Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week (Sep 7-13)
View Original ArticleFri, 5 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Stephanie Monroe will join 1,000 higher education leaders and policymakers on September 8 in Washington, D.C., during the 2008 national conference celebrating the nation's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
Higher Ed Grants to Help Students with Disabilities
View Original ArticleFri, 29 Aug 2008 15:45:00 GMT The Department announced the award of $6.7 million in grants to 23 higher education organizations to help them develop pilot projects for students with disabilities.
Grant to Utah to Help Create More Charter Schools
View Original ArticleThu, 21 Aug 2008 20:14:00 GMT ED's Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Doug Mesecar visited Guadalupe Schools in Salt Lake City today to present an $8,533,334 Charter Schools Program grant to the Utah State Department of Education. Utah's Lt. Gov. Gary Herbert and Vice Chairman of the Utah State Board of Education Mark Cluff joined Mesecar for the announcement.
Teaching Resources: U.S. History, Polar Sciences, Countries of the World and More
View Original ArticleThu, 14 Aug 2008 17:37:00 GMT 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?
View Original ArticleWed, 23 Jul 2008 15:26:00 GMT 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.