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This introductory portion features opening comments by Professor John Franklin, Education Secretary Richard Riley and Mr. Clausen. Secretary Riley talked about the importance of the panel’s …

Secretary Riley opened a regional conference on improving U.S. education. He criticized those who continually attack the value of public education and that public education, both its student…

As part of a conference on Internet use by children, Secretary Richard Riley and others spoke about the need for educating parents, teachers and caregivers about the benefits and the dangers…

Attorney General Reno and Secretary Riley summed up the results of the day- long forum on what can be done about attacks against people who are victims of crimes motivated by racial hatred o…

President Bill Clinton took part in a discussion focusing on solutions to the problem of attacks on people because of race or sexual orientation. The panel discussed different way in which t…

The National Education Goals Panel issued its seventh annual report on the progress of U.S. education. The panel members commented on the report, which outlined progress toward the eight nat…

The federal role in Native American education, the programs available to Native American students and funding priorities for the future were discussed during this forum. Representatives from…

Senate Budget committee members heard from Secretary of Education Richard Riley and Former Secretary of Education for the Reagan Administration ,William Bennett, on the role of the federal g…

President Bill Clinton and and U.S Education Secretary Richard Riley spoke about an effort to improve literacy among America’s youth. The America Reads program would employ college students …

Senate Appropriations Subcommittee members heard testimony from Education Secretary Richard Riley and Representative William Goodling, R-Pennsylvania and the chair of the House Education and…

Pascal Forgione and Education Secretary Richard Riley briefed reporters on a report about the increase in high school enrollment. Much of the growth is due to the children of baby boomers. T…

Secretary Richard Riley talked about the new voluntary testing initiative that is designed to gauge the reading skills of fourth graders and the mathematics skills of eighth graders. Officia…

Democratic National Committee members attended an annual conference. Several members of the administration, including HUD Secretary Andrew Cuomo, Education Secretary Richard Riley, Transport…

In this panel discussion from VANDERBUILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville ,TN President Bill Clinton participated in the annual conference hosted by Vice President and Mrs.Tipper Gore. Panelists talk…

President Bill Clinton and others marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of Title IX, which guaranteed equal access to sports opportunities at schools which receive federal funds. In his…

After a Title IX anniversary event with President Clinton, Secretary Richard Riley and other attendees talked briefly to reporters about the increase in enforcement of the law and its import…

Education Secretary Richard Riley and Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin reacted to the House Ways and Means Committee tax cut proposal, specifically concerning education tax incentives. They a…

After an event with President Clinton in the Rose Garden, Secretary Riley and others briefed reporters on the results of the Third International Math and Science Study of fourth graders in 2…

President Clinton and Secretary Riley announced that U.S. fourth graders placed second in science and fifth in math in the third International Mathematics and Science Study, which tested stu…

Joined by Secretary Richard Riley and several disabled persons, President Clinton signed the Individuals with Disabilities Education reauthorization act of 1997. This bill renews a law first…