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Best Practices of State Bullying Policies
16 Dec 2010 at 5:22pm
Secretary Duncan issued a technical assistance memo highlighting key components of strong state bullying laws and policies.

New Board Members for Postsecondary Improvement Fund
13 Dec 2010 at 10:27am
Secretary Duncan announced 13 new board members for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE).

International Student Assessment
7 Dec 2010 at 1:15pm
"Being average in reading and science—and below average in math—is not nearly good enough," Secretary Duncan said in response to results from the Program for International Student Assessment.

Passage of the Child Nutrition Bill
3 Dec 2010 at 6:52am
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will "help schools fight our country's childhood obesity epidemic and give students access to the nutritional food they need to help them learn," Secretary Duncan said.

Grants to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institu...
23 Nov 2010 at 9:24am
ED announced grants to higher education institutions that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Assessment Board Members Named
17 Nov 2010 at 11:09am
Secretary Duncan named six members of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the Nation's Report Card.

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