Budget Issues
After meeting with President Clinton at the White House, Cabinet Members talked about how the Republican budget proposal would affect their agencies. They said the President was resolute in …
38 viewsAfter meeting with President Clinton at the White House, Cabinet Members talked about how the Republican budget proposal would affect their agencies. They said the President was resolute in …
38 viewsParticipants brief reporters on the progress of National Education Goals 2000, which were originally announced in 1990. They talk about various issues, including drugs and violence in school…
52 viewsSecretary Riley and several Democratic senators talked with reporters about the direct student loan program in relation to the budget reconciliation plan.
140 viewsPresident Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, and members of the Clinton Administration Cabinet participated in the Midwest Economic Conference. They spoke about the role of higher educati…
293 viewsPanelists and four Washington, DC students talk about how the U.S. Constitution has preserved freedoms, especially those listed in the first amendment. Hypothetical situations were created f…
244 viewsPresident Bill Clinton and Education Secretary Richard Riley talked to school superintendents from around the nation about the administration’s continuing commitment to national education go…
96 viewsEducation Secretary Richard Riley talked about education costs, financing college education, preparing students academically for very complex world and other topics. He objected to legislati…
62 viewsSecretary of Education Richard Riley spoke about progress in the education system and emphasized the importance of remaining positive despite the many criticisms of the systems. The secretar…
49 viewsAdministration officials answered media questions about religious rights in public schools and about President Clinton’s speech saying that there has been a misinterpretation of U.S. Supreme…
291 viewsPresident Bill Clinton spoke about the wide range of religious liberties in public schools guaranteed by the First Amendment. He also announced that he asked Attorney General Janet Reno and …
151 viewsWhite House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta and Treasury Secretary Richard Riley spoke about the balanced budget proposal. Following prepared statements, they took questions from the media.
42 viewsPresident Bill Clinton and others spoke at a White House ceremony honoring the top high school graduating seniors from each state. The president discussed the significance of national servic…
486 viewsAt the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Recognition Ceremony, President Clinton said he worked in good faith with members of the Congress to craft a Rescissions Bill that would cut spending but pr…
112 viewsParticipants talked about children’s transportation safety, including bicycles, automobiles and buses.
75 viewsEducation Secretary Richard Riley spoke about the importance of unity and civil dialogue and how education can help unite people at the Gettysburg College 1995 Commencement.
66 viewsAt a two-day White House Conference on Character Building, Secretary Riley talked about how public education can build character without infringing on the students' constitutional rights. Af…
98 viewsSenior White House and cabinet officials reacted to the Republican’s fiscal year 1996 budget plan objecting to many of the cuts, for instance, eliminating the entire Education Department. Th…
49 viewsPresident Bill Clinton spoke about his Middle East policy, including encouraging the peace process and confronting terrorism.
87 viewsPresident Bill Clinton and Secretary Richard Riley paid tribute to the 1995 National Teacher of the Year, Elaine Griffin, and her work at the Kodiak Island, Alaska schools of Akhioc and Chin…
574 viewsPresident Bill Clinton and Education Secretary Richard Riley addressed the American Association of Community Colleges. They spoke about expanding the Federal Direct Lending Program for stude…
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