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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

Helena, Arkansas

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DATE: August 29, 2000

Secretary Riley attended a reception at the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Arkansas. More than 200 guests - including a dozen Teach For America teachers from Arkansas and Mississippi - listened to remarks by the Secretary, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, and U.S. Representative Marion Berry. Secretary Riley announced the donation of 15 wireless telephones to three schools in the Helena Public School District as part of the ClassLink Program. The phones are donated by Nokia and free airtime will be provided by ALLTEL.

 

 

 

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