Remarks on Math, Science and Competitiveness
Secretary Spellings joined Energy Secretary Bodman and Commerce Secretary Gutierrez to discuss global competitiveness and the importance of math and science at the National Academies Convocation on "Rising Above the Gathering Storm Two Years Later: Accelerating Progress Toward a Brighter Economic Future" in Washington, DC.04.28.08
Web Site to Help Girls in Math, Science
ED's newly launched "Doing What Works" web site added a feature to help educators and administrators with research-based strategies to help boost the achievement levels of girls in math and science.White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools
Secretary Spellings moderated a panel discussion on "Educational Options and America's Cities" at the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools in Washington, D.CInner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools Summit
Secretary Spellings moderated a panel discussion on "Educational Options and America's Cities" at the White House Summit on Inner-City Children and Faith-Based Schools in Washington, D.C04.22.08
Proposed Regulations to Strengthen NCLB
Secretary Spellings announced proposed new regulations to improve NCLB accountability and transparency, provide uniform and disaggregated graduation rates, and strengthen parental notification for tutoring and public school choice.04.16.08
Highlight — American Journeys
provides eyewitness accounts of North American exploration, from the Vikings in Canada (1000) to the diaries of mountain men (1800). 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). (Institute of Museum and Library Services)04.15.08
First Lady, Secretary Honor Teach for America Week
Secretary Spellings joined First Lady Laura Bush to teach a first grade science class on the characteristics of ocean animals at Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in Washington, D.C. Mrs. Bush and Secretary Spellings taught the class together to honor the tenth anniversary of Teach For America Week.04.11.08
TV Show: Early Childhood Education
This month's ED TV show, "Early Childhood Education: Good Start, Grow Smart," will be broadcast live on April 15 from 8:00 - 9:00 pm ET.04.08.08
New — Nanotechnology: The Power of Small
is the companion website for a public television series on nanotechnology and the environment, health, and privacy. See video clips of expert panels as they wrestle with dilemmas: the promise, the consequences, and potential risks of nanotechnology enhanced medicine, solar cells, and security systems. (National Science Foundation)04.07.08
Charter Schools Grant to Civic Builders Incorporated
Secretary Spellings announced an $8.3 million grant to Civic Builders, Inc. (Civic) as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities Grants Program. The grant will be used to help build and renovate charter schools in New York and New Jersey.Spellings Highlights Volunteerism
Secretary Spellings, Chris Draft of the St. Louis Rams, Warrick Dunn of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and District of Columbia Public Schools Chancellor Rhee today stressed the importance of volunteerism during a visit to Banneker High School in Washington, D.C.Teaching Resources: Skin, Bones, Louisiana Purchase and More
Skin, muscle, bone, cellular and molecular biology, the Louisiana Purchase, slavery, and maps of a voyage by Sir Frances Drake are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.04.03.08
Teaching Resources: Earth Visualizations
Features over 100 animations and images that illuminate key concepts in earth science. Examples are: coal formation, nuclear fission, growth of a continent, tectonic plate movement, volcanoes and earthquakes, fault motion, geyser eruption, wave motion, tornadoes, hurricanes, and more. Students can observe a single place on earth from multiple views, 3-D models of water and common molecules, different climate zones, and seasonal changes in the amount of sunlight reaching locations on earth. (National Science Foundation)Report on School Choice, Supplemental Ed Services
ED released an interim report on the state and local implementation of No Child Left Behind's public school choice and supplemental educational services options during the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years.Writing Gains on Nation’s Report Card Under NCLB
Secretary Spellings highlighted the results of The Nation's Report Card(tm): Writing 2007. Secretary Spellings commended educators and students for the significant progress made under No Child Left Behind.Grants to Improve Teaching of American History
Secretary Spellings announced the award of $114.7 million for 121 new grants to improve the quality of American history education. The grants are being awarded to school districts in 40 states nationwide.04.01.08
Spellings Announces Uniform Graduation Rate
Secretary Spellings announced she will take administrative steps to ensure all states use the same formula to calculate how many students graduate from high school on time, and how many drop out. Secretary Spellings stated the data would be made public so that people nationwide can compare how students of every race, background, and income level are performing.Highlight — From Silk to Oil: Cross-Cultural Connections Along the Silk Roads
is a curriculum guide for exploring China's inner Asian frontier and one of the world's oldest and most important trade routes. The 350-page guide features five independent sections. Each examines the geography, ethnic relations and political history, exchange of goods and ideas, religions, or art along the Silk Roads (beginning in the second century BCE). Each includes lesson plans, documents, maps, and board game. (China Institute, supported by Department of Education)
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