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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

Greenville, Mississippi

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DATE: August 28, 2000

Secretary Riley was the keynote speaker at a community supper held at Solomon Middle School in Greenville, Mississippi. Over 300 community leaders - including Governor Ronnie Musgrove and U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson attended the event. Secretary Riley congratulated the Greenville community for being awarded $2.5 million from the federal government in Qualified Zone Academy Bonds (QZAB). Greenville raised over $250,000 in monetary or in-kind contributions for school construction in order to be eligible for the QZAB dollars.

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Secretary Riley giving opening remarks in Greenville, Mississippi. Click to enlarge photo.
8/28-- Secretary Riley giving
opening remarks in Greenville,
Mississippi

 

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