06.14.07
Summer Programs: Keeping Students Reading and Learning
The June edition of Education News will showcase several award-winning and effective summer learning programs, and explore innovative strategies to academically engage and nurture low-income and disadvantaged youth during the summer.Grants to Reward Effective Teaching and Leadership
Secretary Spellings announced the award of $38.2 million for 18 grants that will provide financial incentives to teachers and principals who improve student achievement and close achievement gaps in high-poverty schools.Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy
Secretary Spellings made the following statement regarding the Report to the President on Issues Raised by the Virginia Tech Tragedy: Nothing is more important to Americans than the safety of their children.06.12.07
Secretary’s Statement on Nomination of Rhee as Chancellor of DC Schools
"In nominating Michelle Rhee as Chancellor of District of Columbia Public Schools, Mayor Adrian Fenty has made a strong choice on behalf of students and families," Secretary Spellings said in a statement.Safe and Drug-Free Schools Advisory Committee Report
After almost a year of meetings and testimony from parents, researchers and state and local education leaders, the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Advisory Committee -- appointed by Secretary Spellings in June 2006 -- presented her with its 50-page report.Grant to Cincinnati Public Schools for Critical Foreign Language Instruction
Deputy Secretary Simon announced the award of a $747,768 grant to Cincinnati Public Schools to help increase the number of Americans learning foreign languages critical to national security and commerce.New — Charters of Freedom
features primary documents that shaped U.S. history. See images of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights. Learn about the Articles of Confederation, Constitutional Convention, Marbury v. Madison, Louisiana Purchase, slavery, Civil War, 13th Amendment, immigration, and woman suffrage. (National Archives and Records Administration)New — Secret Lives of Wild Animals
looks at new technologies being used to observe animals in their natural environments. See video clips and stories about tracking white-tailed deer, ocelots, agoutis, dragonflies, zebras, and seals. (National Science Foundation)New — U.S. South Pole Station
offers a multimedia look at research underway on earth's coldest, highest, driest, and windiest continent -- and the least hospitable to human life. Find out what makes the South Pole a unique place for studying astronomy, air and ozone, seismic science, off-world simulations, and life sciences. See videos, panoramas, photos, and stories about the station and its crew, instruments, and forbidding environs. (National Science Foundation)06.11.07
A National Test We Don’t Need
Secretary Spellings explains in this op-ed why a national test created and mandated by the federal government would be unwise and the wrong approach.06.08.07
State Standards and Nation’s Report Card
Secretary Spellings issued a statement saying that a new report "finds that many states' assessment standards do not measure up to the rigorous standards of the Nation's Report Card.06.06.07
Spellings Calls for Comprehensive Higher Ed Law at Regional Summit in Kansas City
Secretary Spellings opened the first higher education summit by calling on Congress to enact a comprehensive higher ed reauthorization bill to improve college access, affordability, and accountability for all Americans.10 States Awarded Grants to Help Expand School Choice
Secretary Spellings announced that 10 states have been awarded a total of $284 million to help create new charter schools and increase the school choices that parents have to provide to their children.Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative
ED Assistant Secretary Lauren Maddox, First Book Senior Vice President Lynda Lancaster, and Scholastic Inc. representative Mary Louise Moody today presented free books to students at Bayou La Batre Public Library as part of the 2007 Gulf Coast Summer Reading Initiative.Statement on Report About Student Achievement Under NCLB
Secretary Spellings issued a statement by Secretary Spellings on the Center for Education Policy's report on student achievement under No Child Left Behind.06.01.07
Warder Appointed Acting Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid
Secretary Spellings has designated the Department's Chief Financial Officer, Lawrence Warder, as Acting Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid.Spellings Visits North Carolina, Discusses Science and Math Education
Secretary Spellings traveled to North Carolina to visit Cary Academy and hold a roundtable discussion with parents, faculty and students on the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education.
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