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January 2006
Laura Bush and President Bush discuss "No Child Left Behind," at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. "Interestingly enough, in 2003, 45 percent of the African American students in this school rated proficient in reading; in 2005, 84 percent are proficient. In other words, this is a school that believes every child can learn. Not just certain children, every child," said the President.
Laura Bush and President Bush discuss "No Child Left Behind," at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. "Interestingly enough, in 2003, 45 percent of the African American students in this school rated proficient in reading; in 2005, 84 percent are proficient. In other words, this is a school that believes every child can learn. Not just certain children, every child," said the President.
Mrs. Laura Bush visits with students from the Big Brothers Big Sisters program in Washington and Baltimore, Md., during a visit to the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006. Accompanied by Laura Bush and legislators, President George W. Bush signs H.R. 3402, The Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005, during a ceremony in the Oval Office Thursday, Jan. 5, 2005. The bill is a comprehensive package that reauthorizes Department of Justice programs to combat domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
Laura Bush delivers remarks during the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the U.S. State Department Friday, Jan. 6, 2006. After being introduced by Laura Bush, Karen Hughes, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs, addresses the U.S. University Presidents Summit on International Education at the U.S. State Department Friday, Jan. 6, 2006.
Laura Bush and President Bush discuss "No Child Left Behind," at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. "Interestingly enough, in 2003, 45 percent of the African American students in this school rated proficient in reading; in 2005, 84 percent are proficient. In other words, this is a school that believes every child can learn. Not just certain children, every child," said the President. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Laura Bush visit students at North Glen Elementary School in Glen Burnie, Md., Monday, Jan. 9, 2006. "It is a really important piece of legislation that is working. And I'm here today to talk about the spirit of the No Child Left Behind Act, the evidence that says it's working, and my deep desire to work with Congress to make sure it continues to have the desired effect on children all across the country," said the President during his remarks.
Mrs. Laura Bush addresses an audience at the Council for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Conference, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Washington, speaking in support of the Helping America's Youth initiative. Mrs. Laura Bush addresses an audience at the Council for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention National Conference, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006 in Washington, speaking in support of the Helping America's Youth initiative.
Mrs. Laura Bush and her daughter Barbara Bush are greeted by a cultural dance troupe upon their arrival Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006 at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana. Mrs. Laura Bush stands with 10-year-old Aisha Garuba Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006, after she presented Mrs. Bush with flowers upon her arrival at Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana.
Mrs. Laura Bush is seen at the residence of the U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, welcomed by Ghana President John Agyekum Kufuor in Accra, Ghana, Sunday, Jan. 15, 2006. Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attend the inauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. President Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state. Barbara Bush is seen at left.
Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attend the inauguration of Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. President Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addresses the audience at her inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. President Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state. Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the ceremony.
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addresses the audience at her inauguration in Monrovia, Liberia, Monday, Jan. 16, 2006. President Sirleaf is Africa's first female elected head of state. Mrs. Laura Bush and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice attended the ceremony.

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