A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

December 2, 1997

• Vice President Gore Announces New Steps to Make the Internet Safer for Children

November 29, 1997

• The proposal announced by the President would extend all three programs for the next five years, building on national service's successful track record and allowing millions more Americans to serve. It will give states and community org...

November 18, 1997

• Vice President Gore Announces New Administration Steps on Lifelong Learning

November 14, 1997

• Press Briefing on Year End Report

November 13, 1997

• President Clinton signed on November 13 the Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill. Here you will find data on the signing of the bill:

Remarks by the President at Bill Signing Ceremony
1998 Education Budget: A Historic Investment in Educational Opportunity

November 7, 1997

• President Clinton Names Winter D. Horton, Jr. as a Member of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

• Statement by the President on Education Standards

November 6, 1997

• National Day of Concern About Young People and Gun Violence, 1997

November 3, 1997

• National American Indian Heritage Month, 1997

November 1, 1997

• Remarks by the President in Education Discussion at the DNC's Autumn Retreat

• Remarks by the President in Arts and Culture Discussion at the DNC's Autumn Retreat

October 31, 1997

• Remarks by the President to the Students and Teachers of Lighthouse Elementary School

October 30, 1997

• Networks for People: Clinton-Gore and the Information Superhighway

October 28, 1997

• Remarks by the President During Address on Education

• Turning Around Low-Performing Public Schools

• President Clinton Names Katherine L. Archuleta as Member, Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development

October 24, 1997

• Vice President Gore Kicks Off "Computers for Learning" Program

• Remarks by the President at Teaching Standards Event

October 23, 1997

• Remarks by the President and First Lady at White House Conference on Child Care

• Press Briefing by the President's Director of Domestic Policy Bruce Reed and Special Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy Jennifer Klein

October 21, 1997

• President Clinton Names Cyril Kent McGuire as Assistant Secretary of Educational Research and Improvement at the Department of Education

• Remarks by the President on America Reads Initiative

• President Clinton's America Reads Work-Study Challenge

October 20, 1997

• Press Briefing by Secretary of Education Richard Riley

• Radio Actuality of the President

October 18, 1997

• Radio Address of the President to the Nation

October 17, 1997

• National Character Counts Week, 1997

October 14, 1997

• Remarks by President Clinton and President Cardoso at Signing of Declaration on Education

October 11, 1997

• President Clinton: Fighting Drugs, Protecting Communities and Saving Kids

October 10, 1997

• Press Briefing By Mike McCurry

• National Children's Day, 1997

October 2, 1997

• Vice President Gore, Secretary Riley Call On Fathers to be More Involved in Children's Education

September 30, 1997

• Statement by the President on Education in the 21st Century

September 16, 1997

• Remarks by the President to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus

• Vice President Unveils "U.S. Nonprofit Gateway" Web Network

• Statement by the President on the Senate's Passage of the Gorton Amendment

• Statement by the President on the House's Vote to Prohibit the Development of Voluntary National Tests

September 9, 1997

• Remarks by the President on "Back To Work"

September 8, 1997

• America Goes Back To School, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Four Seasons Elementary School

September 3, 1997

• Press Briefing by Joe Lockhart

August 30, 1997

• Radio Address of the President to the Nation

August 16, 1997

• Radio Address by the President to the Nation

August 5, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Signing of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the Taxpayers Relief Act of 1997

• Statement by the President on Taxpayer Relief Act

• Statement by the President on the Balanced Budget Act

July 31, 1997

• Statement by the President on Congressional Passage of Balanced Budget Bill

• Congress Passes the Tax Cut Portion of the Budget

July 29, 1997

• Remarks by the President on the Budget

July 28, 1997

• President Clinton Names Marshall S. Smith as Deputy Secretary at the Department of Education

July 23, 1997

• Statement by the President

July 17, 1997

• Press Briefing by Secretary of Education Richard Riley and Press Secretary Mike McCurry

• Remarks by the President to the NAACP National Convention

July 16, 1997

• Press Briefing by Mike McCurry and Don Gips, Domestic Policy Advisor to the Vice President

• President, Vice President Announce Strategy for Family Friendly Internet

• Statement by Vice President Al Gore - Family Friendly Internet

• Remarks by the President at Event on the E-Chip for the Internet

July 10, 1997

• Vice President Gore Announces TV Ratings Agreement

July 8, 1997

Vice President Gore Highlights Administration Tax Cuts That Help More Students Afford Higher Education
Administration Releases State-by-State Analysis on Education Impact of Tax Cut Proposal

July 2, 1997

Remarks by the President at Launch of Public Service Announcements

July 1, 1997

Remarks by the President in Announcement of Electronic Commerce Initiative

June 27, 1997

• Signing of the Drug-Free Communities Act of 1997 to Family Reunion 6 Conference

June 25, 1997

• The Vice President and Tipper Gore Host 6th Family Re-Union Conference in Nashville

• Remarks by the President to Family Reunion 6 Conference

June 24, 1997

• Statement by Vice President on Gates Library

June 23, 1997

• Remarks by the President to 65th Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors

• Remarks by the President in Announcement on Children's Health Care

June 22, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Meet and Greet With Volunteers

June 17, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Title IX Event

• Presidential Memo on Title IX Enforcement

June 16, 1997

• Vice President Releases Data Showing 6,276 Expelled From Schools for Carrying Guns, Other Weapons

June 14, 1997

• Remarks by the President at University of California at San Diego Commencement

• Press Briefing by Presidential Advisory Board on Race

• Remarks by the President at Commencement Luncheon

June 12, 1997

• Remarks by the President to Business Roundtable

June 11, 1997

• Excerpt from the Vice President's Remarks - 1996 Presidential Awards for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching

June 10, 1997

• Remarks by the President on Education Standards

• Secretary Riley and Others Briefing on TIMSS

• Good News for American Education at Close of School Year

June 4, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Signing Ceremony for the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act

June 1, 1997

• Radio Address by the President to the Nation

May 29, 1997

• President Names Former Senator Paul Simon to the National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board

May 22, 1997

• Remarks by the President to the Students of Robert C. Byrd High School

• Press Briefing by Mike McCurry

• Briefing by Ann Lewis and Mike Cohen

• Remarks by the President to the Citizens of the Clarksburg Area

• Remarks by the President in Education Town Hall Meeting Robert C. Byrd High School Clarksburg, West Virginia

May 20, 1997

• Vice President Gore Announces New Connections to High-Speed Network

May 18, 1997

• Commencement Address by the President at Morgan State University

May 17, 1997

• Radio Address by the President to the Nation

May 13, 1997

• Statement by the President on House Passage of Individuals With Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Reauthorization

May 8, 1997

• Remarks by Vice President Al Gore -- Microsoft CEO Summit

May 7, 1997

• Statement of the Vice President on the FCC E-Rate Decision

May 6, 1997

• Statement by the President on American Federation of Teachers

May 2, 1997

• Statement by the President on Budget Agreement

April 28, 1997

• Remarks by the President and the First Lady to Students, Teachers, Parents, and Americorps Volunteers

• Remarks by President Ford, President Bush and President Clinton at Luncheon

• Remarks by President Bill Clinton, President George Bush, President Jimmy Carter, President Gerald Ford, General Colin Powell, Mrs. Nancy Reagan, and Vice President Al Gore

April 27, 1997

• Remarks By President Clinton, President Carter, President Bush, General Colin Powell, and the Vice President

• Press Briefing by Bruce Reed, Eli Segal and Diane Fortuna

• Remarks by the President and Mrs. Clinton, the President and Mrs. Bush in Presentation of President's Service Awards

April 26, 1997

• Radio Address of the President to the Nation

April 25, 1997

• Bruce Reed Briefing on Service Summit

April 19, 1997

• Radio Address by the President and the Vice President to the Nation

• Remarks by the President and the Vice President at Netday Event

April 18, 1997

• Expanding Access to Internet-based Educational Resources for Children, Teachers, and Parents

• Remarks by the President at the Teacher of the Year Award Ceremony

April 17, 1997

• Using Lessons Learned from the Military Child Development Programs to Improve the Quality of Child Care in the United States

• Proclamation Education and Sharing Day

• Remarks by the First Lady at the White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning

• Remarks by the President and the First Lady at White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning

April 12, 1997

• President Weekly Radio Address to the Nation

April 10, 1997

• President Names Yerker Anderson McDonald, Bonnie O'Day And Shirley Welsh Ryan To The National Council On Disability

• Murphy Reappointed to Fulbright Scholarship Board

April 9, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Memorial Service for Al Shanker

• Submission of Annual Report on Science and Technology

April 5, 1997

• Radio Address by the President to the Nation

April 4, 1997

• Vice President Gore Announces New Effort to Connect D.C. Schools to the Information Superhighway

• Connecting DC's Children to the Future

April 2, 1997

• Remarks by the President at Education Announcement/Roundtable

March 15, 1997

• Radio Address by the Vice President to the Nation

March 13, 1997

• Remarks by the President to the Joint Session of the North Carolina Legislature

March 6, 1997

• Memorandum for the Secretary of Education the Director of the National Science Foundation

• Remarks by the President to the Joint Session of the Michigan Legislature

March 3, 1997

• Remarks by the President in Announcement to Launch the Coalition for America's Children

February 24, 1997

• Remarks by the President to the American Council on Education

• Remarks by the President to the National Association for Educational Opportunity

• Statement by the President on the passing of Albert Shanker.

February 21, 1997

• Remarks by the President in District of Columbia College Reading Tutor Announcement

February 10, 1997

• Remarks by the President to the Maryland State Legislature

February 8, 1997

• Radio Address of the President and the Vice President to the Nation

• Clinton, Gore Cite Progress In Wiring Nation's Schools

February 7, 1997

• Remarks by Mrs. Clinton at Education Awards Ceremony

January 9, 1997

• Press Briefing by Education Richard Riley and Assistant Education Secretary David Longanecker

• Remarks by the President at Presentation of the Annual Student Loan Default Rate Report