B003_Education Reform By Bush3.txt

Radio Address by the President to Nation on Youth Violence America has made a lot of progress in renewing these enduring values and strengthening our sense of national community. A record number of young people now volunteer for community service. So, together, we've built a country that's not only better off, but a better, safer place for all of us. We passed the Brady law, which has kept guns out of the hands of over 600,000 felons, fugitives and stalkers. We've secured funding for more than 100,000 new police officers on the beat. We created the COPS in Schools program to help local law enforcement hire police officers to work in our schools. We established after-school and summer school programs that are helping now 1.3 million children a year stay out of trouble and succeed in the classroom, and we've launched a national program to foster local partnerships that make our schools safer, identify children at risk, and get them the help they need.