Federal Register Announcements
Office of Post Secondary Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN) – Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009) Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 16, 2009
Impact Aid Discretionary Construction Grant Program – Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Deadline for Transmittal of Applications: March 20, 2009
Office of Innovation and Improvement
Charter School Programs – Notice reopening fiscal year (FY) 2009 competition for Charter School Programs. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: April 27, 2009
Impact Aid Program
Notice Reopening the Application Deadline – Date for Certain Impact Aid Fiscal Year 2010 Section 8002 and Section 8003 Grants. The new deadline date for affected applicants to submit applications is: February 20, 2009.
New Legislation
H.R.1091: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct local educational agencies to release secondary school student information to military recruiters if the student's parent provides written consent for the release, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Honda, Michael M. (CA-15)
S.413: A bill to establish a grant program to improve high school graduation rates and prepare students for college and work. Sponsor: Sen Burr, Richard (NC)
H.RES.167: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives supporting the goals and ideals of Campus Fire Safety Month, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. (NJ-8)
U.S. Department of Education Headlines
Secretary Arne Duncan's Statement Regarding the 100th Anniversary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Click here.
Duncan Hails Passage of President's Stimulus Package, Cites "Historic Opportunity to Create Jobs and Advance Reform. Click here.
U.S. Education Secretary Announces State-by-State Dollars in New York, Click here.
Publications
The Brookings Institute. Reading Second. February 2009.
The Brookings Institute. Supporting Young Children and Families: An Investment Strategy That Pays. February 2009.
Center for American Progress. Barriers to College Attainment: Lessons from Chicago. January 2009.
Institute of Education Sciences. Assisting Students Struggling with Reading: Response to Intervention (RtI) and Multi-Tier Intervention in the Primary Grades. February 18, 2009.
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. Ohio at the Crossroads: School funding--more of the same or changing the model?. February 17, 2009
Thomas B. Fordham Foundation. The Accountability Illusion. February 19, 2009.