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In an excerpt from a public affairs program, Sec. Alexander said he was not promoting himself for the 1996 Republican presidential nomination.

Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander discussed the reasons for the Republican Party’s loss in the 1992 presidential election, as well as other issues associated with the election.

Secretary of Education Lamar Alexander and other education officials discussed the state of American education in an annual news briefing by the Department of Education. The speakers discuss…

Secretary Alexander discussed a variety of education issues and stressed a theme of “Back to School, But Not the Same Old Schools.” He spoke about progress toward the goals of the Education …

The evening session of the second day of the 1992 Republican National Convention featured speeches by administration officials promoting the programs and values of the George H. W. Bush admi…

In the morning panel of the second day of the annual meeting, the governors heard two presentations on welfare reform and youth apprenticeship programs. The Human Resources Committee of NGA …

The newly created National Education Goals Panel testified on setting national standards in certain subject areas.

Education Secretary Lamar Alexander discussed the recent endorsement of Democratic presidential candidate Gov. Bill Clinton (D-Arkansas) by the National Education Association, and criticized…

Education Secretary Lamar Alexander gave a partisan assessment of the Bush administration’s record on education in a news conference in the National Press Club in Washington, DC. He criticiz…

Mr. Alexander met with reporters in the White House briefing room to further outline President Bush’s education scholarship proposal and to answer their questions. He explained the concept o…

The subcommittee heard testimony on the fiscal year 1993 budget request for the Department of Education. Among the issues raised in the hearing was the situation of inner city schools, the e…

Education Secretary Lamar Alexander delivered an address about education in the U.S. and the national education goals of America 2000, the Bush administration’s plan to improve education. He…

President George H.W. Bush delivered, what he called, a non-political speech on his administration’s education proposals at a Pennsylvania High School. The parental choice for their children…

Lamar Alexander, Education Secretary under President George HW Bush, met with reporters in Allentown, Pa, to talk about the administration’s proposals to improve college students access to m…

In a joint hearing of the two committees, members heard testimony on issues involved in math and science education, and on President Bush’s $2.1 billion budget request for initiatives in the…

The National Governors' Association concluded its four days of meetings with the final plenary session. The governors discussed the highly partisan exchange between President Bush and Govern…

President George H.W. Bush and administration leaders met with reporters to talk about their efforts to stop drug abuse. They described the drug control strategies they will introduce this y…

Governor Carroll Campbell (R-SC) and Governor Roy Romer (D-CO) , co-chairs of the National Council on Education Standards and Testing, released the organization’s report on national educatio…

President Bush spoke briefly to children and parents at the Emily Harns Head Start Center in Catonsville, Maryland. The purpose of the president’s visit was to announce his proposed $600 mil…