EducationCounsel E–Updates

September 24, 2008

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Featured Event

The College Board's Access and Diversity Collaborative is pleased to announce its 2008-09 series of national seminars that will address a comprehensive mix of legal, policy, communications and advocacy issues associated with institutional efforts to achieve access and diversity goals. Led by EducationCounsel, the Collaborative will sponsor two series of seminars: Knowing the Basics—a seminar series designed to address legal and policy fundamentals; and Leading Institutional Change—a seminar series designed to address major policy and research trends, effective communications strategies, and key institutional policy management issues. (The first of the Leading Institutional Change seminars will be held in Austin, TX on October 23-24.) Further information regarding these seminars (including registration information), can be found at www.collegeboard.com/diversitycollaborative.

Update

The House Rules Committee voted on Tuesday night to approve the stop gap spending bill, proposed by Appropriations Chairman Obey (D-WI), ensuring that a majority of the government (including the Department of Education) is funded until March 6, 2009 at the FY08 level (the new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2008). The House is expected to bring the continuing resolution to the floor as early as Wednesday, September 24.

New Legislation

There are no new updates for this week.

Federal Register Announcements

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U.S. Department of Education Headlines

Secretary Spellings addresses an international conference on education to announce funding for students with disabilities and limited English proficiency.  Click here

Secretary Spellings announces department awards to study improved student assessments under NCLB.  Click here

Publications

The Brookings Institute. Impacts of Early Childhood Programs. September 2008.

CEP. A Call to Restructure Restructuring: Lessons from the No Child Left Behind Act in Five States.  September 2008.

CEP.  Title I Funds – Who's Gaining, Who's Losing: School Year 2008-2009 Update.  September 2008.