Friday, April 28, 2000
Clinton to visit schools in Ky., Ohio
By Patrick Crowley
The Cincinnati Enquirer
President Clinton is to visit the western Kentucky town of Owensboro on Wednesday and Ohio State University in Columbus on Thursday as part of a trip focusing on education issues.
Details are still being worked out, but Mr. Clinton will visit the Daviess County School District in Owensboro — an Ohio River town about 200 miles downstream from Covington — “to highlight his plan to turn around low-performing schools,” according to the White House press office.
The district has received national attention for two elementary schools with large numbers of poor children who have high levels of academic achievement. The district's elementary students scored among the top six districts on statewide tests.
“Some of the highest-performing schools in Kentucky are high-poverty schools that were once low-performing,” said a White House statement.
The following day, Mr. Clinton is to visit Columbus to highlight his plans to improve teacher quality, the Ohio Democratic Party confirmed Thursday.
He is expected to mention the Columbus Peer Assessment and Review program, in which new teachers and struggling teachers are helped by more experienced peers.
White House officials, Democratic Party spokeswoman Ann Charles Watts and Columbus Public Schools spokesman Andrew Marcelain said they did not know which school Mr. Clinton would visit.
Mr. Clinton will also visit schools in St. Paul, Minn., and Davenport, Iowa, during his two-day trip and plans to promote his proposals for turning around low-performing schools, supporting charter schools, improving teacher quality and increasing spending on education.
In Owensboro, the president is expected to be joined by Gov. Paul Patton, a Democrat.
Mr. Clinton “will call on Congress to support his $250 million Education Accountability Fund, which provides resources to help states and localities turn around failing schools,” the White House said.
U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Louisville, said he welcomes the president to Kentucky. But Mr. McConnell said he and other Republicans have differences with Mr. Clinton over the education bill.
“I'm glad the president is coming to Owensboro,” Mr. McConnell said Thursday. “They are doing exciting things there in early childhood education. They are really a leader in the country.”
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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