New — Computing Life
looks at ways physicists, biologists, and even artists are harnessing the power of computers to advance our understanding of biology and human health. Learn how computers are being used to simulate the spread of flu through a school, the movement of cells in the human body, and the beating of a heart. Find out how computers help in the search of DNA sequences for gene variations that could lead to disease. (National Institutes of Health)New — Getting the Message Out. National Political Campaign Materials, 1840-1860
examines U.S. politics in antebellum America. Find histories of the presidential campaigns from 1840-1860. Read campaign biographies -- documents written to commend to voters candidates of the time, from William Harrison, Martin Van Buren, and James Birney to Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas. Learn about the "second party system" and issues of the time. (Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project, Institute of Museum and Library Services)New — Space Food and Nutrition Educator Guide
examines the history of preparing and packaging foods that taste good, provide necessary nutrients, and travel well in space. The guide includes math and science activities in which students (K-8) classify space food, ripen fruits and vegetables using a chemical inhibitive, measure food packaging, determine the percentage of water reduction by dehydrating fresh food items, and plan a nutritionally balanced 5-day menu for astronauts. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)New — Suited for Spacewalking Educator Guide
examines the technology behind space suits. Students (Grades 5-12) learn about the environment of space, the history of spacewalking, NASA's current space suit, future space suits, and work that astronauts do during spacewalks. Students are challenged to design and build a protective garment that will permit future space travelers to explore the surface of Mars. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)10.26.07
Academic Competitiveness and National SMART Grants Results
Secretary Spellings announced the first year national data results from the Academic Competitiveness and National Science and Mathematics Access to Retain Talent (National SMART) Grants.New Members of Assessment Governing Board
Secretary Spellings announced the appointment of five new members to the National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB).Children’s Literature: Digitized Print Materials
This site provides digitized texts of 50 rare books: The Arabian Nights, Humpty Dumpty, The Grasshopper Stories, Mother Goose Finger Plays, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, The Rocket Book, The Secret Garden, The Three Bears, and others. (Library of Congress)10.24.07
Remarks at Charter School Authorizors Conference
ED Assistant Deputy Secretary Morgan Brown addressed members of the National Association of Charter School Authorizers during their annual conference and celebrated the release of "Supporting Charter School Excellence Through Quality Authorizing, " which profiles eight charter school authorizers.Haynes Appointed Director of HBCU Initiative
Secretary Spellings announced the appointment of Leonard L. Haynes III as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.Mark Twain’s Mississippi
Learn what the Mississippi Valley meant to people in the 1800s and how these meanings influenced Mark Twain's interpretation of the place. Read essays on economic development, politics, race, religion and culture, and the idea of "the West." Find full texts of several works online.New — Colorado’s Historic Newspaper Collection
includes more than 100 newspapers published in Colorado from 1859 to 1930. Newspapers come from 60 cities and 40 counties throughout the state. Featured topics include Colorado statehood, Democratic National Convention (1908), Denver mint robbery, early days of Colorado telephone service, and early Denver-area gold mines. (Institute of Museum and Library Services)10.23.07
New — Mark Twain’s Mississippi
examines what the Mississippi Valley meant to people in the 1800s and how these meanings influenced the writer's interpretation of the place. Essays look at economic development of the area at that time, as well politics, race, religion and culture, and the idea of "the West." A biography of Clemens is provided, as are full texts of several works, including The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, and Life on the Mississippi. (Northern Illinois University, Institute of Museum and Library Services)New — BioWorksU
is an interactive career exploration website designed to attract students to life science careers. Set in a virtual university, the site uses games, experiments, and simulations to introduce students to jobs people do at a range of locations -- a nurse's station, ambulance bay, diagnostic lab, pathology lab, radiology department, pharmacy, physical therapy room, dentist's office, and more. Watch videos of professionals describing what they do. Play the ambulance maze game. (IPIC, Department of Labor)New — Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure Movie
provides photos and video clips from this movie about creatures that roamed the seas 82 million years ago. Discover sea monsters of the past and present using the interactive time line. Excavate fossils on a "virtual dig." See a video on how to survive a shark attack. (National Geographic, National Science Foundation)New — Voyages Through Time
is a year-long integrated science curriculum for 9th or 10th grade based on the theme of evolution. It is presented in six modules: cosmic evolution, planetary evolution, origin of life, evolution of Life, hominid evolution, and evolution of technology. Individual modules can be used in discipline-based science courses such as biology, earth science, geology, or astronomy. (Learning in Motion, National Science Foundation)10.22.07
Grants to Support U.S.-Russia Higher Ed Partnerships
Secretary Spellings traveled to Moscow, Russia, where she spoke at a conference on international partnerships and announced grants to support U.S.-Russia higher education research.10.18.07
Spellings’ Remarks at UNESCO Conference
Secretary Spellings's delivered remarks at UNESCO General Conference Plenary Debate in Paris, France on October 18, 200710.17.07
New Members Appointed to Student Financial Aid Committee
Secretary Spellings announced the appointment of Scott Giles and Joseph Russo to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.10.11.07
ED Employees Receive Presidential Rank Awards
Four ED senior executives and a fifth former employee have been named by President Bush as Presidential Rank Award winners for 2007 for exceptional long-term accomplishments.10.10.07
President Bush Discusses No Child Left Behind
President Bush talked with civil rights leaders and advocates for minority and disadvantaged students about closing the achievement gap and the need to reauthorize the No Child Left Behind Act.Secretaries Tour Energy Efficient School
Secretary Spellings and Energy Secretary Bodman visited T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Virginia, to tour the school's new energy efficient campus and classrooms, highlighting the importance of wise energy use and echoing President Bush's call for increased rigor in our nation's schools under No Child Left Behind.10.04.07
American Journeys
Read the words of ship captains, fur traders, Indians, missionaries, and settlers as they lived through the founding moments of American history. Highlights include Christopher Columbus stepping ashore (1492), Indians' first resistance (1493), Pilgrims landing in Plymouth (1620), and Pocahontas rescuing John Smith (1607).Spellings Speaks at Disabilities Summit in Shanghai
Leading a presidential delegation to the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai, China, Secretary Spellings delivered remarks at the Global Policy Summit on the Well-Being of People with Intellectual Disabilities.
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