To Inspire You

By providing students in our Nation with such an education, we help save our children from the clutches of poverty, crime, drugs, and hopelessness, and we help safeguard our Nation's prosperity for generations yet unborn.

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Today In History

• In 1946 - Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement named "American Mother of the Year" by the Golden Rule Foundation.
  
• In 1902 - Jimmy Winkfield wins his second Kentucky Derby in a row. African American jockeys have won 15 of 28 Derby races.