Back-to-School Message

Secretary of Education Rod Paige will deliver his annual back-to-school speech on Sept. 24, 2004, from the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. The speech will be webcast live at 1 p.m. Eastern Time and can be viewed here.

Secretary Paige comes from a family of teachers. He too was a teacher. He understands the challenges teachers face and would like to congratulate you on the tremendous achievements America's schools have made over the last year.