Re: ESEA Thanks

[Joni J Rathbun <jrathbun@OREDNET.ORG>]

On Tue, 18 Dec 2001, Josephine Dervan wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Now that the Leave No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 seems destined for
> the president's signature, it may be time to thank the 2 legislators who
> introduced the section on replacing school library books: Rep. Major
> Owens (NY) and Sen. Jack Reed (RI).
>

While I'm pleased that the bill includes significant support for
libraries, I find the bill as a whole somewhat worrisome. I would
have been one of the few who did not vote for it :(

Hopefully I'm wrong.


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Mojave High School                     |  but I'm not the only one..."
Clark County School District           |
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