Mimi Liu and Kristin Hawkins

Education Department official speaks at Rotunda

Henry L. Johnson, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education for the U.S. Department of Education, made a speech in the Dome Room of the Rotunda yesterday afternoon that offered a positive analysis of the current progress and future achievement of primary and secondary education in the United States. Johnson discussed the critical role the No Child Left Behind legislation has played in school improvements as well as current plans which will shape American education in the future. "No Child encourages rigor and accountability," Johnson said.