Updates
House Democrats Introduce Legislation to End the High School Dropout Crisis
Overview Information. Office of Postsecondary Education; Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Program; Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2010.
Overview Information. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of Education; Notice announcing deadline for submitting an application under Phase II of the State Fiscal Stabilization Fund (SFSF) program.
Overview Information. Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards For Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.
Overview Information. Race to the Top Fund; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010.
Overview Information. Race to the Top Fund; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2010;
H.R.4103 : To extend the authority of the Secretary of Education to purchase guaranteed student loans for an additional year, and for other purposes. (Rep. John Kline, MN/November 18, 2009)
H.R.4122 : To support high-need middle and high schools in order to improve students' academic achievement, graduation rates, postsecondary readiness, and preparation for citizenry.
Sponsor: Rep Miller, George [CA-7] (introduced 11/19/2009)
H.R.4152 : To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to eligible schools to assist such schools to discontinue use of a derogatory or discriminatory name or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [NJ-6] (introduced 11/19/2009)
S.2781 : A bill to change references in Federal law to mental retardation to references to an intellectual disability, and to change references to a mentally retarded individual to references to an individual with an intellectual disability.
Sponsor: Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. [MD] (introduced 11/17/2009)
S.2785 : A bill to provide grants to improve after-school interdisciplinary education programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 11/17/2009)
S.2789 : A bill to establish a scholarship program to encourage outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in mission-critical fields to pursue a career in the Federal Government.
Sponsor: Sen Voinovich, George V. [OH] (introduced 11/17/2009)
S.2800 : A bill to amend subtitle B of title VII of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act to provide education for homeless children and youths, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 11/19/2009)
Duncan Hosts Meeting with Rural School Superintendents As He Continues to Seek Input on Education Reform (November 2009)
Duncan Endorses Efforts to Improve STEM Education (November 2009)
Institute of Education Sciences. Technical Methods Report: Using State Tests in Education Experiments: A Discussion of the Issues. (November 2009)
Institute of Education Sciences. Students' Use of Tutoring Services, by Adequate Yearly Progress Status of School (November 2009)