I believe that assisting these schools in Queens and the Bronx with their modernization and new school construction projects must be the priority of the Congress in 1999. Congressman Crowley, who organized the summit, was joined in his call for increased Federal support for school construction initiatives by Assistant U.S. Secretary for Education Scott Fleming and Congresswoman Nita Lowey, along with many other local civic leaders. The summit included a roundtable discussion with principals from throughout New York s 7 th District on school overcrowding and federal legislation to help cities, such as New York, renovate overburdened classrooms. With these strains on learning environments, teachers cannot teach as effectively and our children are the losers.
Every child deserves a safe school and needs a safe school to have a chance at success in life.