Photo by KATIE FREEMAN
Patricia Smiley, left, of Emporia school district and Mary Cohen, regional representative of the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education, share a laugh Tuesday afternoon after Cohen presented an oversized check for $583,710 to the Emporia school district. The check represented a three-year Foreign Language Assistance Program grant. Cohen congratulated the district on its strtegic planning and policies that help maintain the country's place in the global economy.