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Arne Duncan Calls For Textbooks To Become Obsolete In Favor Of Digital
ASHINGTON -- Worried your kids spend too much time with their…
Applications Now Available for $3.5 Billion in Title I School Improvement Grants to Turn Around Nation’s Lowest Achieving Public Schools
$3.5 billion in Title I School Improvement grants to turn around the nation's lowest performing schools. The applications are now available at https://www.ed.gov/programs/sif/applicant.html and are due into the Department of Education by Feb. 8, 2010.
Educate to Innovate
President Obama has launched an “Educate to Innovate” campaign to improve the participation and performance of America’s students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Duncan Endorses Efforts to Improve STEM Education
“The president and I believe that ensuring our nation's children are excelling in the STEM fields is essential for our nation's prosperity, security, health and quality of life,” Secretary Duncan said. “All of us need to be engaged in task of improving STEM education. Business leaders and major donors are leading the way, and leaders from other sectors need to join them.”
U.S. Department of Education Opens Race to the Top Competition
"The president said last week that Race to the Top will require states to take an all-hands-on-deck approach," Duncan said. "We will award grants to the states that have led the way in reform and will show the way for the rest of the country to follow."