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U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige

The U.S. Department of Education has given us permission to reprint excerpts from published speeches by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige. We have chosen excerpts from two speeches: 1) a June 22, 2001, speech on the importance of character development, and 2) a March 23, 2001, speech on education reform, standards and testing

June 22, 2001 speech on character development

March 23, 2001 speech on education reform, standards and testing

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