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A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

U.S. Secretary of Education
Richard Riley's
America Goes Back To School Bus Tour

THE SUCCESS EXPRESS
Visits the Mississippi Delta
August 27-31, 2000

Blytheville, Arkansas

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DATE: August 30, 2000

Secretary Riley spoke at two community events in Blytheville. He joined a panel discussion at That Bookstore in Blytheville and spoke at a community supper at East Junior High School.

The Secretary challenged the critics of public education to turn their negative rhetoric into positive action by becoming tutors or mentors in their local schools. He summarized some of the effective practices that he saw in schools in the Delta and restated his support for increasing the federal investment in education for reducing class size and modernizing school buildings.

Secretary Riley speaking at East Jr. High school. Click to enlarge photo.
8/30-- Secretary Riley speaking at
East Jr. High School

Students singing a song for guest. Click to enlarge photo.
8/30-- Students singing

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