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- Teaching Resources: U.S. History, Polar Sciences, Countries of the World and More
The Constitution, U.S. government, international relations, nations of the world, pivotal moments in U.S. history, early childhood education, calculator-controlled robots, and polar sciences are topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.
- When You Visit ED.gov, What Do You Hope to Accomplish?
When you visit ED.gov, why do you come -- what do you hope to accomplish? We are trying to identify the most important or popular tasks that people hope to accomplish at ED.gov, the main website of the U.S. Department of Education. Please help! Simply select the 5 tasks that are most important to you when you visit ED.gov.
- Statement on ACT Scores
"ACT scores for the Class of 2008 have remained largely steady, which is encouraging given that the number of test-takers has expanded rapidly to include many more students than ever before...."
- Appointees to Council on State Accountability Systems
Secretary Spellings announced the appointment of 16 members to the National Technical Advisory Council (NTAC), which Spellings announced as part of the proposed regulations to strengthen No Child Left Behind.
- Nominees to National Board of Education Sciences
President Bush today announced his intention to nominate eight individuals to serve as Members of the Board of Directors of the National Board of Education Sciences (NBES).
- States Participating in Supplemental Ed Services
Secretary Spellings announced that Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia have been approved to allow school districts to offer Supplemental Educational Services (SES) to students attending Title I schools in year one of school improvement status.
- Reading First Data Show Gains
New data from states show improvement in nearly every grade and subgroup, including English language learners and students with disabilities.
- Educational Resources
features lesson plans that invite students to examine George Washington's annotated copy of an early draft of the Constitution, compare Thomas Jefferson's original draft of the Declaration of Independence to the final document, determine which of 12 amendments they would ratify to produce a Bill of Rights, identify techniques Jefferson used in a letter persuading Congress to purchase his library, and investigate Waldseemüller's 1507 map (the first to use the label "America"). (Library of Congress)
- Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Center on Positive Behavioral Supports and Center on Dispute Resolution.
The Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 requires full-power television stations to cease analog broadcasts and switch to digital after February 17, 2009. The Act also authorizes Commerce's
National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
to create the TV Converter Box Coupon Program. Coupons are worth $40 each, to be
used toward the purchase of up to two, digital-to-analog converter boxes.
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