Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Monday, March 11, 2002 Volume 38—Number 10 Pages 333–387 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:33 Mar 13, 2002 Jkt 005300 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P10MRF4.008 txed01 PsN: txed01 Contents Addresses and Remarks Addresses and Remarks—Continued See also Meetings With Foreign Leaders White House Conference on Preparing Florida Tomorrow’s Teachers—348 America II Electronics employees in St. Communications to Congress Petersburg—378 Republican Party of Florida, reception in Steel products, message transmitting St. Petersburg—382 documents describing the safeguard action Roundtable discussion on corporate on imports of certain—363 management reform in St. Petersburg, Communications to Federal Agencies remarks following—376 Action Under Section 203 of the Trade Act Judge Charles W. Pickering, Sr., meeting— of 1974 Concerning Certain Steel Products, 363 memorandum—359 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards, Funding for international organizations, presentation—370 memorandum—348 Middle East situation—373 Minnesota Interviews With the News Media Eden Prairie High School in Eden Exchanges with reporters Prairie—339 Eden Prairie, MN—337 Educators, meeting in Eden Prairie—337 Oval Office—363 Senatorial candidate Norm Coleman, Rose Garden—373 fundraiser in Minneapolis—344 St. Petersburg, FL—376 New York, meeting with the Governor, the News conference with President Hosni mayor, and the congressional delegation Mubarak of Egypt, March 5—351 —372 Radio address—333 Meetings With Foreign Leaders U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce—364 Egypt, President Mubarak—351 (Continued on the inside of the back cover.) Editor’s Note: The Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents is also available on the Inter- net on the GPO Access service at http://www.gpo.gov/nara/nara003.html. 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VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:33 Mar 13, 2002 Jkt 005300 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P10MRF4.008 txed01 PsN: txed01 Contents—Continued Proclamations Statements by the President—Continued American Red Cross Month—334 Senator Fred Thompson’s decision not to seek Irish-American Heritage Month—335 reelection—385 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Steel industry, decision to impose temporary Month—335 safeguards to help the domestic—355 Save Your Vision Week—336 To Facilitate Positive Adjustment to Competition From Imports of Certain Steel Supplementary Materials Products—355 Women’s History Month—369 Acts approved by the President—387 Checklist of White House press releases—387 Statements by the President Digest of other White House Genetic discrimination, proposed legislation to announcements—385 provide protections against—368 Nominations submitted to the Senate—386 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:33 Mar 13, 2002 Jkt 005300 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 1249 Sfmt 1249 W:\DISC\P10MRF4.008 txed01 PsN: txed01 Week Ending Friday, March 8, 2002 The President’s Radio Address teachers receive their training, the topic of March 2, 2002 a conference that will be hosted by our First Lady on Tuesday. Good morning. This coming week I will Today, only 36 percent of teachers, them- be highlighting measures to help America’s selves, say they feel very well prepared for public schools carry out the education re- their jobs, so we’ll focus on teacher training forms we enacted in Washington earlier this efforts where the need is greatest, in early year. Our education reforms require ac- childhood education, special education, countability and results and give schools math, science, and reading instruction. greater resources to achieve them. Through my administration’s Reading First Parents will have more information about program, we are placing a new emphasis on the performance of their local schools and the most basic of skills, and many of our more say in how their children are educated. teachers will need training in the best and The No Child Left Behind Act is historic, proven methods of reading instruction. ushering in a new era of accountability and Because learning only takes place in an at- education, but a lot of hard work is still mosphere of order, we want our teachers to ahead. be in control of their classrooms. So we’re The effectiveness of all education reform protecting teachers from the threat of frivo- eventually comes down to a good teacher in lous lawsuits that often result from enforcing a classroom. And America’s teachers are reasonable discipline. Because committed eager to put higher standards into action, and teachers often buy school supplies for their we must give them the tools to succeed. My students out of their own pockets, the budget administration has set a great goal for our I have proposed includes a tax deduction to public schools, a quality teacher in every cover some of those costs. And because I classroom. strongly believe in local control of education, We can achieve this in two ways, by at- I’ll implement new flexibility for school dis- tracting capable men and women into the tricts. They’ll be able to use Federal funds teaching profession, and providing teachers where the local need is greatest, to reduce the training and support they deserve. Over class sizes or improve teacher training or to the next decade, America will need more increase teacher pay. than 2 million new teachers. The budget I In our new era of education reform we’re have signed into law for 2002 includes nearly asking a lot of our teachers, and we owe them $3 billion for teacher training, recruiting, and something in return. We must treat them as hiring, an increase of more than 35 percent the professionals they are. We must give over the last year’s budget. them our respect and support. Teachers are We proposed to expand programs that re- among the most important people in our chil- cruit new math, science, and special edu- dren’s lives, and a good teacher can literally cation teachers by forgiving part of their col- make a lifelong difference. I have confidence lege loans in exchange for a commitment to in the education reforms we enacted because teach in poor neighborhoods for at least 5 I have confidence in the teachers who will years. We should open up the teaching pro- carry them out. fession, allowing people who have achieved Thank you for listening. in other fields, including veterans and par- NOTE: The address was recorded at 10:00 a.m. ents with grown children, to share their on February 28 in the Cabinet Room at the White learning and experience. And we must up- House for broadcast at 10:06 a.m. on March 2. grade the teaching colleges, where many The transcript was made available by the Office 333 VerDate 11-MAY-2000 00:36 Mar 13, 2002 Jkt 005300 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 1244 Sfmt 1244 W:\DISC\P10MRT4.008 txed01 PsN: txed01 334 Mar. 2 / Administration of George W. Bush, 2002 of the Press Secretary on March 1 but was embar- products. Red Cross personnel are now with goed for release until the broadcast. The Office our troops who are fighting terrorism in Af- of the Press Secretary also released a Spanish lan- ghanistan. They live alongside our soldiers in guage transcript of this address. harsh conditions and work around the clock to fulfill an historic role. They help to keep Proclamation 7525—American Red service members and their families in touch Cross Month, 2002 with each other, and offer other small com- forts to ease the strain of those who are serv- March 2, 2002 ing the cause of freedom. By the President of the United States At home, the Red Cross’ courses in life- of America saving skills, first aid, CPR, and water safety, provide Americans with information they A Proclamation need to help maintain safe and healthy lives. The American Red Cross is one of our Na- Our communities also benefit from Red tion’s oldest and most renowned charitable Cross programs that provide hot meals and organizations. It provides help, hope, and transportation for the homebound, as well as healing when disasters or other crises strike housing and job training for the homeless. countries, communities, or families around Over one million Red Cross volunteers the world. help make our country stronger and more Founded in 1881 by Clara Barton, the compassionate by relieving suffering and sav- American Red Cross was chartered by the ing lives every year. The USA Freedom Congress in 1905 to provide aid in times of Corps initiative will provide the Red Cross need. Each year, the Red Cross responds to with even more volunteers to help further more than 67,000 disasters nationwide.