http://www.ed.gov/ The home page of the U.S. Department of Education offers easy access to the latest news and a wide range of Department publications, policy and funding opportunities. en-us kirk.winters@ed.gov (Kirk Winters) webmaster@inet.ed.gov (ED.gov Webmaster) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:01:00 GMT Regional/North America/United States/Government/Executive Branch/Departments/Education/ http://www.ed.gov/images/ed_light_logo_rss.gif http://www.ed.gov/ 88 50 The latest news from the U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/07/07022008.html More than $74 million in grants have been awarded to 27 states as part of a joint effort by the U.S. departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice to support schools in creating safe learning environments that promote healthy childhood development and prevent youth violence and drug use. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:01:00 GMT http://www.free.ed.gov/displaydate.cfm Independence Day, U.S. history, poetry, letter writing, energy and rock cycles, polar regions, plant genomes, nearly 100 science videos and webcasts, and teaching English language learners to read are topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:27:00 GMT http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/07/07012008b.html ED announced the award of $4.37 million in grants to universities in 14 states to help train doctoral, post-doctoral and other graduate students to work with children with disabilities. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:27:00 GMT http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/07/07012008a.html Secretary Spellings announced the award of $41,573,649 for 24 new grants under the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) to help more than 69,000 disadvantaged middle school students receive assistance to prepare for and pursue a college education. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/07/07012008.html Secretary Spellings addressed the Education Commission of the States (ECS) National Forum on Education Policy and announced the approval of six states -- Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio -- to use the Differentiated Accountability Pilot aimed at helping states differentiate between underperforming schools in need of dramatic interventions and those that are closer to meeting the goals of No Child Left Behind. Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:35:00 GMT http://federalstudentaid.ed.gov/ffelp/ A new website provides guidance, letters, and other information regarding ED's authority to purchase federal student loans under the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:22:00 GMT http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/06/06232008.html New data from states show improvement in nearly every grade and subgroup, including English language learners and students with disabilities. Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:15:00 GMT http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2008/06/06162008.html Secretary Spellings addressed the Education Commission of the States (ECS) National Forum on Education Policy and announced the approval of six states -- Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland and Ohio -- to use the Differentiated Accountability Pilot aimed at helping states differentiate between underperforming schools in need of dramatic interventions and those that are closer to meeting the goals of No Child Left Behind. Mon, 16 Junr 2008 19:30:00 GMT http://www.free.ed.gov/ Presents facts, songs, primary documents, and more for celebrating the birthday of the U.S. and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. See the original Declaration of Independence. Read about the history of the Fourth. Learn about the U.S. flag and the Liberty Bell. Listen to patriotic songs. Take an Independence Day quiz. See ways to volunteer and help our nation. (USA.gov, Multiple Agencies) Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:13:00 GMT http://www.ed.gov/news/fedregister/announce/index.html Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Technical Assistance and Dissemination to Improve Services and Results for Children with Disabilities, National Center to Improve the Recruitment and Retention of Qualified Personnel for Children with Disabilities, and Statewide Longitudinal Data Systems Grant Program. Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:05:00 GMT mailto:kirk.winters@ed.gov Please let us know what you think of this news feed. Tue, 3 Jun 2008 18:30:00 GMT