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President Announces Education as "Number One Priority,"
Issues 10-Point Education Plan in State of the Union

In his State of the Union Address on February 4, 1997, the President named education as his "number one priority for the next four years." He also issued a call to action -- a 10-point plan -- for ensuring that Americans have the best education in the world. Materials supporting his call for challenging national standards and tests in reading and mathematics are also available, as is the 1998 budget for the U.S. Department of Education, which the President sent to Congress on February 6, 1997.
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This page last updated on March 19, 1997 (kef).