10/12/2007

When it comes to school size, smaller is not always better. A new study released by ED indicates that while there may be less school violence, more student participation in extracurricular activities and a higher percentage of students planning to attend college, there also is a challenge in recruiting experienced math and science teachers and providing rigorous courses for talented students. 5/12/2008

Secretary Spellings delivered remarks on the role of education in social and economic development to an audience of regional leaders, education ministers and CEOs at the Council of the Americas Conference in Washington, D.C. Her remarks were followed by a question and answer session. 5/7/2008

Secretary Spellings; Wendy Bhagat, senior vice president, First Book; and Heidi Kilgras, editorial director, Random House Children's Books announced the availability of free books through the 2008 Summer Reading Initiative. Announced at Edward Brooke Charter School in Boston, Mass., the Initiative marks the first stage of a national distribution of over 850,000 free, new Random House children's books to schools, libraries and literacy organizations serving low-income youth across the country. 5/7/2008

Teachers and other educators are encouraged to register now to attend one of the U.S. Department of Education's summer workshops, where teachers share successful strategies to raise student achievement. 5/6/2008

Skin, muscle, bone, cellular and molecular biology, the Louisiana Purchase, slavery, and maps of a voyage by Sir Frances Drake are among the topics of new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find. 4/7/2008

Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Emergency Management for Higher Education Grants, Center on Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities, and Centers for Independent Living. 5/2/2008