Updates

On March 1, the Senate Budget Committee held a hearing to receive testimony from Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the President's FY 2012 education budget request.

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U.S. Department of Education Headlines

Helping States Address Budget Pressures (March 3, 2011)

Statement by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Early Learning Bill Introduced by Sen. Bob Casey (March 3, 2011)

Department of Education Provides Promising Practices for Productivity, Flexibility (March 3, 2011)

First Lady Michelle Obama, Secretary Arne Duncan and U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Work with Education Stakeholders to Increase Participation in the Healthier US School Challenge and Advance Goals of First Lady’s Let’s Move! Initiative (March 2, 2011)

Congressional Headlines

Kline Encourages Return to Fiscal Responsibility in Washington  (Mar 1, 2011) 

Hearing Uncovers Regulatory Hurdles Faced by Students, Schools  (Mar 1, 2011) 

Federal Register

Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs; Institute of Education Sciences; Overview Information; Education Research and Special Education Research Grant Programs; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2012; CFDA Numbers 84.305A, 84.305B, 84.305D, 84.305E, 84.324A, 84.324B, and 84.324C. (March 3, 2011)

Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services; Overview Information; Training and Information for Parents of Children With Disabilities; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011. (March 1, 20110)

Publications

National Academies. Report Offers Framework for Evaluating Reform Efforts in D.C. Public Schools (March 4, 2011)

Government Accountability Office. DOD Education Benefits: Further Actions Needed to Improve Oversight of Tuition Assistance Program (March 2, 2011)

Government Accountability Office. Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Potential Effects of Changing Comparability Requirements (February 28, 2011)

National Center for Education Statistics. NCES Releases Elementary/Secondary Education System (February 25, 2011)

National Center for Education Statistics. The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Science 2009 (February 24, 2011)

National Center for Education Statistics. The Nation's Report Card: Trial Urban District Assessment Science 2009 (February 24, 2011)