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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1997                          (202) 514-2008
                                               TDD (202) 514-1888
                                 
                        **MEDIA ADVISORY**


         ATTORNEY GENERAL JANET RENO AND DEPUTY ATTORNEY
          GENERAL ERIC HOLDER WILL PARTICIPATE IN A D.C.
              PUBLIC SCHOOLS TEACH FOR AMERICA EVENT
                                 

     WASHINGTON, D.C. --  Attorney General Janet Reno and Deputy
Attorney General Eric Holder will join D.C. community leaders
sharing their knowledge and experience with students at the
Harriet Tubman Elementary School, as part of Teach for America
Week.  

     The event is part of a nationwide effort to promote Teach
for America, a national teacher corps of outstanding recent
college graduates who commit to teaching for two years in urban
and rural public schools.  The effort, which the Attorney General
is participating in, calls upon successful Americans from a
variety of fields to spend one hour sharing their knowledge and
experience with urban and rural public school students.


               TIME:  1:00 P.M.
               DATE:  Tuesday, October 21
               SITE:  Harriet Tubman Elementary School
                      3101 13th Street, N.W., 
                      Washington, D.C.


NOTE:  THIS IS A PHOTO OPPORTUNITY ONLY. 


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