In between greeting world leaders in town for the UN General Assembly this week, President Bush will set a few minutes aside tomorrow for Schools Chancellor Joel Klein.
The nation's largest school system has a budget on par with some small countries, but that's not what landed Klein on the President's agenda in a week of international diplomacy.
It was a prestigious award bestowed on the city schools last week - and a chance for the President to push his No Child Left Behind Act, which is up for reauthorization.
"The President looks forward to meeting and talking about why reauthorizing No Child Left Behind is important to continue building on its success," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. "He'll be there for the UN General Assembly, but education and No Child Left Behind are important initiatives for the President."
Stanzel said the President and First Lady will also congratulate Klein for helping the city win the Broad Prize for Urban Education, which goes every year to the urban school system that's shown the most improvement.
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