EducationCounsel E–Updates

June 5, 2009

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Update

The Council of Chief State School Officers and National Governors Association have announced that 49 states and territories have joined in an effort to develop a set of common academic standards for K-12 students. This announcement comes after recent efforts of leading organizations and states to develop college-and career-ready and internationally benchmarked standards. These 49 states and territories will work together to create a common core of standards that states can voluntarily adopt (For more information, click here).

Next Week on Capitol Hill –

Thursday, June 11: The House Education and Labor Committee will hold hearings to discuss H.R. 2339, the Family Income to Respond to Significant Transitions Act, and H.R. 2460, the Healthy Families Act (For more information, click here).

Federal Register Announcements

Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2009; Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Program; correction to CFDA Number 84.405A [OII]

Overview Information; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities--National Center on Accessible Instructional Materials (AIM); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.327T [OSERS]

Overview Information; Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities--National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard (NIMAS); Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, CFDA Number 84.327P [OSERS]

New Legislation

H.R.2690: To create a universal, paperless school meal program that is nationally available. Sponsor: Rep Sestak, Joe [PA-7] (introduced 6/3/2009)

H.R.2653: To amend the Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act to create the White House Office of National Youth Policy to ensure the coordination and effectiveness of services to youth, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Yarmuth, John A. [KY-3] (introduced 6/2/2009)

U.S. Department of Education Headlines

Secretary Duncan Announces Grant Competition to Retrain Displaced Workers, Help Rebuild America's Economy (6/4/2009)

Duncan Appoints William J. Taggart to Lead Federal Student Aid Office (6/1/2009)

Publications

The New Teacher Project. The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness. (June 2009)