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Graduation Rates of NCAA Tournament Teams
In a call with reporters, Secretary Duncan explained why NCAA teams that fail to graduate 40% of their players should be ineligible for post-season competition.
ED and the Treasury Department announced $11 billion in allocation authority under the Recovery Act for bonds to build and renovate schools, and create jobs.
Minnesota will receive over $34 million to turn around its lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants program.
National Financial Capability Challenge
Students, show what you know about personal finance by taking this voluntary online challenge.
Civil Rights Website, Data Collection
The Office of Civil Rights launched a new website and announced it will collect new data to gauge whether all students have equal educational opportunity.
ESEA Plan: Flexibility, Resources, Accountability
The Obama administration's blueprint to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act will support state and local efforts to help ensure that all students graduate prepared for college and a career.
The grant application and final priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) are now available.
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is the focus of our next Education Stakeholders Forum on March 19.
High School Commencement Challenge
The White House and ED announced the Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, inviting public schools to compete to have President Obama speak at their graduation this spring.
Detroit Discusses Turnaround Efforts
More than 250 community leaders, educators, parents, and students gathered to discuss turning around the Detroit area's lowest-achieving schools.
WNET.org Celebration of Teaching and Learning
Secretary Arne Duncan participated in the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in New York City, where over 8,500 educators across the nation took part in discussions about the future of our schools.
WhiteHouse.gov Features Education
Each day this week WhiteHouse.gov will highlight ED efforts to help reach the President's goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's priorities for reauthorizing the Child Nutrition Act "would be a major step in the right direction for the health and well-being of our school children," Secretary Duncan said.
Restraint and Seclusion Information
ED published a summary of state laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines regarding the use of restraint and seclusion techniques in schools.
Secretary Duncan and Congressman Connolly visited Riverside Elementary School in Virginia for the one-year anniversary of the Recovery Act.
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