What major actions were taken by or during the Clinton administration to address concerns about the quality?

Question

of education and graduating Americans that have difficulty reading?

Were the concerns that led to "No Child Left Behind" new to America beganing in the year 2000?

Answer 1

Well, Since 1993 was the first time since 1980 that America had a Democratic President and Democratic Congress.

What those Democrats did first thing, was

To CUT education funding 16% the first year.

From 32 billion, down to 27 billion.

The second year, they CUT Pell Grants.

Luckily the Republicans took control of Congress after that and put a stop to the Democrat Education cuts.

EDIT:

Bush increases Federal Education funding 60%
Clinton increases Federal Education funding 29%

Bush increases Pell Grant funding 56%
Clinton increases Pell Grant funding 35%

1993 federal education budget - 32.4 billion
2001 federal education budget - 42 billion
2007 federal education budget - 67.3 billion

1993 federal pell grant budget - 6.4 billion
2001 federal pell grant budget - 8.7 billion
2007 federal pell grant budget - 13.6 billion


So we can clearly see, what party supports Education and what party does not.

Answer 2

jeeper_peeper321, that wouldn't have been the same republicans, that made huge cuts in pells grants, just a few years later, and increased interest rates on student loans would it??

$15B in education aid to `support what works'
I proposed a large package of education reforms, arguing that we should change the way we spend the more than $15 billion a year of education aid to 'support what works and stop supporting what doesn't work,' by requiring states to end social promotion, turn around failing schools or shut them down. I again asked Congress to provide funds to build or modernize 5000 schools and to approve a six-fold increase in the number of college scholarships for students who commit to teaching in under-served areas.

More tax credits for college tuition
We have made education a high priority, focusing on standards, accountability and choice in public schools, and on making a college education available to every American -- with increased Pell Grant scholarships, better student loan and work-study programs, and the HOPE scholarship and other tax credits to help families pay for college tuition. Because of these efforts, more young people have the chance to make the most of their God-given abilities, and take their place in the high-tech world.

http://www.issues2000.org/Celeb/Bill_Clinton_Education.htm

Answer 3

They did nothing, but talk about Bill being over-sexed and things like that. As for as the "no child left behind" it was not their idea. Only thing the Clinton is voting for right now is "no drug dealers left behind" in Amnesty Bill. Only quality I ever heard Bill mention was his fine quality cigars.

Answer 4

2 for 2, not bad.