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Congressman Rothman has always believed that the key to continuing America's prosperity in the future is ensuring that our children have an A+ education today.

He supported the bipartisan education reform bill passed by Congress recently and he believes the federal government should help local communities build new schools and renovate old ones so property taxpayers are not saddled with the entire cost. He also supports reducing class sizes for our nation's students.

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2006

October 19, 2006- Securing Our Schools: Rep. Rothman Says Federal Funds Are Available to Help

October 13, 2006- OP-ED: Federal Funds Are Available to Help Secure Our Schools

September 1, 2006- Autism Advocates Featured in Bergen County Magazine

August 2, 2006- New Jersey Principals, Rothman Discuss Education Programs

July 20, 2006- PHOTO: Students Meet Their Congressman

July 19, 2006- Congratulating Seton Hall University

June 30, 2006- PHOTOS: Outstanding Student Leaders from Fair Lawn High Meet their Congressman

June 29, 2006- 'Young Entrepreneur' from Teaneck, NJ Earns National Scholarship

June 14, 2006- PHOTO: Moriah Middle School Students Hear from their Congressman on the Steps of the U.S. Capitol

June 9, 2006- Consolidating Your Student Loans before July 1, 2006 Could Save You Thousands

May 31, 2006- PHOTO: Applause for Young Physics Whiz from Fair Lawn, NJ

May 22, 2006- PHOTO: Rep. Rothman Addresses Students at 2006 Model Congress

May 19, 2006- Rep. Rothman Congratulates Outstanding New Jersey Educators

May 19, 2006- PHOTO: Rep. Rothman Welcomes Students to Washington, DC

May 12, 2006- As Mock Trial Championships Begin, Rothman Renews Call to Allow Students of All Faiths to Compete

May 10, 2006- Rep. Rothman Announces 2006 Congressional Art Competition Winners

May 10, 2006- PHOTO: Young Scientists from Kearny, North Arlington Receive Research Grant

May 10, 2006- PHOTO: Students from The Robert L. Craig School in Moonachie Hear from Rep. Rothman

May 3, 2006- PHOTO: Rep. Rothman Meets with Israeli Ambassador Daniel Ayalon and Visiting Students

May 1, 2006- Rothman Announces Continued Progress on Meadowlands Environmental Park; Third Graders Able to Study Environment

March 22, 2006- Rothman Helps Saddle Brook Resident Enter West Point

March 15, 2006- PHOTO: Rothman with Honor Students from Fair Lawn High School

March 2, 2006- PHOTO: Rothman Meets with Student Leader from Teaneck, Spencer Whitney

February 27, 2006- Rothman Celebrates Dr. Seuss' Birthday with Students at Washington and McKenzie Elementary Schools

2005

December 23, 2005- Congress Renews Rothman's "Secure Our Schools" Program

December 14 , 2005- Rothman Introduces Bill Calling On National Mock Trial Competition to Let Children of All Faiths Compete

December 1, 2005- Rothman Presented with a "Collage of Dreams" by Local Resident Suffering from Leukemia

June 23, 2005- Rothman Announces That Fairleigh Dickinson University Library Will Host Alexander Hamilton Exhibition

June 17, 2005- Rothman Secures $15 Million For His National "Secure Our Schools" Program

June 1, 2005 - Congressman Rothman Celebrates North Bergen's Fifth Annual D.A.R.E. Day

May 31, 2005 - Rothman Joins N.J. Delegation Colleagues to Blast Bush's Proposed Cuts to Vocational & Technical Education & Training Programs

April 8, 2005 - The Verdict Is In, Says Congressman Rothman: New Jersey, Teaneck Kids Are Big Winners In National Mock Trial Controversy

April 7, 2005 - Rothman To Advocate for Teaneck Kids at “National Mock Trial” Emergency Meeting Today

April 6, 2005 - Rep. Rothman Announces That Hackensack School Will Receive Almost $2 Million in Federal Funds for Teterboro Airport Noise Abatement Project

2004

November 22, 2004 - Rothman Announces $15 Million For His National School Safety Program; Congress Approves Record Level of Funding for Secure Our Schools Initiative

October 14, 2004 - Rothman's 'Secure Our Schools' Program Delivers Nearly $1 Million For New Jersey: Funds Will Strengthen Security At Schools In 18 Municipalities Throughout the State; New Jersey Receives Most Funds Per Capita In The Nation

July 8, 2004 - Rothman Announces $20 Million for Improved School Safety Nationwide; House Passes Bill that Includes Continued Funding for Rothman's Secure Our Schools Program

June 2, 2004 - Rothman Pays a High-Tech Visit from Washington, DC To Fair Lawn's Warren Point Elementary School; Conducts Video Teleconference with Fifth Grade Students Who Ask About His Views on Education, Environment, Iraq, and Other Current Events

May 27, 2004 - Rothman Announces Federal Book Awards For Libraries in Elmwood Park and Englewood; 15 Classic Books on "Courage" Will Be Sent from the National Endowment for the Humanities

May 10, 2004 - Rothman Announces Winners Of Congressional Art Competition First Place Artwork Will Be Displayed In U.S. Capitol Building; Second & Third Place Pieces to Be Showcased in Congressman's Washington, DC and Hackensack Offices

March 17, 2004 - Rothman Encourages Local Students To Enter Congressional Art Competition; Winning Piece Will be Displayed in U.S. Capitol Complex, Second & Third Place Will Be Shown in Congressman's Washington & Hackensack Offices

2003

October 1, 2003 - Rothman's 'Secure Our Schools Act' Delivers $531,000 For New Jersey; Funds Will Bolster Security At Schools In 10 Municipalities Throughout The State

September 22, 2003 - Securing Our Schools (Op-Ed)

August 29, 2003 - Rothman Helps Secure $375,000 Federal Grant For Bergen County Police Dept. To Pay For Full-Time Police Officers For Three Technical Schools; Helps Get New Jersey's Fair Share Of Federal School Safety Funds

July 9, 2003 - Rothman Introduces Legislation To Expand His School Safety Law In New Jersey, Nationwide; Congressman's 'Secure Our Schools Act' Provides Grants To Schools For Metal Detectors, Safety Officers, Surveillance Cameras, & Other Deterrent Measures

May 13, 2003 - Rothman Announces $2.5 Million Federal Grant For Bergen County Community Action Head Start Program; Funds To Provide Services At Facilities In Bergenfield, Fort Lee, Hackensack, Lodi, River Edge, & Rutherford

May 2, 2003 - Rothman Announces Winners Of Congressional Art Competition; First Place Artwork Will Be Displayed In U.S. Capitol Building; Second & Third Place Pieces To Be Showcased In Congressman’s Washington, DC and Hackensack Offices

April 11, 2003 - Rothman Helps Secure $590,620 In Federal Funds To Hire Full-Time Police Officers For Garfield and Lyndhurst Schools;Grants Build On Congressman’s School Safety Efforts, Come From U.S. Department of Justice

March 12, 2003 - Rothman Gets $300,000 For Academies@Englewood To Hire New Teachers; Congressman Secured Funds To Help School Grow And Enroll More Students

March 7, 2003 - Rothman Participates In Read Across America In Northern New Jersey; Reads Dr. Seuss Book To Schoolchildren In Cliffside Park and Lodi

February 14, 2003 - Rothman Obtains $5 Million From Congress For His ‘Secure Our Schools Act’; Second Consecutive Year That Congressman Has Secured Funds For His National School Safety Program

2002

November 15, 2002- Rothman Delivers For New Jersey In First-Ever Funding Of His ‘Secure Our Schools Act’; Congressman Gets $615,000 for North Bergen, Asbury Park, Irvington, Orange, Union City, and Wildwood, Through His National Program to Protect Students

September 20, 2002 - Rothman Visits Local Schools To Encourage Kids To Become Involved With Their Communities: Congressman Speaks to Middle School Students in Carlstadt, Hasbrouck Heights, and South Hackensack

September 9, 2002 - Rothman Helps Secure $500,000 In Federal Funds To Hire Full-Time Police Officers For Local Schools: Grants for Fairview, Kearny, and North Bergen Come From U.S. Department of Justice

September 3, 2002 - From the Wright Brothers To Flying Eggs: Rothman Encourages Students To Participate In Rocketry Challenge

May 20, 2002 - Rothman Walks The Beat With Hackensack High School Police Officer, Leads Government & History Class

May 13, 2002 - NASA Astronaut Joins Rothman For Local School Visits; Discuss recent space shuttle mission and encourage students to follow their dreams.

April 10 , 2002 - Bergen County Teen Joins Rothman At Congressional Hearing On School Safety; Congressman Pushes For $30 Million For His ‘Secure Our Schools Act’

March 19, 2002 - Rothman Responds To Elmwood Park Students’ Concerns, Secures Federal Funds To Hire Full-Time School Police Officer; Congressman helps obtain $125,000 from U.S. Department of Justice

February 5, 2002 - Rothman Gets $150,000 for Teaneck & Hackensack After-School Programs, Vows to Fight President Bush's Proposal to Cut Them; $75,000 each for Teaneck Middle Schools and Hackensack’s Jackson Avenue Elementary School at stake to pay for Bush’s proposed additional tax cuts

January 22, 2002 - School Kids Propose Gun Law to Congressman, Rothman Gets It Passed & Secures $5 Million; Congressman’s new program addresses school violence and safety

2001

December 19, 2001 - Rothman Secures Funds For Local After-School Programs; Hackensack and Teaneck public schools to receive $75,000 each

November 20, 2001 - Rothman Secures $5 Million for 'Secure Our Schools Act'; Congressman's program is first to solely address school violence and safety

July 17, 2001 - Rothman 'Secure Our Schools Act' Receives Federal Funding; First national funding program to solely address weapons-free schools

June 13, 2001 - Rothman Fights to Bring School Modernization Bill to Floor Vote; Legislation would provide property tax relief to New Jersey

May 14, 2001 - Rothman Encourages President to Protect Funding for School Safety Programs; Cites Palisades Park student's letter at Capitol press conference

March 9, 2001 - Rothman, Bipartisan Coalition, Encourage President to Protect School Kids from Guns

March 2, 2001 - Rothman Reads to Cliffside Park Students During Read Across America Day