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.
School & District Management
Opinion
No, Teacher Strikes Do Not Help 69´«Ă˝
When teachers use their students as leverage, they damage their own professionalism, write William J. Bennett and Karen Nussle.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Conservative ESSA-Focused Group Led by Bill Bennett Expands Reach
Conservative Leaders for Education is looking to add state lawmakers to influence the Every Student Succeeds Act in states.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Ex-Education Secretary William J. Bennett Urges GOP to 'Seize the Day' on ESSA
A new education policy group led by the former secretary wants to ensure that state Republican lawmakers stick to conservative principles as they implement the Every Student Succeeds Act.
School & District Management
Bennett Quits K12 Inc. Under Fire
Former U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett abruptly resigned last week from the education company K12 Inc. after his racially charged remarks on abortion and crime sparked a firestorm of criticism.
Federal
Federal Grant Involving Bennett’s K12 Inc. Questioned
The U.S. Department of Education’s decision to award $4.1 million to an online education company founded by William J. Bennett raises questions.
Classroom Technology
Opinion
Improving Education With Technology
William J. Bennett and David Gelernter say the potential benefits of computer learning are now too great to dismiss.
Classroom Technology
Former Education Secretary Starts Online-Learning Venture
William J. Bennett is trying to draw students into an ambitious new Internet schoolhouse pairing current technology with his traditionalist view of learning.
Federal
Riley, Bennett Talk Vouchers, Tests Before New Education Task Force
The Senate has launched a new look into what works in federal education spending.
Federal
Opinion
Countering William J. Bennett
In testimony before Congress, former National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman William J. Bennett insulted the intelligence of teachers in the schools.
Federal
Former Secretaries Urge Abolishing E.D.
Two former Secretaries of Education urged a House panel last week to abolish the agency they once managed.
Education
Advice From Bennett and Alexander: Consolidate
The House Republican leadership has turned to two former secretaries of education for advice.
Federal
Opinion
Is Our Culture in Decline?
Is our culture declining? I have tried to quantify the answer to this question with the creation of the Index of Leading Cultural Indicators.
Federal
Federal File: He's Back
William J. Bennett may no longer have a governmental soapbox, but he is still outspoken.
Federal
Bennett To Resign 'Drug Czar' Post
William J. Bennett announced last week that he was resigning his position as the federal government's first drug-policy director.