EducationCounsel E–Updates

May 29, 2009

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Update

Congress is currently in recess. The Senate reconvenes on Monday, June 1 and the House on Tuesday, June 2.

Next Week on Capitol Hill – 

Wednesday, June 3: The House and Senate Appropriations Committees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education will hold hearings on the US Department of Education’s budget for FY 2010. (The House hearing is at 2:00 PM in 2358 Rayburn. The Senate Hearing will be at 10:00 AM in 124 Dirksen.)

Thursday, June 4: The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing to examine how supporting outstanding charter schools can help build an innovative, world-class American school system that educates all students to high levels.  (For more information, click here)

Federal Register Announcements

Overview Information; Office of Innovation and Improvement; Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.405A [OII].

New Legislation

There is no new legislation at this time.

U.S. Department of Education Headlines

Statement by Secretary Duncan Regarding Report on 'The Condition of Education' (5/28/09).

$434 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Puerto Rico to Save Teaching Jobs and Drive Education Reform (5/28/09).

Montana Students Call For Higher Standards On Listening Tour (5/28/09).

$672 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Washington to Save Jobs and Drive Education Reform (5/27/09).

More Than $666 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Massachusetts to Save Jobs and Drive Education Reform (5/27/09).

Middle-Class Task Force Announces Agency Partnerships to Build a Strong Middle Class Through a Green Economy (5/27/09).

$165 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Idaho to Save Teaching Jobs and Drive Education Reform (5/26/09).

$806 Million in Recovery Funds Now Available for Virginia to Save Teaching Jobs and Drive Education Reform (5/26/09).

Publications

National Center for Education Statistics. The Condition of Education. (May 2009)

The New America Foundation. Building a Solid Foundation: How States and School Districts Can Use Federal Stimulus Funds to Support Proficiency by Third Grade. (May 2009)

American Enterprise Institute. Stimulating Excellence: Unleashing the Power of Innovation in Education. (May 2009)