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The home page of the U.S. Department of Education offers easy access to the latest news and a wide range of Department publications, policy and funding opportunities.
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Spellings Speaks at Federal Student Aid Conference
Secretary Spellings delivered remarks to the Federal Student Aid Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. She discussed action taken by the Administration to promote college accessibility, affordability, and accountability, as well as the work that remains to be done.
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Additional Action to Ensure Access to Federal Student Loans
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.
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Reading First Impact Study: Final Report
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.
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Watch TV Show Webcast: Paying for College
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.
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Final Regulations to Strengthen NCLB
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.
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Science of Spectroscopy
Features a wiki-based effort to tell the story of spectroscopy -- the use of light to study matter. Find answers to questions about the basic theory of light, energy, and the electromagnetic spectrum. What is light? How is it created? How does it affect matter? What is energy? Learn about everyday applications of spectroscopy, including CAT scans, Mars exploration, MRIs, microwaves, sunscreen chemistry, the chemistry of vision, uses of lasers, and more. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
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New Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad (FRA) Fellowship, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) Fellowship Program, and Regional Technical Assistance and Continuing Education (TACE) Centers.
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