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From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today visited M. Hall Stanton Elementary School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to mark Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by commending students, teachers, and administrators for their success in narrowing the achievement gap. "Your success is an example to this nation and I couldn't be more proud to be here with you today to celebrate Dr. King," said Secretary Spellings. "His legacy of service and devotion are reflected in the hard work of Stanton Elementary's educators and the diligence of its students. In fifth grade alone, the number of Stanton Elementary students reading on grade level increased almost six-fold since 2002 and the percentage of students doing math on grade level increased from 19 to 83 percent between 2003 and 2006. Your progress proves that our No Child Left Behind goal of every student reading and doing math at grade level by 2014 is absolutely achievable and that every school can give its students the quality education they deserve and parents expect." The teachers follow his example every day by giving of themselves to improve the lives of the children here. Secretary Spellings honored sixth grader Kaitlyn Lindsay and parent Theresa Addison with the President's Volunteer Service Awards. Kaitlyn Lindsay volunteers every Friday at the Clara Baldwin Nursing Facility visiting the patients, distributing medicine, and passing out magazines and snacks.
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