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April 24, 2008: President Bush mentions John Paul the Great Catholic High School during his closing remarks at a White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools in Washington, D.C.

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I'm told that you're a very hard workers and that's cool and clear you always wear a smile remember for school student Advisory Group are performed in plays from Shakespeare to The Lion King write short stories and as you just heard her explain she loves all language arts it is clear she has a promising future because of the education she's receiving a Saint Anne fortunately thousands missing out on this opportunity because America's inner-city schools are closing at an alarming right and so that's why we convene this Summit to discuss how we can extend life lines of learning they all are America's children I want to thank you for coming I take this summer seriously obviously you do as well my ministration was forward to working with you this is a national objective to make sure every child gets a good education and I really appreciate you coming once I think my friend and the Secretary of Education Margaret spellings for joining Bernard a thank you very much sir for being here we were just talking about what a glorious week it was welcomed his Holiness to America everything extraordinary moment for all who are directly involved I think extraordinary moments for all of America I am I got to know Archbishop wuerl I'm providing a sound education really important I am some children are getting a good education but a lot are consigned to inadequate School and I believe America's teachers working inner city schools help raise as well reserved is so important as we head into the 21st century to make every sure every child has got the skills necessary to see that's what a hopeful country is all about we have worked to strengthen the public school system we haven't given up on public school quite the contrary try to help him succeed by passing the No Child Left Behind Act some circle his controversial I don't think it should be controversial however to demands high standards for every child I don't think it should be controversial to insist upon accountability to see if those children are meeting no standards and I don't if children are falling behind accountability measures Raiders record when I was governor of Texas in like a system where we just simply guest do you think the child learning I don't know maybe maybe not that's unacceptable scores for minority in for students to reaching all-time highs in a number of areas and that's great if there's an achievement Gap in America the problem is that while the No Child Left Behind Act they're still children trapped in schools at will today nearly one-half of the urban School District on time for children in major Urban School District in Detroit one student and four makes it out of the public school system with a diploma we could like these trailer Intercity and so sobriety Solutions when is to work hard to improve the public school system but another solution is to recognize that there is a bright future for a lot of children found in face Bay School faith-based School tradition is not a 21st century phenomenon a Quaker School opened in Philadelphia 1689 a Jewish Day School open in New York more than 40 years before the American Revolution and during the 19th century Catholic schools in our biggest cities welcome to poor European immigrant you imagine what it's like to be in Coming to America can't hardly speak the language and find great Solace into institutions into school and generations of Americans have been lifted up generations of the newly-arrived have been able to have hopeful future because of our faith faith faith schools today our nation fourth in a forest communities religious schools continue provides important and as they carry out their stores Mission of training Children Place the school increasingly serves children are the religious tradition that's important for people to know there's a lot of students through for example may not be Catholic and go to the school and get a great education that's what we all be focused on how to get people a great education a neighborhood The Face Place schools are proving the naysayers wrong the schools are provided good solid academic foundation for children importance of discipline and character if Robert successes America's inner-city faith-based schools are facing a crisis the word crisis for this reason between 2000 and 2006 nearly 1,200 faith-based schools closed in America's inner cities nearly 400 places of learning where people are getting a good education in their beginning to close 1200 of them have closed impact of school closings classroom the closing place an added Burden Burden on inner city public schools that are struggling any school closings in your country by really denying your future of children the critical sorts of learning only about how to read and write for the best social justice is the highlights problem and state or country we have a interest the health of these centers of excellence in the country's interest to get Beyond at the public-private the recognizes the National Asset that provides a critical part of the nation's Fabric and making sure we're hopeful it's almost been a little time talking about what can be done to help preserve these schools and provide more importantly a hopeful hopeful future and that's what you're going to do after I leave as well a person. Faith-based schools can continue to serve City children requires a commitment from the federal government organization that has to provide help for the those who hurt I hope theory of life was we ought to be asking about results not necessarily process when you focus on process you can find all sorts of reasons not to move forward if you stay focus on results and then provide an outlet for other options Space Program using taxpayers money to help me critical needs helping a child critical need is helping a recently released tomorrow hopeful life and we do that Social Services we also provide Federal fund friendly support for institutions of Higher Learning using taxpayers money enable somebody to go to a university University Long tradition of the United States of America my attitude is we're doing this why do we use the same philosophy family getting your children for this called initiative app and I'm surprised you're not yelling again the law created washing opportunity scholarship program which has helped more than 2,600 the poorest children in our nation's capital find New Hope other non-public school address the closings of schools is to empower parents to be able to send their children to the school before they close and a successful program look at the demand for the scholarship want their children to be able to take advantage of this program affect the man clearly outstripped Supply we chose to me hopefully Spanish how to propose an idea that we are supposed to be a 300075000 low-income children enrolled in public schools we have to go to a Parent's Choice if you're right in a public school that won't teach in and your Spotify there's a scholarship for you to be able to have an additional opportunity to help strengthen the school to the talking about they're losing me one way people are able to afford the education Cal grant have health dream of a college education and it is the same spirit liberate for children trapped in public schools that aren't meeting expectations state and local government can help today more than 30 state constitutions include so cold Blaine Amendment which prohibits public support of religious school these Amendments have their roots in nineteenth-century anti-catholic bigotry the debater Legacy background if they're concerned about quality education for children answer key how to remove the Blaine amendments local governments can do I would call people's attention to the Pennsylvania educational Improvement tax credit eitc Pepsi which allows businesses to meet state tax obligations right before you Pre-K B12 scholarship for low-income students use the tax code to meet a national and religious school the 2001 tax credits have yielded more than three hundred million dollars to help Pennsylvania family Innovative use of the tax code to meet social of Jack all 12 schools in the diocese in Pittsburgh Bishop East years the program has been in place that's positive until I would call upon State leaders to listen to what comes out of this conference and to think of innovative ways to advance vegetation for all children Safeway school can continue to serve inner-city children required ecstasy. That happens requires a commitment from the business community can corporate America's interest that our children get a good education starting Pre-K Route 12 Chicago group of Jesuit priests and Innovative way to finance his education called Crystal Rae and they convince your covers businesses Citrus manga businesses get energetic reliable worker for high turnover jobs who did get a top-notch education plus real work experience I feel a sense of Pride when they leave some of the city's most tallest skyscraper programming working and many of the higher education Cristo Rey is now involved in 19 cities Jabez conferences to provide go by for people who share a sense concern about our nation's future hopefully from the summit good ideas for be spawning other good ideas at the federal level the state and local level at the corporate level I'm in a course at the citizen level citizens is America at its very best generosity that require government law sometimes it takes a little higher authority than government what one third of Americans who volunteer do social religious organization I am I was struck by interesting to see 10 years ago private owners gave approximately 16 million dollars they'll provide Catholic schools in the city's poorest neighborhoods in 15 million dollars the diaphysis launch date Jubilee schools initiative reopen Catholic schools have been shuttered for decades today grocer more than 1,400 students 81% of children not Catholic are we 96% live at or below poverty level Stoner tuition become here whatever the family can afford schools have the working as well which is really important the program and the reason I can tell you check for drop like they're not afraid to measure ambulatory nurse assignment temperature I don't think I want to measure if I say I want to be held to account from a line of reasoning this is the one you're dealing with our children it's unacceptable. We Want To Praise those who achieve excellence and call upon those who don't to change so they can school system is willing to measure and it has been a great joy for the people of Memphis the watch excellent Fred and I want to thank those who have put forth some money and call on all citizens to find ways they can contribute to help educational entrepreneurs Innovation the willing to challenge the status quo social play schools can continue to children and sometimes I can get Boost from higher education seems like to me when I was going to text I try to get are higher and higher education institutions understand that rather than becoming a source of remediation you know help the schools early on Alliance for Catholic Education compare college graduates to work as teachers in underserved Catholic School people at Notre Dame work at Catholic schools across the country and there's a I like the idea of these higher education institutions to making sure that elementary school and junior high school high school education one way to do it I've come to talk to you about some ways to come to walk in and get the open weekend the Washington good ideas people understand what we're talking about here is pretty practical on how to solve some of our nation's critical problem and so on it let me come in with a story here about the VA she goes to Georgetown University. she is a she's born in Mexico and they moved to Chicago probably to try to realize a better life I'm kind of hard to try to realize the better life dream together for your family hope you no more hopeful place in the world by the way than the United States of America what we shouldn't be surprised when people come to America for a hopeful life that's what America has been in kidney when the parent hope that your children get a good education well that's what the folks want for her how they wanted something better than a low-performing high school a lot of people think that their child Goes to School ever until they and it's that whole purpose by the way is not to embarrass anybody it's not. School anybody the whole purpose is to achieve Excellence for every person so you took a look at the school system and said there's a better way until guess what I just described to you challenge School academic guess what you going to get no results if you believe in every child's worth and every child can learn it's important inspired by grade teachers she said she was motivated by the amazing job program andam he's not Georgetown University on the greatschools University Center guess what she wants to do when she leaves Georgetown she wants to enroll and Notre Dame Ace Program Peter just got an A or an F either way we glad you're here and I love your example and the reason why it's important to have examples so we get beyond the rhetoric and realize that were dealing with the human potential some day is going to be in life what happened at Nationals Stadium with his Holy Father one of the objects High School in Arlington Virginia I mean I'm sure there's a lot of Demands Anatole father but he took time to let the Cornerstone of the school and my hope is that we're laying cornerstones for new school here revive tool the Holy Father and extended throughout the country and work for excellence for every child it's a high standard then when we find centers of excellence what do you think a policy that will enable them to important for America I thank you for bringing your Talus your energies and your effort I thank you for caring deeply about our young and I thank you for being a part of what I believe to make sure America continues to be a hopeful place for all God bless you how do I

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