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Secretary Secretary Spellings Visits Bethel, Alaska (August 29, 2007)
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Secretary Spellings, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Principal Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields watch a class where Yup'ik immersion is used to enrich students' academic experience.


Secretary Spellings and Senator Ted Stevens arrive in Bethel, Alaska, to visit schools and highlight strides made by Alaska's schools and students under the No Child Left Behind Act. Secretary Spellings greets students at the Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School in Bethel, Alaska.
Secretary Spellings, Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Principal Panigkaq Agatha John-Shields watch a class where Yup'ik immersion is used to enrich students' academic experience. Secretary Spellings participates in a class with students from Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School in Bethel, Alaska.
Secretary Spellings participates in a native dancing class with students from Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School in Bethel, Alaska. Secretary Spellings greets students at Ayaprun Elitnaurvik School in Bethel, Alaska.
Secretary Spellings greets administrators of Yuut Elitnaurviat School in Bethel, Alaska. Secretary Spellings, Senator Ted Stevens, and Senator Lisa Murkowski attend a roundtable at Yuut Elitnaurviat School in Bethel, Alaska.
Secretary Spellings, Senator Ted Stevens, and Senator Lisa Murkowski review progress being made at Yuut Elitnaurviat School in Bethel, Alaska.  

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