House Proceeding on Mar 9th, 2009 :: 0:32:35 to 0:36:25
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Lynn C. Woolsey: ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20 and the chair's prior announcement, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose doe gentlewoman from califnia

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Speech By: Lynn C. Woolsey

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Lynn C. Woolsey: rise? ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass h.res. 222. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the resolution. the clerk: house resolution 222, resolution congratulating the national assessment governing board on its 20th anniversary in measuring student academic achievement.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from california, ms. woolsey, and the gentleman from kentucky, mr. guthrie, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from california. ms. woolsey: mr. speaker, i request five legislative days during which members may revise and extend and insert extraneous materials on h.res.

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Lynn C. Woolsey: 222 into the record. the speaker pro temp without objection. ms. woolsey: that, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. -- with that, mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. woolsey: i rise in support of h.res. 222, which recognizes the 20th anniversary of the national assessment governing board. the national assessment

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Lynn C. Woolsey: governing board is a bipartisan, independent federal board that sets policy for the national assessment of education progress or naep. naep assessments are referred to as the nation's report card because these tests are t principle source of data on student achievement nationwide. naep is a connelly authorized

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Lynn C. Woolsey: project of the national center the governing board, created by congress in 1988, is made up of governors, state legislators, state and school officials, educators and researchers. all of whom oversee naep, idtify subjects to be tested

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Lynn C. Woolsey: and govern reporting of test reports. when congress established the governing board, we instructed that it be bipartisan and that it be independent. and it has lived up to these expectations and our -- and the origina the naep assessment has been invaluable on reporting the

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Lynn C. Woolsey: achievements of students at grades four, eight and 12 in reading, math matics, science, u.s. history, geography and other subjects. the naep state-by-state assessments which are administered to snuents grades four, eight have also been helpful in charting what our

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Lynn C. Woolsey: students know and providing information on a path forward based on real results. this year, mr. speaker, the governing board commemorates 20 years of learning and assessment. to mark this anniversary, the governing board plans to examine the im the past two decades and look ahead to see how the assessment

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Lynn C. Woolsey: can continue to play a vital role in measuring student achievement in the future. in order to highlight these priorities, the board will host a krch to discuss the achievement -- conference to discuss the achievement gap and work preparedness with education and policy experts. the governing board has served an important role the condition and progress of

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Lynn C. Woolsey: american education for 20 years. i thank the governing board for its outstanding service to the nation and improving elementary and secondary education. mr. speaker, o express my national assessment and i urge my colleagues to join me in recognizing their 20th