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Adrian, a student at Carson Elementary, presents Secretary Paige with a Hawaiian lei.

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"Your teachers, your president, your moms and dads and I are all working hard to help you get a great education so you can do all those things you dream of doing," Paige tells the students. "But you've got to do a few things, too. One of the best things you can do is read more. Everything you need to learn and succeed in school and in life is between the pages of good books. So read, read, read."


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Secretary Rod Paige and U.S. Secret Service Director Brian Stafford speak about school violence and ways to make America's schools safer for children. "It is critical that schools are places where students feel safe, respected and able to share their concerns openly, without fear of shame or punishment," says Secretary Paige.

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Secretary Rod Paige joins (from left) Allan Houston of the New York Knicks, Cablevision President and CEO James L. Dolan, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, New York Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, and Teresa Weatherspoon of the WNBA's New York Liberty at Samuel Gompers Vocational and Technical High School to highlight the importance of partnerships between the business community and public schools and to discuss how No Child Left Behind and technology will transform education in America.