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Originally Processed With FOIA(s): FOIA Number: S FOIA MARKER This is not a textual record. This is used as an administrative marker by the George Bush Presidential Library Staff. Record Group/Collection: George H.W. Bush Presidential Records Collection/Office of Origin: Speechwriting, White House Office of Series: Speech File Draft Files Subseries: Chron File, 1989-1993 OA/ID Number: 13515 Folder ID Number: 13515-012 Folder Title: USA Today--Presidential Message Concerning Education 1/9/90 [OA 4390] Stack: Row: Section: Shelf: Position: G 25 6 6 7 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Date: 1/10 TO: CHRISS WINSTON FROM: JOHN S. GARDNER Special Assistant to the President and Assistant Staff Secretary Jim and Roger Porter have approved as edited. This is OK for publication per Jim. Please send us a copy of the published version for the President. Thanks. J. 61:15 1990 JAN -9 PM 5: 27 Winston/Grant January 9, 1990 Draft one c:USAtoday PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO BE PUBLISHED IN USA TODAY SPECIAL SECTION ON EDUCATION My congratulations to the first-ever All USA College Academic Team on your outstanding achievements. Each one of you has proven your intellectual prowess and scholarly abilities. Each of you has answered the call within yourselves to strive for excellence. But it is important that you also view yourselves as part of a dedicated team striving to meet the educational demands of the '90s. Today, as we enter a new decade, excellence must be the CORNERSTONE byword of all our efforts at every level to improve American education. Last September, the Nation's governors joined me for HISTORIC an Education Summit to work, for the first time as team, to make American education number one in the world. again. a ARE WORKING ESTABUSH We want to see national goals for excellence established and TO a restructuring of our educational system in the states that will make America more competitive and our young people better prepared to join the workforce of the new decade and beyond. We want to encourage creativity, innovation and choice through merit and magnet schools, better science and math curricula, and by rewarding those who excell in the classroom both students and teachers. In fact, The USA College Academic Team has set the pace in a competition we can't afford to lose. But I am confident it's a race we will win because, as a people, the Americans team has have always been at its best when the challenge is the toughest. Their Parents, teachers, school administrators, students and community members each of you has something to give as a member of America's education team. Working together, American education will be second to none. LCONTRIBUTE GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES John- These look great Please get This to and me. to tell Communications them it's that OK for they 21:1d once 0103068 publication send me copy ask for President fim Thanks it appears 1/10/90 Winston/Grant January 9, 1990 Draft one c:USAtoday PROPOSED PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGE TO BE PUBLISHED IN USA TODAY SPECIAL SECTION ON EDUCATION My congratulations to the first-ever All USA College Academic Team on your outstanding achievements. Each one of you has proven your intellectual prowess and scholarly abilities. Each of you has answered the call within yourselves to strive for excellence. But it is important that you also view yourselves as part of a dedicated team striving to meet the educational demands of the '90s. Today, as we enter a new decade, excellence must be the byword of all our efforts at every level to improve American education. Last September, the Nation's governors joined me for an Education Summit, to work, for the first time, as team, to make American education number one in the world again. We want to see national goals for excellence established and a restructuring of our educational system in the states that will make America more competitive and our young people better prepared to join the workforce of the new decade and beyond. We want to encourage creativity, innovation and choice through merit and magnet schools, better science and math curricula and by rewarding those who excell in the classroom - both students and teachers. The USA College Academic Team has set the pace in a competition we can't afford to lose. But I am confident it's a race we will win because, as a people, the American team has always been at its best when the challenge is the toughest. Parents, teachers, school administrators, students and community members - each of you has something to give as a member of America's education team. Working together, American education will be second to none. GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES