U.S. Department of Education
Honorable Richard W. Riley, Secretary
The Department of Education establishes policy for, administers,and coordinates most Federal assistance to education. Its missionis to ensure equal access to education and to promote educationalexcellence throughout the Nation. Richard W. Riley has servedas Secretary of Education since 1992. He was elected Governorof South Carolina in 1978 and 1982. Before that he served in theSouth Carolina House of Representatives and Senate from 1963 to1977. The following is a statement on the Educational Excellencefor All Children Act, released on May 19, 1999, the day the ClintonAdministration proposed the legislation.I have just come from the White House where President Clintonissued a statement…
