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View Original Article Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:00 GMT
Secretary Spellings announced that the U.S. Department of Education would take further action to purchase Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans to ensure students have continued access to Federal student loans. The Department will use its existing authority to purchase 2007-2008 academic year FFEL loans. The purchase program is designed to minimize potential disruption in student lending until the conduit program becomes operational.

View Original Article Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:00 GMT
Secretary Spellings announced the release of the Institute of Education Sciences' report: Reading First Impact Study: Final Report. This report presents an additional year of data from 2006-2007 on student reading comprehension and classroom instruction. In addition, the report includes information on the impact of the program on first-grade students' decoding skills.

View Original Article Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:00 GMT
In an era when what students know is the most important factor in determining success, postsecondary education has never been more critical. Although two thirds of high-growth, high wage jobs require a college degree, only a third of Americans have one. Ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the knowledge-driven economy will require postsecondary education but more than 60 percent of Americans ages 25-64 have no postsecondary education credential.

View Original Article Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:35:00 GMT
Secretary Spellings announced final regulations to strengthen and clarify No Child Left Behind (NCLB), focusing on improved accountability and transparency, uniform and disaggregated graduation rates and improved parental notification for Supplemental Education Services and public school choice. The Secretary made the announcement while speaking to educators, state and local policymakers and business leaders at South Carolina Educational Television in Columbia, S.C.

View Original Article Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:53:00 GMT
Provides images and descriptions of George Washington's Commission as Commander in Chief (1775), Virginia Declaration of Rights (1776), Articles of Confederation (1777), Treaty of Alliance with France (1778), Northwest Ordinance (1787), Washington's First Inaugural Address (1789), Judiciary Act of 1789 (1789), Jay's Treaty (1794), Alien and Sedition Acts (1798), Louisiana Purchase (1803), and more. (Library of Congress)