K12> ED News (Feb 13, 2004)

**************************************************************
Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround
**************************************************************
From: "Winters, Kirk" <Kirk.Winters@xxxxxx>
To: Information from & about the U.S. Department of Education  publications & 
more . <edinfo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, 13 Feb 2004 17:09:12 -0500
Subject: ED News (Feb 13, 2004)
 
==========================================
News from the U.S. Department of Education
January 14 - February 13, 2004
==========================================

President Proposes Record $57 Billion for Education

     President Bush continued his commitment to America's students
     & families by submitting a budget request for 2005 that
     provides $57.3 billion in discretionary funding for the
     Department of Education (ED).  
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02022004.html

President Speaks on Education & School Choice

     President Bush met with parents, teachers, & students to
     discuss education, parental options, & school choice.
     www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/02/20040213-6.html

Jobs for the 21st Century

     In his State of the Union Address, President Bush unveiled a
     comprehensive plan to better prepare workers for jobs in the
     new millennium by improving secondary education &
     strengthening postsecondary education.
     http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2004/01/20040121.html

School Information Partnership Website

     Secretary Paige spoke at the launch of the School Information
     Partnership Website, which offers information about schools,
     school districts, & states -- information parents can use to
     make good decisions about children's education.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/speeches/2004/01/01292004.html

Paige to Virginia General Assembly: Let's Work Together

     Secretary Paige sent a letter to Virginia state legislators to
     set the record straight about the No Child Left Behind Act.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01302004a.html

Competition to Manage Opportunity Scholarship Program

     A competition has opened to select a group to manage the first
     federally funded opportunity scholarship program: the D.C.
     School Choice Incentive Program.  
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02042004.html

Innovative Research Training Programs in the Education Sciences

     A new program will fund graduate programs to train a new
     generation of education researchers capable of producing
     scientific evidence to guide education policy & classroom
     practice.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02042004a.html

HBCU Board Commends President Bush

     The board of advisors of the nation's Historically Black
     Colleges & Universities (HBCUs) presented President Bush with
     a resolution commending him for his visionary leadership,
     commitment, & contributions to strengthening the nation's 105
     HBCUs.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/latest/index.html?src=gu

Feria Educativa in the Bronx

     The Partners in Hispanic Education hosted the third of 7
     nationwide education outreach events for Hispanic American
     families.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02042004b.html

Role of Technology in Raising Achievement

     ED will fund a study of 16 computer-based reading & math
     products developed to enhance the learning of reading in Grade
     1, reading comprehension in Grade 4, pre-algebra in Grade 6, &
     algebra in Grade 9.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02132004.html

NCLB Leadership Summit

     Register for the NCLB Leadership Summit on Empowering
     Accountability & Assessment Using Technology March 10-12 in
     St. Louis, Missouri.  
     http://www.NCLBTechSummits.org.

TV Show: Charters & Choice

     "New Options for Families: Charters & Choice," this month's
     Education News TV show, airs February 17 from 8:00-9:00PM ET.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/index.html

School & District Improvement Guidance

     This webcast archive is designed for state & local education
     agency staff -- those who guide & support the work of
     schools -- on issues related to the implementation of NCLB.
     http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/improve/sigwebcast.html

Creating a High School Diploma That Counts

     Secretary Paige applauded the American Diploma Project for its
     report, "Ready or Not: Creating a High School Diploma that
     Counts," which identifies benchmarks for high school
     graduates' success in postsecondary education & high-
     performance jobs.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02102004.html

Promoting College Access & Success

     This report examines what is known about 4 common programs
     that aim to increase college access & success: Advanced
     Placement, International Baccalaureate, Tech Prep, & middle
     college high schools.
     http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/cclo/crdbase.doc

Financial Literacy & Education Commission

     The Financial Literacy & Education Commission held its first
     meeting.  The multiagency initiative, spearheaded by the
     Department of the Treasury, aims to help educate students
     about basic financial & economic topics, such as balancing
     checkbooks & the responsible use of credit cards.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01292004.html

Department Makes Significant Management Progress

     Secretary Paige applauded ED's progress in meeting the goals
     of the President's Management Agenda, as recognized by the
     Office of Management & Budget.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/01/01302004.html

Presidents' Day

     Secretary Paige urged teachers to emphasize American history &
     contributions of our presidents.  He pointed to the
     Presidents' Day learning resources on the FREE website & a 30-
     minute documentary that airs on the History Channel on
     February 16 at 8:00 a.m. (ET/PT).
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02132004a.html

Black History Month

     Secretary Paige released an open letter to educators &
     parents, encouraging them to help children learn about &
     appreciate the contributions African Americans have made to
     our nation.  
     http://www.ed.gov/news/pressreleases/2004/02/02022004b.html

Excellence in Science, Technology, & Mathematics Education Week

     ED is partnering with the National Science Foundation & other
     federal agencies & scientific societies to sponsor activities
     for this year's Excellence in Science, Technology, &
     Mathematics Education (ESTME) Week March 15-20.
     http://www.estme.org/

Education Innovator

     Sign up to receive the Education Innovator, a weekly look at
     innovations in education (delivered via email).
     http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/innovator/index.html

Extra Credit

     Sign up to receive "Extra Credit," which provides a regular
     look at the No Child Left Behind Act.
     http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/extracredit/index.html

===========================================================
To subscribe to (or unsubscribe from) EDInfo, address an email
message to:  listproc@xxxxxxxxxxx  Then write either SUBSCRIBE
EDINFO YOURFIRSTNAME YOURLASTNAME in the message, or write
UNSUBSCRIBE EDINFO (if you have a signature block, please turn it
off)  Then send it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Past EDInfo messages: http://www.ed.gov/MailingLists/EDInfo/
===========================================================
Kirk Winters
U.S. Department of Education
kirk.winters@xxxxxx

<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>
EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND 
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com

VENDORS REACH THE EDUCATION MARKET
FREE EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY LISTING
Find PREMIUM & FEATURED MERCHANT LISTING ALSO 
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Directory/default.asp

HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp

SERVICES
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html

Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters
http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html
<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>

Other related posts: