William J. Bennett
Read our coverage of the third U.S. Secretary of Education, who served under President Ronald Reagan from 1985 to 1988
William J. Bennett, Third U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of William J. Bennett's tenure as the third U.S. Secretary of Education.
Education
Bennett Overruled Reviewers of Grants
Proposals for at least 15 of the 34 discretionary grants recently awarded by Secretary of Education William J. Bennett were rated lower than some of the eventual losers by peer-review panels, it was disclosed last week.
Education
Bennett Lauds Catholic Schools
Following are excerpts from u.s. Secretary of Education William J.
Bennett's speech last week to the convention of the National Catholic Educational Association in Anaheim,
Calif. It was entitled, "Rocks of Constancy: Catholic Schools in American Cities."
Education
Bennett Defends 'What Works'
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett last week responded to critics of the Reagan Administration's new research synthesis, "What Works," asserting that such "snipers" are out of touch with "your average Joe."
Education
Bennett Proposes Bilingual Legislation
Seeking to promote alternatives to transitional bilingual education, the Reagan Administration has asked the Congress to lift the current limit on funding for English-only methods of instructing language-minority children.
Education
Bennett Declares War on Drugs in School
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, announcing an initiative to help counter drug abuse among students, has urged the states to consider "all law-enforcement methods"—including use of the National Guard—as potential weapons against drugs in the nation's schools.
Curriculum
Opinion
Martin Luther King and the Liberal Arts
In his landmark "Letter From Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King distinguished between a just and an unjust law.
Education
Bennett Rebukes Unions For Hindering Reforms
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett has delivered a surprisingly harsh indictment of the nation's two main teachers' unions.
Education
Bennett Seeks Education Success Stories
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett wants to hear some of education's extraordinary success stories.
Education
Bennett Panel Eyes Teaching, Curricular Issues
In its second meeting here, Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's Study Group on Elementary Education last week explored a range of proposals to strengthen the curriculum in the early grades, attract and retain good teachers, and "empower the family" in educational matters.
Education
Bennett, Countering Criticism, Unveils Voucher Plan
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett last week unveiled his proposal for distributing Chapter 1 aid through vouchers, saying it would benefit disadvantaged students by "enabling parents to choose the educational program that best meets the needs of their children."
Federal
Test Quality, Bennett Tells Colleges
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett said that colleges and universities have an obligation to develop more accurate measurements of the quality of education they offer to undergraduates.
Federal
Bennett's History Lesson Earns Passing Grade
"Why don't we just leave the kids in the hall?" suggested one cameraman crowded into a room at Banneker High School.
Education
Advocacy Group's Broadside Rebukes Bennett
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett's first 100 days in office have been marked by "an emphasis on right-wing ideology and an abandonment of any federal role in education except policing the curricula in local schools," charges a report released last week by People for the American Way, the civil-liberties organization founded by the television producer Norman Lear.
Education
Bennett Presses 'Choice' Issue
Secretary of Education William J. Bennett has stepped up his campaign for tuition tax credits and education vouchers, voicing his support in a speech to Catholic educators and appointing an aide specifically to handle issues of "parental choice."