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Bush Signs Education Bill Into Law
Attending the Jan. 8, 2002, ceremony were, from left, Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.), Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), Education Secretary Rod Paige, Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) and Rep. John Boehner (R-Ohio). – By Dana Milbank (AP)
• Speech Transcript | Video
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Overview
An Education Overhaul
President Bush made education reform a cornerstone of his 2000 campaign, and one of his first legislative initiatives after coming into office. But what does the sweeping new law entail?
In-Depth: Q & A Primer
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Post Opinions
David S. Broder: In the House, Four Who Deserve a Hand (Post, Dec. 19, 2001)
• EDITORIAL: Help for Schools (Post, Dec. 16, 2001)
William Raspberry: Hands Off Our Schools (Post, Dec. 3, 2001)
David S. Broder: Salvaging Real Education Reform (Post, July 15, 2001)
• EDITORIAL: A Voucher Test (Post, June 4, 2001)
David S. Broder: Reality Check on Education Reform (Post, May 6, 2001)
• EDITORIAL: Education Choices (Post, April 28, 2001)
William Raspberry: Rich Schools, Poor Schools (Post, April 5, 2001)
• EDITORIAL: Mr. Bush's Agenda (Post, Feb. 28, 2001)
William Raspberry: No-Excuses Education (Post, Feb. 5, 2001)
George F. Will: Tall Order for a Few Federal Dollars (Post, Feb. 1, 2001)
Other Opinions
The Best Thing About Reform: It Won't Matter (Post, Feb. 17, 2002)
– By Jay Matthews, Post education reporter
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– By Thomas Toch, Brookings Institution's Brown Center on Education Policy
Why We Must Have Testing (Post, May 13, 2001)
– By Rod Paige, Secretary of Education
Live Online Transcripts
Education Secretary Rod Paige , on education in America (Aug. 31, 2001)
Bill Evers, Hoover Institution Research Fellow (Aug. 23, 2001)
Karen Hartke, FairTest organization (Aug. 23, 2001)
Sandy Kress, Senior Adviser to President Bush on education (May 15, 2001)
Douglas Reeves, author, on Bush's education reform plan (May 7, 2001)
Gov. John Rowland (R-Conn.), on Bush education plan (Jan. 29, 2001)
Post Education Reporter Jay Mathews (Jan. 23, 2001)
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