Update
In the second of four major policy speeches on the priorities for the "Race to the Top" Fund, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced this week that the Department of Education will commit up to $350 million of the $4.35 billion Race to the Top Fund to support states in the creation of rigorous assessments linked to the internationally benchmarked common standards being developed by states. (For more information, click here).
-Congress is not holding any education events on Capitol Hill next week.
Federal Register Announcements
Overview Information; Office of Postsecondary Education; Promoting Post baccalaureate Opportunities for Hispanic Americans (PPOHA) Program; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, (CFDA) Number 84.031M. [OPE]
Notice of deadline dates for receipt of applications, reports, and other records for the 2008-2009 award year; Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant, Federal Family Education Loan, Federal Work-Study, Federal Perkins Loan, Federal Pell Grant, Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan, Academic Competitiveness Grant, National Science and Mathematics Access To Retain Talent Grant, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Programs; CFDA Nos. 84.007, 84.032, 84.033, 84.038, 84.063, 84.069, 84.268, 84.375, 84.376, and 84.379; [FSA]
Overview Information; Office of Postsecondary Education; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus Competition: College Course Materials Rental Initiative; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.116Y [OPE]
Overview Information; Office of Postsecondary Education; Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)--Special Focus Competition: Graduate Programs at Institutions of Higher Education Serving Hispanic Americans; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.116V. [OPE]
Overview Information; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Technical Assistance and Dissemination To Improve Services and Results for Children With Disabilities--State Technical Assistance Projects To Improve Services and Results for Children Who Are Deaf-Blind; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.326C [OSERS]
Overview Information; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Rehabilitation Training--Rehabilitation Continuing Education Programs (RCEP)--Institute on Rehabilitation Issues (IRI); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.264C [OSERS]
New Legislation
S.1281: A bill to enhance after-school programs in rural areas of the United States by establishing a pilot program to help communities establish and improve rural after-school programs.
Sponsor: Sen Lincoln, Blanche L. [AR] (introduced 6/17/2009)
H.R.2882: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to direct certain coeducational elementary and secondary schools to make available information on equality in school athletic programs, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [NY-28] (introduced 6/16/2009)
