○  克林顿总统1999年联邦国情咨文演说  ○

fourth,wemustempowerparentswithmoreinformationandmorechoices.intoomanycommunitiesit''seasiertogetinformationonthequalityofthelocalrestaurantsthanonthequalityofthelocalschools.

everyschooldistrictshouldiuereportcardsoneveryschool.andparentsshouldbegivenmorechoicesinselectingtheirpublicschools.

whenibecamepresident,therewasjustoneindependentpubliccharterschoolinallamerica.withoursuortonabipartisanbasis,todaythereare1,100.mybudgetauresthatearlyinthenextcentury,therewillbe3,000.

fifth,toaurethatourclaroomsaretrulyplacesoflearning,andtoreondtowhatteachershavebeenaskingustodoforyears,weshouldsaythatallstatesandschooldistrictsmustbothadoptandimplementseibledisciplinepolicies.

nowlet''sdoonemorethingforourchildren.today,toomanyschoolsaresooldthey''refallingapart,orsoovercrowdedstudentsarelearningintrailers.lastfall,congremiedtheoortunitytochangethat.thisyear,with53millionchildreninourschools,congremustnotmithatoortunityagain.iaskyoutohelpourcommunitiesbuildormodernize5,000schools.

ifwedothesethings–endsocialpromotion,turnaroundfailingschools,buildmodernones,suortqualifiedteachers,promoteiovation,competitionanddiscipline–thenwewillbegintomeetourgeneration''shistoricreoibilitytocreateto21stcenturyschools.

now,wealsohavetodomoretosuortthemillioofparentswhogivetheiralleverydayathomeandatwork.

themostbasictoolofallisadecentincome.solet''sraisetheminimumwagebyadollaranhouroverthenexttwoyears.

andlet''smakesurethatwomenandmengetequalpayforequalworkbystrengtheningenforcementoftheequalpaylaws.

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thatwasencouraging,youknow?therewasmorebalanceontheseesaw.ilikethat.let''sgivethemahand.that''sgreat.

workingparentsalsoneedqualitychildcare.so,againthisyear,iaskcongretosuortourplanfortaxcreditsandsuidiesforworkingfamilies,forimprovedsafetyandquality,forexpandedafter-schoolprogram.andourplanalsoincludesanewtaxcreditforstay-at-homeparents,too.theyneedsuortaswell.

parentsshouldneverhave

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