K12> ED News: No Child Left Behind (February 6, 2003)
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ED News: No Child Left Behind Jan.23 - Feb.6, 2003
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www.ed.gov/ednews/
In this issue...
> All State Accountability Plans Submitted on Time
> President's Budget Request for ED
> Expanding Options for Parents
> Mentoring Program for Disadvantaged Children
> Tribal Colleges & Universities
> Pell Grants
> Reading First
> Early Reading First
> Mathematics Summit
> Evaluation of After School Program
> Panel to Advise on National Assessment of Title I
> Race-Neutral Alternatives in Higher Education
> Commission on Opportunity in Athletics
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All State Accountability Plans Submitted on Time
Secretary Paige announced that all 50 states, D.C., & Puerto
Rico submitted on time their accountability plans as
required under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB).
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02032003b.html
President's Budget Request for ED
President Bush's budget request for fiscal year 2004
provides $53.1 billion for the U.S. Department of Education
(ED), an increase of $2.8 billion or 5.6% above his 2003
spending plan & the largest dollar increase of any domestic
agency. View the archived webcast, budget summary, & more.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02032003.html
Expanding Options for Parents
The President's budget request includes an estimated $756
million to help insure America's parents have more choices
for their children.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01312003.html
Mentoring Program for Disadvantaged Children
Secretary Paige joined President Bush to celebrate the first
anniversary of the USA Freedom Corps & unveil a new $300
million mentoring program to help match disadvantaged
children with mentors.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01302003a.html
Tribal Colleges & Universities
The President's budget request includes a 5% increase for
Tribal Colleges & Universities.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01272003.html
Pell Grants
The President's budget proposal would provide a $1.9 billion
increase for the Pell Grant program, pushing funding to an
all-time high of $12.7 billion & enabling nearly 4.9 million
students to receive Pell Grants.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02012003.html
Reading First
Oklahoma will receive more than $12.5 million for the first
year of a multi-year Reading First grant to help schools &
districts improve children's reading achievement using
scientifically proven methods of instruction.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02062003.html
Early Reading First
Secretary Paige announced the first-ever Early Reading First
grants -- 30 grants totaling more than $72 million -- to
groups in 22 states to support local efforts to improve the
language & pre-reading skills of young children.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01232003.html
Mathematics Summit
The Secretary convened a mathematics summit in Washington,
D.C., to discuss ways to improve student achievement &
instruction, further engage the public, develop a research
base, & enhance teacher knowledge.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02062003c.html
Evaluation of After School Program
The 21st Century Community Learning Center program needs to
be better aligned with the accountability & research
principles of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), a new
evaluation shows.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/02-2003/02032003c.html
Panel to Advise on National Assessment of Title I
Grover (Russ) Whitehurst, director of ED's Institute of
Education Sciences (IES), announced members of the
Independent Review Panel for the National Assessment of
Title I.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01302003.html
Race-Neutral Alternatives in Higher Education
The Secretary announced that ED will issue a report & host a
conference to highlight innovative race-neutral alternatives
for increasing diversity at colleges & universities.
http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/01-2003/01242003.html
Commission on Opportunity in Athletics
The Secretary issued a statement on the Commission on
Opportunity in Athletics, as did Commission co-chairs Ted
Leland & Cynthia Cooper.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01302003b.html
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/01-2003/01292003.html
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Achiever," a bi-weekly newsletter about No Child Left Behind:
www.nclb.gov/Newsletter/index.html.
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