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Archives of Information on Priorities of Previous Administrations

1998 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

• Full Text of Amendments

• Statement by President Clinton
  
• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley

• A Better Deal for Students and Families: HEA Reauthorization
• A Better Deal for Students and Families: Clinton Administration Initiatives in the HEA Reauthorization
• Making College More Affordable by Lowering Student Loan Interest Rates
• Helping More Students Prepare for College Through GEAR UP
• Improving Teacher Quality, Recruitment and Preparation
• Promoting High-Quality Distance Education
• Creating the Government's First Performance-Based Organization to Modernize Student Aid Delivery

• A Simple Way to Manage Education Debt: Direct Consolidation Loans

Administration's Reauthorization Proposal

• "A Better Deal" for Students, Schools and Taxpayers
• Letter from Secretary Riley Submitting Reauthorization Proposals
• HEA Reauthorization Student Aid Proposals Overview
• Administration's HEA Bill Language and Title-by-Title Proposals

Comments on Legislation

• Letter from Secretary Riley to Conferees on H.R. 6 - August 7, 1998
• Statement of Administration Policy on S. 1882 -- June 16, 1998
• Letter from Secretary Riley to Senate Minority Leader Daschle re: S. 1882 -- June 5, 1998
• Letter from Secretary Riley to Members of Congress -- May 21, 1998
• Letter from Secretary Riley and Secretary Rubin to Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott -- May 20, 1998
• Letter on HR 6 from Secretary Riley to the Speaker -- April 29, 1998
• Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 6 -- April 28, 1998
• Letter from Secretary Riley to Senators Jeffords and Kennedy re: S. 1882 -- April 2, 1998
• Letter from Secretary Riley on H.R. 6 to Chairman Goodling -- March 17, 1998

Access & Retention  | Assets  | College Awareness  | Distance Learning 
High Hopes  | HOPE Scholarship and Lifetime Learning Tax Credits 
Important Priorities  | Interest Rate Reduction 
OPE News and Initiatives  | Performance-Based Approaches 
Teacher Preparation  | Work-Study