ARCHIVED WEBCASTS FROM 2003:
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December 9, 2003: Secretary Paige Announces New No Child Left Behind Provision for Students with Disabilities

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U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige, Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver, House Education and Workforce Committee Chairman John Boehner and children with disabilities gathered for a press conference to discuss how all children in America deserve a quality education, including those with disabilities.

The press conference also explains a new regulation published in the Federal Register that provides greater flexibility for schools under the bipartisan No Child Left Behind education reform law that also ensures accountability for students with disabilities. The new provision will strengthen the two key pillars of the No Child Left Behind Act -- accountability and flexibility -- while protecting parents' opportunities to receive information about their child's progress in school.

Participants:

U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige
Special Olympics founder Eunice Kennedy Shriver
U.S. Rep. John Boehner, Chairman of the House Education and Workforce Committee
Mark Howard, parent. Mr. Howard's son Nicholas, 8, is a second grade student at Falmouth Elementary School in Stafford County. Nicholas enjoys music class, swimming, and Cub Scouts. Nicholas has autism.
JoAnn Nelson, math, English and reading teacher at Benjamin Franklin Middle School in Fairfax County, VA. Ms. Nelson teaches students with diverse disabilities, including students with the most significant cognitive disabilities
Emily Lambert, one of Ms. Nelson's students. Emily Lambert is an 8th grade student and participates in the school chorus, on the school newspaper staff, and in Special Olympics basketball. Emily has Down syndrome.

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October 1, 2003:
Department Officials Release Report on Families and College Costs, Demonstrate New Student Aid Website

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Department of Education officials released a new report about families' knowledge of college costs and unveiled Student Aid on the Web -- a powerful new web tool to help students and families navigate the entire federal student aid process, including interactive tools that assess career interests, show how to apply for student aid and how to project future education costs. This event was BOTH an in-person briefing for local reporters and a virtual briefing for regional reporters.

Participants:
Department of Education officials
Terri Shaw, Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid
Chris Chapman, National Center for Education Statistics

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September 24, 2003:
Secretary Paige's Annual Back-to-School Address
Speech Title: "Education in America: The Complacency Must End"

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February 3, 2003:
Secretary Paige News Conference on President Bush's 2004 Budget

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January 8, 2003:
Secretary Paige News Conference on No Child Left Behind Act

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