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Democratic presidential candidate Senator Hillary Clinton talked about the economy. She responded to questions from students, faculty, and supporters in the Younts Conference Center at Furma…

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…

The second day of the 11th Hofstra Presidential Conference, “William Jefferson Clinton: The "New Democrat” from Hope" began with a panel of three former top officials from the administratio…

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…

Panelists 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…

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…

Officials talked to reporters about a report on higher education comparing various aspects on a state-by-state basis. The report focused on affordability, economic and civic benefits, as wel…

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.

President Bill Clinton and Secretary Richard Riley talked about a report on the drop of student loan default rates. They hope this will be a reason to continue the federal student loan progr…

After a meeting with President Clinton, members of the President’s Cabinet met with reporters in the White House driveway. Education Secretary Richard Riley, Health and Human Services Secret…

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.