12.19.06
Secretary Spellings Delivers Middle Tennessee State University Commencement Address
Secretary Spellings delivered the commencement address at Middle Tennessee State University graduation ceremonies.White House Summit on Malaria
Secretary Spellings participated in the White House Summit on Malaria, which brought together international experts, corporations and foundations, African civic leaders, and faith-based organizations to raise awareness of the issue of malaria, and to mobilize a grassroots effort to save millions of lives in Africa.12.15.06
Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities, National Center to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities, and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program.Four New States to Participate in State Scholars Program
Missouri, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming have been selected for participation in the State Scholars Initiative, a national business-education partnership effort designed to increase the number of students who take rigorous courses in high school.12.13.06
Gulf Coast Holiday Book Donation
ED and First Book announced that 200,000 free books are being made available to hurricane-affected states as part of the Gulf Coast Holiday Book Donation.12.12.06
Reading and Language Arts
Find resources for helping every child become a strong reader and for teaching about Whitman, Hawthorne and other writers.Secretary Meets with Business Leaders in Silicon Valley
Secretary Spellings met with about 100 business leaders at the Churchill Club in Mountain View, California, to discuss the reauthorization of No Child Left Behind and the need to strengthen higher education.Secretary Spellings Visits Los Angeles
Secretary Spellings highlighted free tutoring under NCLB, the importance of reauthorizing NCLB, and the need to make higher education more affordable, accountable, and accessible to all Americans.12.11.06
Statement on Retirement of Henry Johnson
Secretary Spellings issued a statement on the retirement of Henry Johnson, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education.New Report Showcases Charter High Schools
ED has released a new publication that highlights 8 charter high schools that are using innovative methods to help close the achievement gap between low-income, minority, and special need students and their peers.Tucker Confirmed as Under Secretary
Secretary Spellings announced that the U.S. Senate has confirmed Sara Martinez Tucker as U.S. Under Secretary of Education.12.07.06
President to Appoint Four Individuals to Tribal Colleges Board
President Bush intends to appoint four individuals to the Board of Advisors on Tribal Colleges and Universities.Life Sciences Teaching Resources
Learn about birds, butterflies, frogs, flowers, trees, cells, cancer, diseases, sleep disorders, biomedical scientists and more in the Life Sciences section at FREE.Statement on Indicators of School Crime and Safety
Secretary Spellings issued a statement on the release of "Indicators of School Crime and Safety," an annual statistical report that examines crime occurring in school as well as on the way to and from school.New — Rockets: Educators Guide
provides lessons, activities, and information on basic rocket science and rocket history. Lessons include making and flying paper rockets, investigating ways to increase the power of rocket fuels, estimating the altitude a rocket achieves during flight, and demonstrating how rocket liftoff is an application of Newton's Laws of Motion. Emphasis is on hands-on science, prediction, data collection and interpretation, teamwork, and problem solving. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)FREE Homepage — New Design
FREE has been redesigned. It includes... improved navigation, more images and a subject map (with the number of resources for each topic). This is the first redesign of FREE since the site was launched in 1998. The design is new, but the goal of FREE remains the same: to make it easier for you to find teaching and learning resources available from the federal government.Microsoft has opened new ways of leaning by offering different learning tips and packages to their customers. Like, it has offered 9L0-507 course learning guide for Apple Coordinator. Microsoft has provided better ways to prepare for EX0-100 exam for Exin Certification. People who are interested in E-Commerce Designer can take help from 1D0-525 exam package. To enhance your media communication skills go for 642-481 exam package. If want to go f or 70-215 exam package then are expected to be skilled in working with Windows 2000 Server operating system. Microsoft has introduce many other packages as well like 156-315, 70-297, MB2-423 etc choose the one which goes with your skill.
12.05.06
New — Citizenship Education and Resources
provides civics flash cards, civics lessons, and study questions for the naturalization test. Test your civics knowledge; take the online "naturalization self-test." A guide provides practicial informaton to help immigrants settle into everyday life in the U.S. -- finding a job, learning English, paying taxes, and more. Resources are available in multiple languages. (Citizenship and Naturalization Services, Department of Homeland Security)New — Panoramic Photography
presents selected photos more than 20 panoramic photos, including Chattanooga, TN, from a hilltop after the Union Army captured the city (1864), San Francisco after the earthquake (1906), construction of the Panama Canal (1909), farm buildings at a ranch in Oklahoma (date unknown), a view of Washington, D.C., from atop the Washington Monument (1916), a machine gun battalion before being sent to fight in World War I (1917), and more. (National Archives and Records Administration)New — Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt’s Prints and Drawings
celebrates the 400th anniversary of the birth of Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), one of the greatest painters and printmakers in European history. Etchings and drawings are presented on the web from the National Gallery's collection, one of the greatest in the world. They're organized into categories that include genre scenes, portraits, landscapes, and Biblical imagery. (National Gallery of Art)12.04.06
Teaching Critical Need Languages: Videos of Two Schools
Schools in Alexandria, Virginia, and Dearborn, Michigan, are teaching Chinese and Arabic with support under the National Security Language Initiative. Two brief videos offer a glimpse how.President to Appoint Five Individuals to HBCU Board
President Bush intends to appoint five new members to the Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Winners of Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology
Secretary Spellings announced the winners of the 2006-07 Siemens Competition in Math, Science and Technology at New York University's Kimmel Center.
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