U.S. Department of Education

Spellings Speaks at Council of Americas Conference

Submitted 113 days ago

Secretary Spellings delivered remarks on the role of education in social and economic development to an audience of regional leaders, education ministers and CEOs at the Council of the Americas Conference in Washington, D.C. Her remarks were followed by a question and answer session.

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2008 Summer Reading Initiative

Submitted 113 days ago

Secretary Spellings; Wendy Bhagat, senior vice president, First Book; and Heidi Kilgras, editorial director, Random House Children's Books announced the availability of free books through the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative. Announced at Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston, Mass., the Initiative marks the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's bo

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Secretary Highlights NCLB in Massachusetts

Submitted 113 days ago

Secretary Spellings and in-coming Massachusetts Secretary of Education Paul Reville hosted an education policy roundtable discussion on No Child Left Behind at the Massachusetts State House with Massachusetts Acting Commissioner of Education Jeff Nellhaus, Massachusetts policymakers, educators, teachers, parents and business leaders. Secretary Spellings applauded Massachusetts' efforts to raise co

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Educators: Register Now for Summer Workshops

Submitted 113 days ago

Teachers and other educators are encouraged to register now to attend one of the U.S. Department of Education's summer workshops, where teachers share successful strategies to raise student achievement.

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2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Submitted 113 days ago

Secretary Spellings delivered remarks and announced recipients of the 2008 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards at the U. S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. The awards, sponsored by Prudential Financial and the National Association of Secondary School Principals, were created in 1995 to honor middle and high school students at the local, state and national level for outstanding community

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Secretary Spellings Announces No Child Left Behind "Differentiated Accountability" Pilot

Submitted 163 days ago

Secretary Spellings announced a pilot program to help states differentiate between underperforming schools in need of dramatic interventions and those that are closer to meeting the goals of No Child Left Behind.

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Grants to Help Pay for Advanced Placement Tests

Submitted 163 days ago

Secretary Spellings announced the award of $11 million in grants to 39 states to help them pay the fees for advanced placement tests for low-income students.

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Writing Gains on Nation's Report Card Under NCLB

Submitted 145 days ago

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.

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Report on School Choice, Supplemental Ed Services

Submitted 145 days ago

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.

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Grants to Improve Teaching of American History

Submitted 145 days ago

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.

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