Education Policy: Research: Policymakers:
1985 - 1988 Reagan Administration
| President: | Ronald Reagan (R) 1985 - 1988 |
| Secretary of Education: | William J. Bennett |
| Lauro F. Cavazos, 1988 |
Major education actions:
- 1985 - Health Research Extension Act (P.L. 99-158)
- 1985 - Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act (P.L. 99-425) [Note 6]
- 1986 - Education of the Deaf Act (P.L. 99-371) [Note 5]
- 1986 - Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1986 (P.L. 99-457)
- 1986 - Sections 51 & 52 of Internal Revenue Code (Work Opportunity Credit) [Note 4]
- 1986 - Handicapped Children's Protection Act (P.L. 99-372) [Note 2]
- 1986 - Higher Education Amendments of 1986 (P.L. 99-498) [Note 3]
- 1986 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act (Title IV, Subtitle C, Indian Education Programs; P.L. 99-570) [Note 2]
- 1987 - McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (P.L. 100-77) [Note 2]
- 1987 - Hawkins-Stafford School Improvements (P.L. 100-297)
- 1988 - Tribally Controlled Schools Act (in P.L. 100-297) [Note 2]
- 1988 - Section 414(c) of the American Competitiveness and Workforce Improvement Act [Note 4]
- 1988 - Education and Training for a Competitive America Act (P.L. 100-418)
- 1988 - Educational Partnerships Act (P.L. 100-418)
- 1988 - Bilingual Education Act amended
- 1988 - Section 5051 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (National Commission on Drug-Free Schools; P.L. 100-690) [Note 5]
99th Congress (1985-1986)
- SENATE:
53-Rep, 47-Dem.
- Vice-President: George H. W. Bush (R)
- Majority Leader: Robert Dole (R-KS)
- Minority Leader: Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Committee:
Labor and Human Resources
- Chair: Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- Ranking Minority Member: Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
- HOUSE:
253-Dem, 182-Rep.
- Speaker: Thomas P. O'Neill, Jr. (D-MA)
- Majority Leader: James C. Wright, Jr. (D-TX)
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
- Committee:
Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA)
- Ranking Minority Member: James M. Jeffords (R-VT)
100th Congress (1987-1988)
- SENATE:
55-Dem, 45-Rep.
- Vice-President: George H. W. Bush (R)
- Majority Leader: Robert C. Byrd (D-WV)
- Minority Leader: Robert Dole (R-KS)
- Committee:
Labor and Human Resources
- Chair: Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA)
- Ranking Minority Member: Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
- HOUSE:
258-Dem, 177-Rep.
- Speaker: James C. Wright, Jr. (D-TX)
- Majority Leader: Thomas S. Foley (D-WA)
- Minority Leader: Robert H. Michel (R-IL)
- Committee:
Committee on Education and Labor
- Chair: Augustus F. Hawkins (D-CA)
- Ranking Minority Member: James M. Jeffords (R-VT)
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