Updates

Earlier this week, the midterm elections delivered significant changes for 2011 on Capitol Hill and across the country. A new federal and national education policy landscape may begin to take shape as Republicans in the House take control of the ESEA reauthorization process and new governors set their education agendas. To read more about the election's possible impact on education policy read:

EducationCounsel's Initial Election Summary and Analysis (November 5, 2010)

U.S. Department of Education Headlines

Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Paris, France (November 4, 2010)

Federal Register

Office of Postsecondary Education; Overview Information; Talent Search (TS) Program; Notice Inviting Applications For New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011 (November 3, 2010)

Foreign Institutions--Federal Student Aid Programs; Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education; Final regulations (November 1, 2010)

Publications

The National Academies. The Teacher Development Continuum in the United States and China: Summary of a Workshop (2010)

The National Academies. Surrounded by Science: Learning Science in Informal Environments (2010)

The National Academies. Student Mobility: Exploring the Impact of Frequent Moves on Achievement: Summary of a Workshop (2010)

The National Academies. State Assessment Systems: Exploring Best Practices and Innovations: Summary of Two Workshops (2010)