Lauro F. Cavazos

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President-elect George H. Bush addresses an Education Department forum, Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1989 in Washington as Education Secretary Lauro Cavazos listens.
Lauro F. Cavazos, Fourth U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Lauro F. Cavazos's tenure as the fourth U.S. Secretary of Education.
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Education Cavazos To Name Teacher-Training Adviser
In a move expected to give teacher education a higher profile at the federal level, U.S. Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos has announced that he will appoint a special assistant to advise him on teacher-training issues.
Debra Viadero, February 28, 1990
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Education Cavazos Urges School-College Links Among Goals for Higher Education
Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos has proposed a set of goals for higher education in the 1990's that includes increases in the graduation rate of minorities, greater foreign language proficiency among students, and more teaching of higher-order thinking skills.
Mark Walsh, January 31, 1990
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Education Cavazos Emphasizes Choice Initiative Not at Odds With Local School Control
In an attempt to defuse criticism of his parental choice initiative, Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos last week emphasized that the concept does not infringe on local control of public schools.
William Snider, December 6, 1989
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Education Hawkins Predicts Conflicts Will Spur Cavazos To Resign
A leading Democratic lawmaker said last week he believes Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos will resign soon because his views on effective education policy conflict with the President's political agenda.
Peter West, November 22, 1989
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Education Federal File: A bell for Cavazos; Another upgrade
Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos rang in the 68th annual American Education Week on Nov. 13--literally.
November 22, 1989
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Education Cavazos Couples Parental Choice, Site Management
Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos last week called school-based management an essential supplement to parental choice, indicating for the first time that he considers the two reform strategies of equal importance in efforts to improve schools.
William Snider, October 25, 1989
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Education Federal File: A Bush appearance?; Cavazos Elementary; An uncertain position; Unusual
Education Department sources have been hinting for several weeks that President Bush may attend one of the six regional meetings on parental choice the department has scheduled for this fall.
October 18, 1989
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Education Cavazos Issues Call for National Study Of Problems Plaguing Indian Students
Washington--Charging that the education-reform movement has "yet to make a dent in the worrisome state of Indian education," Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos last week called for a national study of the problems plaguing Native American students.
Peter West, October 18, 1989
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Education Federal File: Education fete; Not dead yet; Appointment watch; Count Cavazos in; Hometown politics
Representative Augustus F. Hawkins was honored for his "lifelong commitment in support of education" at the Committee for Education Funding's fourth annual Congressional awards dinner last week.
October 4, 1989
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Education Spectators, Press Take Notice of Cavazos' Low-Key Role at Summit
The low-key role that Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos played at last week's education summit provoked widespread speculation among spectators, gubernatorial aides, and the press corps about how long he will remain in office.
Julie A. Miller, Reagan Walker, Deborah L. Cohen, Debra Viadero & Robert Rothman, October 4, 1989
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Education NAEP Board Sidesteps Tussle Over Cavazos' Authority
The governing board for the National Assessment of Educational Progress has sidestepped a confrontation with the Education Department over how much authority Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos will have over board policies.
Robert Rothman, September 27, 1989
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Education Cavazos, Bennett, and Bell: First Steps
Following is a summary of the early initiatives of Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos and his two Reagan Administration predecessors. A well-received package of regulatory, legislative, and administrative measures designed to reduce student-loan defaults.
Julie A. Miller, June 21, 1989
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Education Cavazos' Criticism of House Voc.-Ed. Bill Draws Fire From Key Republican Panelist
The House bill reauthorizing vocational-education programs "does not go far enough in eliminating set-asides and unnecessary categorical programs, and, in fact, creates new ones," Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos said last week.
Reagan Walker, June 21, 1989
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Federal Scrutinizing the Secretary:A Slow Starter or 'On Target'?
In a recent flurry of stories assessing the Bush Administration's first 100 days, the press was not kind to Secretary of Education Lauro F. Cavazos.
Julie A. Miller, June 21, 1989
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