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Archives of Speeches From Previous Administrations (1994 - 1/19/2001)

These are archived transcripts of selected speeches and congressional testimony prepared for delivery by the Education Secretary and other senior ED officials. The Secretary's speeches are provided by the Office of Public Affairs. The Secretary's congressional testimony is provided by the Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs and the remarks of Department senior staff are provided by their respective offices. We also post key policy letters signed by the Education Secretary and Deputy Secretary and brief summaries of policy analyses of federal education issues.

Speeches from 2001:

• On January 17, Secretary Riley received the interim report of the National Commission on the High School Senior Year, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On January 8, Secretary Riley spoke at the Sixth Binational Dialogue, U.S. - Brazil Partnership for Education, on "Challenges and Innovations in Secondary and Postsecondary Education," Atlanta, Ga.

Speeches from 2000:

• On December 15, Secretary Riley spoke at the Improving America's Schools Conference, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On December 6, Secretary Riley spoke at the Pathways to College Network Pledge-Signing Event, Washington, D.C.
• On December 5, Secretary Riley spoke at the TIMSS-R ---The Third International Mathematics and Science Study--- press conference, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On December 1, Secretary Riley spoke about The Kindergarten Year -- the Findings from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On November 16, Secretary Riley gave a speech entitled, "Partnerships Not Partisanship - The Future of Education," at the National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On October 25, Secretary Riley testified before the House Education and the Workforce Committee, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On October 16, Secretary Riley spoke at a GEAR UP event in Canton, Ohio
  
  
• On October 13, Secretary Riley spoke at the U.S. Department of Education National Teachers Forum event held in Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On October 12, Secretary Riley spoke at the "Campus Week of Dialogue," event held at Morton College, Cicero, Illinois.
  
  
• On October 6, Secretary Riley spoke at the National Distinguished Principals Awards Ceremony held by the National Association of Elementary School Principals, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On October 3, Secretary Riley delivered a speech at the Improving America's School Conference, Louisville, Kentucky
  
  
• On October 3, Secretary Riley spoke at Iroquois High School, Louisville, Kentucky

• On October 2, Secretary Riley issued a statement on the Student Loan Default Rate, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On September 27, Secretary Riley spoke at the ceremony announcing the release of the report of the National Commission on Mathematics and Science Teaching for the 21st Century, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On September 25, Secretary Riley delivered the speech, "Creating the Will: Hispanics Achieving Educational Excellence," Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On September 19, Secretary Riley testified on the importance of foreign language instruction before the U.S. Senate Committee on Government Affairs Subcommittee on International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On September 11, Secretary Riley spoke before the fourth national conference, "Educational Technology: Measuring Impacts and Shaping the Future," Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On September 7, Secretary Riley delivered his Annual Back-to-School Address: "Times of Transition," Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On August 22, Secretary Riley delivered the speech, "Chicago Goes Back to School," Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• On August 21, Secretary Riley released a Back to School Special Report entitled, "Growing Pains: The Challenge of Overcrowded Schools Is Here to Stay," Las Vegas, Nev.
  
  
• On August 7, Secretary Riley spoke before the Spirit of the ADA Torch Rally, New York, N.Y.
  
  
• On July 4, Secretary Riley spoke before the National Education Association Representative Assembly, Chicago, Ill..
  
  
• On June 27, Secretary Riley spoke before the National Educational Computing Conference, Atlanta, Ga.
  
  
• On June 26, Secretary Riley gave remarks for the 104th Annual National PTA Convention, Chicago, Ill.
  
  
• On June 23, Secretary Riley spoke at the The New America Alliance, Washington, D.C.

• On June 23, Secretary Riley spoke at the Early Childhood Summit, Washington, D.C.

• On June 22, Secretary Riley spoke at the presentation of the NCES report, Condition of America's Public School Facilities, Washington, D.C.
  

• On June 20, Secretary Riley spoke at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), White Sulphur Springs, West Va.

• On June 15, Secretary Riley spoke at the National Hispanic Education Meeting, Washington, D.C.

• On May 22, Secretary Riley gave a commencement address at Boston College, Boston, Mass.

• On May 19, Secretary Riley gave a commencement address at the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.

• On May 13, Secretary Riley gave a commencement address at St. Mary's College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, Md.

• On May 7, Secretary Riley gave a commencement address at Mercer University, Macon, Ga.

• On May 2, Secretary Riley spoke to the Partnership for Family Involvement in Education, New York, N.Y.

• On April 19, Secretary Riley spoke on The Growing Importance of International Education, Washington, D.C.

• On March 22, Secretary Riley spoke at the Rangel-Johnson Bill Press Briefing held at the House Ways and Means Committee Library, Washington, D.C.

• In February and March, Secretary Riley, other senior Department officials, and heads of the Institutions funded in the Department of Education Appropriations Act appeared before congressional committees to testify on President Clinton's FY 2001 Budget Request for Education, Washington, D.C.
  
  
• On March 15, Secretary Riley spoke at Bell Multicultural High School on the Progress of Hispanic Education and the Challenges of a New Century, Washington, D.C.
• On March 1, Deputy Secretary Frank S. Holleman III testified before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
• On February 22, Secretary Riley delivered his Seventh Annual State of American Education Address from Southern High School in Durham, N.C.

• On February 15, Secretary Riley spoke at the Annual Conference of the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), Washington, D.C.

• On February 11, Secretary Riley spoke before the National Forum to Expand Advanced Placement Opportunities, Washington, D.C.

• On February 7, Secretary Riley spoke about President Clinton's FY2001 Education Budget Request, Washington, D.C.

• On February 2, Secretary Riley spoke before the Web-Based Education Commission, Washington, D.C.

• On January 24, Secretary Riley spoke before the Coalition of Higher Education Assistance Organizations, Arlington, Va.

• On January 20, Secretary Riley spoke before the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, D.C.

• On January 17, Secretary Riley spoke at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Public Library, Washington, D.C.

• On January 14, Secretary Riley welcomed to ED, Martin McGuinness, Minister for Education in the New Executive Committee for Northern Ireland, Washington, D.C.

• On January 9, Secretary Riley delivered a speech at the National Conference on Teacher Quality, Washington, D.C.

Archives:

1999:January - June; July - December
1998:January - June; July - December.
1997:January - June; July - December.
1996:January - June; July - December.
1995:January - June; July - December.
1994:July - December.

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