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Education Committee Republicans Call for Investigation of Waste, Fraud & Abuse in Federal Education Programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Citing a string of recent allegations that federal education funds are being misused, sometimes for personal gain, top Republicans on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee today called on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Inspector General (IG) to undertake a thorough analysis of what safeguards are in place to protect taxpayer dollars and whether those safeguards are effective.
Federal Update 04.29.08
Federal School Construction Mandate Poses Serious Risks, New Congressional Analysis Finds
Federal Update 04.23.08
Secretary Spellings outlines NCLB proposals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Representative Howard P. “Buck” McKeon (R-CA), the senior Republican on the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee, Tuesday welcomed news that the U.S. Secretary of Education is proposing much-needed reforms to the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), but he expressed disappointment at Democratic leaders’ continued inability to enact a more comprehensive overhaul of the law.
Federal Update 04.09.08
AMERICAN HISTORY TEACHING GRANTS AWARDED
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings in April announced the award of $114.7 million for 121 new grants to improve the quality of American history education. The grants are being awarded to school districts in 40 states nationwide.
Federal Update 04.07.08
UNIFORM GRADUATION RATE
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Announces Department Will Move to a Uniform Graduation Rate, Require Disaggregation of Data Announcement Made At America's Promise Alliance Dropout Prevention Campaign Press Conference.
Federal Update 02.29.08
NEA Set to Become Aggressive in the 2008 Campaigns
Study on the Effectiveness of Smaller Class Sizes
Virginia Considering Opting Out of NCLB
High School Students Lacking in Knowledge of History
Deadline Approaching to Fund Programs for English Language Learners in Arizona
“How to Make Great Teachers”
Federal Update 02.15.08
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