Updates
The U.S. Department of Education released the Administration's Elementary and Secondary Education Act "blue print" this past weekend. Secretary Duncan is scheduled to discuss the document with key leaders on Capitol Hill next Wednesday when he testifies before the House Education and Labor Committee and Senate Health, Education and Labor Committee in back-to-back sessions.
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Expanding Advanced Placement (AP) Access: A Guide to Increasing AP Participation and Success as a Means for Improving College Readiness. Published by the Broad Foundation, this guide is designed to help superintendents, charter school leaders, and their staffs establish expanded Advanced Placement (AP) programs that can serve many more students, particularly low-income and minority youth. The guide describes a step-by-step process for adopting, implementing and evaluating AP programs. It draws on the experiences of 10 urban school districts, including finalists for The Broad Prize for Urban Education, as well as a number of non-profit organizations, and includes practical examples that may be useful as district and charter school leaders expand AP access.
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New Legislation
H.R.4833 : To authorize the Secretary of Education to make grants to local educational agencies to carry out teacher exchanges.
Sponsor: Rep Pierluisi, Pedro R. [PR] (introduced 3/11/2010)
H.R.4834 : To amend section 493C of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to limit student loan payments to 10 percent of discretionary income, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Schauer, Mark H. [MI-7] (introduced 3/11/2010)
S.3086 : A bill to support high-achieving, educationally disadvantaged elementary school students in high-need local educational agencies, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] (introduced 3/8/2010)
U.S. Department of Education Headlines
West Virginia to Receive $21.9 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently Lowest Achieving Schools (March 12, 2010)
U.S. Education Secretary to Address National League of Cities' Congressional City Conference (March 12, 2010)
Utah to Receive More Than $129 Million in Additional Recovery Funds (March 11, 2010)
Michigan to Receive Nearly $430 Million in Additional Recovery Funds (March 11, 2010)
Iowa to Receive More Than $127 million in Additional Recovery Funds (March 11, 2010)
Florida to Receive Nearly $729 million in Additional Recovery Funds (March 11, 2010)
U.S. Education Department Announces Civil Rights Review of English Learner Students In Los Angeles (March 10, 2010)
New Mexico to Receive Nearly $86 Million in Additional Recovery Funds (March 8, 2010)
Ohio to Receive More Than $483 Million in Additional Recovery Funds (March 8, 2010)
Secretary Duncan on Education Equity Agenda at Selma Commemoration of Historic March (March 8, 2010)
Secretary Duncan Releases Application for $650 Million to Support Innovation (March 8, 2010)
