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Former Education Secretary Richard Riley talked about the difficulty of predicting violence in schools. He focused on the effectiveness of educating the youth about the dangers of hatred and…

Former education secretaries talked about the history of public education and current issues and trends in education. Following remarks about the history and current state of public educatio…

Participants talked about the quality of teacher education and training programs, preparing teachers to better educate students, and various resources available to schools and education dist…

Education Secretary Rod Paige and his predecessor, Richard Riley, spoke at a forum examining technology use in education and how to fund it.

Officials spoke about future education policy focusing on collecting adequate and accurate data on student achievement, increasing parental participation, improving teacher qualification, an…

Secretary Richard Riley talked about the future of U.S. education and the role of international education. He answered questions from members of the audience.

President Clinton and others called on Congress to pass legislation to provide funds to build new schools and to modernize older facilities. They spoke to a crowd of parents and teachers and…

Secretary Richard Riley recognized the middle school and high school principals of the year.

Commission members presented a final report on methods to improve mathematics and science teaching in all American schools. The report focused on improving teacher skills and knowledge, impr…

In his annual speech Secretary Riley talked about the state of U.S. schools and announced the publication of a report on schools. He also talked about his visits to rural schools. After his …

Education Department officials, including Education Secretary Richard Riley, briefed the media on the release of the 1999 National Assessment of Education Progress Trends Report, which provi…

Education Secretary Richard Riley outlined the administration’s goals for education which included raising standards, closing the “digital divide,” and holding schools accountable. He also p…

President Clinton named Ms. Whirry teacher of the year and spoke about ways to continue to improve education. After accepting the award, Ms. Whirry said she would work to recruit and retain …

Ms. Parton received an award for efforts to promote literacy and spoke about the problems of illiteracy, particularly in rural areas like Appalachia. She also explained her literacy program.

Secretary of Education Richard Riley talked about several areas for the nation, states, and schools could focus in order to strengthen educational opportunities and increase levels of succes…

Secretary Riley spoke about a number of initiatives designed to expand access to higher education, particularly for minorities and the poor.

First Lady Hillary Clinton, Education Secretary Richard Riley, Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) and President Bill Clinton talked about the President’s plan to create a “College Opportunity Ta…

Education Secretary, Richard Riley and National Economic Adviser, Gene Sperling, spoke to reporters at the White House about President Bill Clinton’s proposed "College Education Tax Credit".

Education Secretary Richard Riley opened a national education conference calling for a collaboration between all levels of education to better prepare present and future teachers for a caree…

Governors released a report on the future of U.S. education and announced the formation of an investigative panel on the efficacy of state and local education reform. The report found that s…