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- ↑ William J. Clinton (April 17, 1996). "Executive Order 12999 - Educational Technology: Ensuring Opportunity for All Children in the Next Century" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 3.
- ↑ Executive Order 12999 on Wikisource
- ↑ Gerhard Peters; John T. Woolley. "George H.W. Bush: "Executive Order 12821 - Improving Mathematics and Science Education in Support of the National Education Goals" November 16, 1992". The American Presidency Project. University of California - Santa Barbara. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ↑ Executive Order 12821 on Wikisource