Updates

On October 5, 2010, Dr. Jill Biden chaired the first-ever White House Summit on Community Colleges.  The White House convened this event to highlight the critical role that community colleges play in developing America’s workforce and reaching our educational goals.

The summit brought together community colleges, business, philanthropy, federal and state policy leaders, and students to discuss how community colleges can help meet the job training and education needs of the nation’s evolving workforce, as well as the critical role these institutions play in achieving the President’s goal to lead the world with the highest proportion of college graduates by 2020.

For more information, visit the White House website: http://www.whitehouse.gov/communitycollege

Congress is adjourned until November 15, 2010. 

U.S. Department of Education Headlines

Federal Agencies Host National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention (October 5, 2010)

U.S. Secretary of Education Duncan Announces $10.9 Million in Awards Under New Programs That Help Students with Intellectual Disabilities Transition to Postsecondary Education (October 5, 2010)

U.S. Department of Education Awards $38.8 Million in Safe and Supportive School Grants (October 5, 2010)

$19.9 Million Awarded in Grants for Training of Special Educators to Improve Services for Children with Disabilities (October 4, 2010)

U.S. Education Department Awards Grants to Improve Assessments for Students with Disabilities (October 4, 2010)

U.S. Department of Education Awards Six State Grants to Promote Rigorous Career and Technical Education Programs of Study (October 4, 2010)

Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Recent Deaths of Two Young Men (October 1, 2010)

U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $36.8 Million in Grants to Help Make Children Healthier and More Active (October 1, 2010)

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