International Education Policy

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International Education Policy
A joint partnership between the U.S. Department of Education
and the U.S. Department of State

November 13, 2000 - President Clinton signs the
Presidential Proclamation for International
Education Week, 2000.

September 11-13, 2000 - The U.S. Department
of Education held a national conference on
educational technology. The conference's
international component discussed "global
connections through technology," giving examples of
how students and teachers are connecting globally
at the K-12 level. The conference included an
international forum on distance learning with the
theme, "strengthening learning through
technology," focusing on new challenges and
opportunities at the postsecondary level for
collaboration beyond national borders.

April 19, 2000 - President Clinton signed the
Memorandum on International Education Policy.
The U.S. Department of State and the U.S.
Department of Education are working in
partnership to implement this policy and prepare
American citizens for a global environment while
continuing to attract and educate future leaders
from abroad.

May 22, 2000 - Representatives of the two
departments met with educational and exchange
organizations for a briefing and to solicit input.
At this meeting, four topic groups were
established to take advantage of the expertise of
those in attendance to develop the goals and
objectives for each of the four groups. The groups
identified were:

1) exchanges, study abroad, building international
expertise and aligning regulations;
2) foreign languages/English and cultural learning;
3) educational technology and distance learning;
4) comparative educational practices.

June 21, 2000 - The departments met with
representatives from the diplomatic and business
communities and international organizations.
Concerns were raised about the compatibility
between current immigration laws and regulations,
and the administration of international exchanges.
Discussions are being held within the government
to address the aligning regulations goal of the
directive. The two departments are sensitive to
these concerns, and mindful that any lasting
solutions to these problems will require extensive
collaboration between governmental and private-
sector counterparts.

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