U.S. Department of Education Headlines

U.S. Department of Education to Highlight Rural Education throughout August August 1, 2011

A Teacher’s Agreement and Frustration at the Save Our Schools Rally August 1, 2011

Education Secretary Duncan Announces 16 Teachers Selected for Teaching Ambassador Fellowships  July 29, 2011

Department Officials Visit Tennessee to Learn About Progress Made in Implementing Race to the Top Plan July 29, 2011

Duncan Urges Master Teachers to Help Transform Teaching Profession July 29, 2011

Working Toward "Wow": A Vision for a New Teaching Profession July 29, 2011

New Webinar Offers Teachers Tools to Teach 9/11 July 29, 2011

ED Wraps Up Let's Read! Let's Move! July 28, 2011

Duncan Heads to the Hill for Budget Hearing July 27, 2011
 
States Begin Reporting Uniform Graduation Rate, Reveal More Accurate High-School Completion Outcomes July 27, 2011

New Legislation

H.R.2485: ACE Act
Sponsor: Rep Thompson, Glenn [PA-5] (introduced 7/11/2011)

H.R.2514: A PLUS Act
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Rob [UT-1] (introduced 7/13/2011)

H.R.2535: College LIFE Act
Sponsor: Rep Jackson Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 7/14/2011)

H.R.2536: 21st Century Readiness Act
Sponsor: Rep Petri, Thomas E. [WI-6] (introduced 7/14/2011)

H.R.2547: No Child Left Inside Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep Sarbanes, John P. [MD-3] (introduced 7/14/2011)

H.R.2598: STEM Master Teacher Corps Act
Sponsor: Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [NY-1] (introduced 7/20/2011)

H.R.2617: Pregnant and Parenting Students Access to Education Act of 2011
Sponsor: Rep Polis, Jared [CO-2] (introduced 7/21/2011)

H.R.2628: Eliminating Disincentives to ROTC Participation Act
Sponsor: Rep Miller, Jeff [FL-1] (introduced 7/22/2011)

H.R.2684: To establish a competitive pilot program that utilizes community, innovation, and technology to improve physical fitness education and curriculum in elementary schools and secondary schools.
Sponsor: Rep Boswell, Leonard L. [IA-3] (introduced 7/28/2011)

H.R.2689: To amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for dating violence prevention, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Moore, Gwen [WI-4] (introduced 7/28/2011)

H.R.2691: To amend title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to encourage and support parent, family, and community involvement in schools, to provide needed integrated services and comprehensive supports to children, and to ensure that schools are centers of communities, for the ultimate goal of assisting students to stay in school, become successful learners, and improve academic achievement.
Sponsor: Rep Payne, Donald M. [NJ-10] (introduced 7/28/2011)

H.R.2700: To establish a health and education grant program related to autism spectrum disorders, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 7/29/2011)

S.1370: After School for America's Children Act
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 7/14/2011)

S.1372: No Child Left Inside Act of 2011
Sponsor: Sen Reed, Jack [RI] (introduced 7/14/2011)
 
S.1403: IDEA Full Funding Act
Sponsor: Sen Harkin, Tom [IA] (introduced 7/21/2011)

S.1439: Ready Schools Act of 2011
Sponsor: Sen Brown, Sherrod [OH] (introduced 7/28/2011)

S.1447 : A bill to amend the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act to authorize the use of grant funds for dating violence prevention, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Crapo, Mike [ID] (introduced 7/28/2011)   

Federal Register

Department of Education, Office of Innovation and Improvement. Application for New Awards; Charter Schools Program (CSP); Grants for Replication and Expansion of High-Quality Charter Schools Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011.

Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education. Applications for New Awards; Charter Schools Program Grants to Non-State Educational Agencies for Planning, Program Design, and Initial Implementation and for Dissemination. Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Numbers: 84.282B and 84.282C.

Office of Innovation and Improvement, Department of Education. Applications for New Awards; Arts in Education National Program. Notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2011. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 84.351F.

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Research and Training Center--Interventions To Promote Community Living Among Individuals With Disabilities; Correction. CFDA Number: 84.133B-1
 
Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. Public Meeting on Recommendations for Improvement of Student Financial Aid Offer Forms, Development of Model Financial Aid Forms. Notice of public meeting; request for public comments. [Docket ID ED-2011-OPE-0009]
 
U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights. Equity and Excellence Commission. Notice of open meeting. Date: July 28th, 2011. Time: 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The Commission will meet in Washington, DC at Potomac Center Plaza, 550 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20202 in the auditorium (room 10026).
 
Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. Withdrawal of Notices Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 2011; European Union-United States Atlantis (Atlantis) Program, et al. CFDA No. 84.116J, 84.116M, and 84.116N.
 
U.S. Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board. National Assessment Governing Board; Meeting. Notice of open meeting and partially closed sessions. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Munira Mwalimu, Operations Officer, National Assessment Governing Board, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 825, Washington, DC 20002-4233, Telephone: (202) 357-6938.
 
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education. Reopening, Applications for New Awards; Technology and Media Services for Individuals With Disabilities--Center on Online Learning and Students With Disabilities. [CFDA Number: 84.327U]

Events

U.S. House of Representatives Education & The Workforce Field Hearing: "Reviving our Economy: The Role of Higher Education in Job Growth and Development" August 16, 2011. Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training - Field Hearing in Greenville, South Carolina