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

President Clinton announced his agreement with congressional leaders on educational spending and the status of other budget negotiations. He answered questions from the media.

Following a meeting with President Bill Clinton, Secretaries Richard Riley and Bruce Reed commented on an education reform proposal announced by the president. Administration officials and c…

Participants testified about state, local and private education reforms. Governor Jeb Bush (R-FL) talked about Florida’s A plus program to raise accountability and standards for public scho…

Secretary Riley reported that American reading scores are up for the three grades, fourth, eight, and twelth, for the first time in this country. He also mentioned that American children’s m…

First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke on Education. She stated that American schools need qualified teachers. She spoke about the critical importance of a good education for American child…

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…

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…

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…

In his fourth annual speech on the state of U.S. education, Secretary of Education Richard Riley spoke about the challenges of preparing students for life in the next century. He focused on …

Education Secretary Richard Riley spoke at a middle school in Northern Virginia about the state of American education. Secretary Riley reviewed the progress made since the study “A Nation A…

Committee mebers heard testimony on the federal role in administering education programs. Some Republicans have proposed eliminating the Department of Education and returning more educationa…

Secretary Riley released the 1994 report of the National Education Goals Panel. Congress required the panel to issue annual assessments charting each state’s progress toward national educati…

This event from the DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION announced the release of The National Assessment of Educational Progress or 'National Educational Report Card'. The survey is conducted by…

At Martin Luther King Middle School in Beltsville, Maryland, President Clinton and a group of students participated in a question and answer session on the “Brown v. Board of Education” deci…

Secretary Riley spoke about the need for more school hours to teach young people as opposed to the current trend allowing for less time in school. The commission studying the trend recommend…

Education Secretary Richard Riley spoke on programs that have been implemented during the Clinton administration in order to increase global education competitiveness. He said that education…

President Clinton visited students and faculty at an elementary school in San Diego, where he signed into law the Goals 2000 Bill. The bill establishes education standards for students, prov…

Education Secretary Richard Riley addressed members of the National Parent Teacher Association on creating schools for the 21st century. He said that the administration is focusing on educat…

Secretary of Education Richard Riley spoke about education standards and reform proposed by the Clinton administration. Following his remarks, he took questions from the audience concerning …