Act" in Florida

Sept. 8, 2003		President Discusses Education at Elementary School in Tennessee

Sept. 6, 2003		President's Radio Address

Jul. 7, 2003		President Discusses Strengthening Head Start

Jul. 1, 2003		President Discusses Education Reform in DC

Jun. 10, 2003		President Highlights Progress in Education Reform
Jun. 10, 2003		Secretary Paige Hosts "Ask the White House"

May 9, 2003		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Teach for America Event at Arizona State University

Apr. 30, 2003		Mrs. Bush's Introduction of President Bush at National Teacher of the Year Award
Apr. 30, 2003		President Announces Teacher of the Year and Honors State Teachers

Jan. 8, 2003		President Bush Celebrates First Anniversary of No Child Left Behind

Jan. 4, 2003		President's Radio Address

2002

Nov. 5, 2002		President's Statement on H.R. 3801, Act to Provide for Improvement of Federal Education Research

Oct. 17, 2002		President Promotes Reading First Program in Florida

Oct. 16, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Troops to Teachers Event at Wright Patterson Air Force Base

Sept. 25, 2002		Mrs. Bush at Teach For America in Mississippi

Sept. 17, 2002		President Introduces History & Civic Education Initiatives

Sept. 4, 2002		President Highlights Progress Made in Education Reform

Aug. 29, 2002		President Highlights Education Reform at Back to School Event
Aug. 29, 2002		Fact Sheet: President Promotes Stronger Curriculum in Back-To-School Season

Aug. 23, 2002		President Discusses Education with Hispanic Leaders

Jun. 27, 2002		President Pleased with Court Decision on School Choice

Jun. 12, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks for Teach for America San Francisco

Jun. 10, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Idaho Early Childhood Cognitive Development Summit

Jun. 4, 2002		Closing Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School Libraries
Jun. 4, 2002		Opening Remarks by Mrs. Bush at the White House Conference on School Libraries

May 14, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Forum

May 8, 2002		President Visits Logan High School in Lacrosse
		President Visits Rufus King High School in Milwaukee
		President Bush Speaks to Elementary Students in Milwaukee
		Fact Sheet: President Joins "No Child Left Behind Tour Across America"

May 7, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Senate Spouses Luncheon

Apr. 30, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Arkansas Early Childhood Cognitive Summit

Apr. 24, 2002		President Presents National Teacher of the Year Award

Apr. 3, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at "Ready to Learn" Event
Apr. 3, 2002		President, Mrs. Bush Promote Early Childhood Education Initiative

Apr. 2, 2002		President Announces Early Childhood Initiative
Apr. 2, 2002		President Meets with Early Childhood Education Experts

Mar. 23, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks on Early Education to Eradicate Poverty and Promote Social Integration

Mar. 20, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks to Back-to-School Project for Afghan Girls
Mar. 20, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Everybody Wins! Event

Mar. 7, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at United Negro College Fund Anniversary

Mar. 5, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers
Mar. 5, 2002		President Joins Mrs. Bush at Teacher Quality Conference

Mar. 4, 2002		President's Remarks to Press After Meeting with Educators
Mar. 4, 2002		President Launches Quality Teacher Initiative

Feb. 26, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks for Transition to Teaching: New Teacher Project

Feb. 7, 2002		Executive Order: Amendment to Executive Order 13227, President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education

Jan. 24, 2002		Mrs. Bush's Remarks Before Senate Education Committee

Jan. 18, 2002		National Mentoring Month, 2002

Jan. 9, 2002		President Thanks Congress for Work on Education Reform

Jan. 8, 2002		President Outlines Education Reform in Boston Speech
		President Proud of Bipartisan Approach to Education Reform
		President Signs Landmark No Child Left Behind Education Bill
		Fact Sheet: No Child Left Behind

2001

Dec. 18, 2001		President Commends Congress for Passage of Landmark Education Bill

Dec. 11, 2001		President Pleased With Education Agreement

Oct. 25, 2001		President Launches Education Partnership with Muslim Nations
Oct. 25, 2001		Fact Sheet: Friendship Through Education

Oct. 3, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio Regional Summit on Early Childhood Cognitive Development

Sept. 19, 2001		President Signs Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary Commission

Sept. 10, 2001		President Visits Elementary School in Jacksonville, Florida

Sept. 8, 2001		President's Radio Address

Sept. 1, 2001		President's Radio Address

Aug. 23, 2001		President Speaks with Students at Crawford Elementary

Aug. 15, 2001		President Delivers Back-to-School Message in Albuquerque, New Mexico

Aug. 2, 2001		President Meets with House and Senate Education Leaders

Aug. 1, 2001		President Discusses Education at National Urban League Conference

Jul. 26, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at the White House Summit on Early Childhood Cognitive Development

Jul. 9, 2001		President Bush Speaks to Participants of America's Promise

Jul. 7, 2001		President's Radio Address

Jul. 5, 2001		President Bush Discusses Education Reform

Jun. 20, 2001		President Bush Speaks at Summit on the 21st Century Work Force

Jun. 14, 2001		President Commends Senate for Passing Education Reform Bill

Jun. 5, 2001		President Bush Meets with Senate Education Working Group

Jun. 4, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Senate Spouses Luncheon Featuring the Philadelphia Boys Choir

May 22, 2001		President Bush Speaks at Hispanic Scholarship Fund Briefing

May 14, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Reach Out and Read Event in Chicago

May 9, 2001		President Commends House Education and Workforce Committee

May 2, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks on Education at The Congressional Club

May 1, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Teach for America Gala

Apr. 26, 2001		President's Remarks at 'Celebration of Reading' Event

Apr. 23, 2001		President Bush Recognizes National Teachers of the Year

Apr. 21, 2001		Fact Sheet: Creating Centers of Excellence for Teacher Training - Quebec, Canada

Apr. 18, 2001		President's Remarks at Central Connecticut State University

Apr. 12, 2001		President Bush Speaks on Parental Empowerment in Education

Apr. 11, 2001		President Bush Speaks at Concord Middle School in Concord, North Carolina

Apr. 10, 2001		President Discusses Character Education

Apr. 6, 2001		President Bush Congratulates Winners of Horatio Alger Education Award

Apr. 3, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks on Education at Senate Spouses Luncheon

Mar. 23, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Troops to Teachers Event in San Diego, California

Mar. 22, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Occidental College
Mar. 22, 2001		Education and Sharing Day, U.S.A., 2001

Mar. 20, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks for Everybody Wins!

Mar. 15, 2001		President Bush to Nominate Hickok as Under Secretary of Education

Mar. 5, 2001		President Honors Nation's Leading Math and Science Teachers

Mar. 1, 2001		President Speaks to Students in Little Rock, Arkansas

Feb. 28, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks to the Hoover Institution

Feb. 26, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks for Ready to Read, Ready to Learn

Feb. 22, 2001		Mrs. Bush's Remarks at DC Teaching Fellow Launch

Feb. 21, 2001		President Bush speaks at Townsend Elementary School in Tennessee

Feb. 20, 2001		President Bush Speaks With Parents and Teachers at St. Louis Elementary School
Feb. 20, 2001		President and Mrs. Bush's Remarks at an Education Roundtable

Jan. 23, 2001		Text Of A Letter From The President To The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives And The President Of The Senate
		Press Conference With President George W. Bush And Education Secretary Rod Paige To Introduce The President's Education Program
		President Bush Discusses Education Plan Before Meeting with Joint Congressional Education Leadership Group

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