Children’s ‘Summit’ Planned
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Children’s ‘Summit’ Planned

By David J. Hoff — April 10, 2007 1 min read
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has announced that she will convene a daylong event to highlight the health, educational, and other needs of children. Rep. George Miller, D-Calif, the chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee, will be one of three co-chairs of the May 22 event in Washington.

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David J. Hoff was an associate editor for Education Week.
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A version of this article appeared in the April 11, 2007 edition of Education Week

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