As Problems Like Identity Theft Become More

There Has Been A Growing Consensus Across The Country - From Statehouses To The White House And The Halls Of Congress - That We Need To Take Dramatic Steps To Improve Our Secondary Schools.

Currently, Only 70 Percent Of Our High School Students Earn Diplomas With Their Peers, And Less Than One-third Of Our High School Students Graduate Prepared For Success In A Four-year College.

Tragically, The White House Task Force On Disadvantaged Youth Reported That One-quarter Of Our Young People Are At Serious Risk Of Not Achieving Productive Adulthood.

If We Do Not Get No Child Left Behind Right For Limited English Proficient Students, The Law Will Be A Failure For Most Schools In The 15th Congressional District, And For Many Across The Nation.

However, The Administration's Plan To Privatize Social Security Will Undermine Retirement Security For All Americans By Cutting Guaranteed Benefits By More Than 40 Percent, And Risky Private Accounts Won't Make Up For The Loss Of Benefits For Millions Of Americans.