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Enrolling Uninsured Kids in Health Care
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 10:40amSecretaries Sebelius and Duncan announced a national coalition to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years.
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Support for Education Jobs
Fri, 09/03/2010 - 6:35amIndiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island are among the states that will receive funding to support education jobs.
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Beyond the Bubble Tests
Thu, 09/02/2010 - 12:36pmRead Secretary Duncan's remarks to state leaders about Race to the Top Assessment winners and the next generation of assessments.
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California to Receive $1.2 Billion to Support Ed Jobs
Mon, 08/30/2010 - 9:56amSecretary Duncan commended California for being the first state to submit an application under the Education Jobs Fund.
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Joint Agreement for New Orleans Recovery
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 4:08pmSecretary Duncan and other Obama administration officials announced a $1.8 billion agreement to help renovate and rebuild schools in New Orleans.
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Back to School Tour
Fri, 08/27/2010 - 7:18amSecretary Duncan is taking a bus tour to visit schools, honor and listen to teachers, meet with parents and students, and highlight success. See video, photos, and stories in the blog.
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Remarks in Little Rock
Wed, 08/25/2010 - 5:00pmSecretary Duncan discussed his Back to School Tour and the Obama Administration's education agenda, and he thanked America's teachers -- "our unsung heroes" -- in Little Rock, AR.
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Emergency Response Plans
Thu, 08/19/2010 - 8:57amED grants will help 98 school districts strengthen their emergency response plans.
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Charter School Grants
Wed, 08/18/2010 - 4:04pmCharter school grants to state agencies in AR, CA, CO, DC, GA, IN, MI, MO, NH, RI, SC, and TX will help increase public school options.
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Additional Recovery Funds for California
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 1:30pmNew York and California are among the states that will receive additional Recovery Act funds to support jobs and drive education reforms.
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Gainful Employment Analysis
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:28amRead the analysis that helped inform ED's proposed regulation that provides a standard for occupational and for-profit postsecondary programs to demonstrate that they prepare students for gainful employment.
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Turning Around Low-Performing Schools
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 11:05amMississippi and Idaho are among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools.
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Education Jobs Fund
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 11:04amApplications and guidance are now available for the Education Jobs Fund, which makes $10 billion available to states to support an estimated 160,000 education jobs nationwide.
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First Summit on Bullying
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 6:48amSecretary Duncan discussed myths about bullying at the Department's first Bullying Prevention Summit.
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$10 Billion to Support 160,000 Education Jobs
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:50pmCongress passed and the President signed into law a bill that provides $10 billion to support an estimated 160,000 education jobs nationwide.
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Additional Recovery Funds for Texas
Tue, 08/10/2010 - 4:12pmSecretary Duncan announced that an additional $1.072 billion is now available for Texas under the Recovery Act.
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Higher Education and the Economy
Mon, 08/09/2010 - 3:52pm"Education is the economic issue of our time," President Obama said in a speech about higher education and the economy at the University of Texas at Austin.
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$115.3 Million for Teaching of American History
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 4:22pm124 school districts will receive grants to improve the quality of teaching American history in our nation's schools.
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New Education Data Website
Fri, 08/06/2010 - 6:48amED Data Express provides education data from multiple sources in one place. See data profiles for each state. Explore student achievement, dropout rates, and other data across states.
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