EFFORTS TO IMPROVE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOLS:ALLEN Y. LEW

From: Congressional Testimony | Date: March 14, 2008 | Copyright information


Congressional Testimony

03-14-2008

Statement of Allen Y. Lew Executive Director, D.C. Office of Public Education
Facilities Modernization Committee on Senate Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce, and the District of Columbia March 14, 2008 Good morning Chairman
Akaka and members of the sub-committee, thank you for the opportunity to
appear before you today. For the record...

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