Series 2558: Constituent Correspondence, 2000-2003
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From: "Honeysett, Adam" <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov> BC: Governor Musgrove Created: 8/16/2002 1:02 PM Subject: ED Review (08/16/02) Message: > <<...OLE_Obj...>> > > ED REVIEW > August 16, 2002 > > ...a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities > relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community > ________________________________________________________ > <<...OLE_Obj...>> NCLB UPDATE: READING FIRST AND MORE GUIDANCE > > For the most recent news and information, visit > http://www.nochildleftbehind.gov/. > > Over the last two weeks, four more states -- Arizona, Arkansas, Michigan, > and Utah -- were awarded grants under Reading First > (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/readingfirst/), President Bush's reading > reform initiative built on scientifically based research. The states' > applications were deemed excellent; each passed a rigorous panel review > that judged state plans on 25 criteria. Arizona will receive $17.7 > million this year and $116 million over six years. Arkansas' award is > $9.8 million this year and $64.3 million over six years. Michigan will > receive $28.5 million this year and $186.5 million over six years. Utah's > award is $4.6 million this year and $30 million over six years. The six > year totals are subject to proper implementation, as well as > congressional appropriations. Once funded, states will open competitions > for sub-grants to eligible school districts. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE > GO TO http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/08-2002/08072002c.html AND > http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/08-2002/08142002.html. > > Under the No Child Left Behind Act, students attending schools that have > not made adequate yearly progress in improving student academic > achievement for three or more years must be given the option of receiving > supplemental educational services. These services may include tutoring, > remediation, and other educational interventions, provided that such > approaches are consistent with the content and instruction used by the > school district and are aligned with the state's academic content > standards. The Department's non-regulatory guidance on supplemental > educational services > (http://www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/suppsvcsguid.pdf) addresses both > state and LEA responsibilities (including the role of parents) and tackles > sensitive funding issues. (Note: The guidance is consistent with the > proposed rules cited in the previous issue and published August 6 in the > Federal Register -- > http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/proprule/2002-3/080602a.html.) > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> WHAT WORKS CLEARINGHOUSE > > On August 7, Secretary Paige announced a five-year, $18.5 million contract > to a unique joint venture (Campbell Collaboration of Philadelphia and the > American Institutes for Research of Washington, DC, along with their > subcontractors: Aspen Systems of Rockville, Maryland; Caliber Associates > of Fairfax, Virginia; and the Education Quality Institute of Washington, > DC) to develop a national "What Works" Clearinghouse, which will summarize > evidence on the effectiveness of different programs, products, and > strategies intended to enhance student academic achievement and other > important educational outcomes. The clearinghouse will provide the > following, easily accessible and searchable, online databases: > > * An educational interventions registry that identifies potentially > replicable programs, products, and practices that are claimed to enhance > critical student outcomes -- and synthesizes the scientific evidence > related to their effectiveness. > * An evaluation studies registry, which is linked electronically to > the first registry, and contains information about the studies > constituting the evidence of effectiveness. > * An approaches and policies registry that contains evidence-based > research reviews of broader educational approaches and policies. > * A test instruments registry that contains scientifically rigorous > reviews of instruments used for assessing educational effectiveness. > * An evaluator registry that identifies individual evaluators and > evaluation entities which are willing and able to conduct quality > evaluations of education interventions. > > FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO > http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/08-2002/08072002a.html. > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> PERSONAL SAFETY FOR CHILDREN > > Responding to some startling statistics -- each year, more than 58,000 > children are abducted by non-family members, and over 200,000 children are > abducted by family members who are seeking to interfere with custodial > rights -- Secretary Paige and Attorney General John Ashcroft joined > President Bush to unveil a new effort to help improve personal safety for > children. To start with, on September 24, the President will convene a > White House Conference on Missing, Exploited, and Runaway Children. The > conference will bring key officials and experts, community leaders, > teachers, and law enforcement together to share progress made and generate > new ideas to prevent the victimization of children. The President also > released a guidebook, "Personal Safety for Children: A Guide for Parents" > (http://www.nclb.gov/parents/safety/index.html), offering parents specific > steps to improve the safety of their children. "As parents, the > President, Mrs. Bush, and I know that one of our most important jobs is > teaching our children how to protect themselves from those who would do > them harm," Paige said. "The recent spate of abductions...are sad > reminders...that protecting our children means talking about the potential > for danger out there." FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO > http://www.nclb.gov/media/news/080602.html. (Note: The day before, > Secretary Paige joined over 700 school leaders, school security > specialists, and experts on school safety and drug and violence prevention > for the Leaving No Child Behind: Results-Based Strategies for Safe and > Drug-Free Schools conference. His remarks are available at > http://www.nclb.gov/media/news/080502.html.) > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> FINANCIAL AID REGULATIONS > > The Department's Office of Postsecondary Education is seeking public > feedback on proposals to simplify Title IV student financial assistance > program regulations. For example, under one change, colleges would only > be required to obtain a borrower's signature once on a master promissory > note, rather than annually, before disbursing Perkins Loans. (Most > borrowers in the Direct and guaranteed-loan programs already only have to > sign a note once.) The changes were recommended by a couple of ad hoc > student aid committees, one that focused on loan issues and another that > focused on program issues. Comments must be received on or before October > 7. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO > http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/proprule/2002-3/080602b.html > (Team I --Loan Issues) AND > http://www.ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/proprule/2002-3/080802a.html > (Team II -- Program Issues). > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER > > Staying on higher education, on August 14, Deputy Secretary of Education > Bill Hansen announced the appointment of James Manning as acting Chief > Operating Officer (COO) of the Department's Federal Student Aid office. > Manning is a veteran of the Reagan and prior Bush administrations, having > worked from 1989 to 1993 in the Office of Elementary and Secondary > Education as chief of staff and deputy assistant secretary. Since June > 2001, he has served as the Deputy Secretary's chief of staff, advising him > on major budget and policy decisions and day-to-day operations. In > between, Manning was chief executive officer of the Congressional Award > Foundation, a youth recognition program which encourages young Americans > to involve themselves in activities that teach the lessons and value of > service, personal development, fitness, and citizenship. The Federal > Student Aid office is the federal government's first performance-based > organization. Last fiscal year, over eight million students received more > than $60 billion in federal student aid. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO > TO http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/08-2002/08142002a.html. > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> NCES CLASSROOM > > The NCES Students' Classroom (http://nces.ed.gov/NCESKids/) features > activities like What are Your Chances?, which teaches students about > probability; Mathematicians are People Too, paring students with a famous > mathematician and his or her discoveries; and CRUNCH, an online magazine > where students are invited to express themselves by taking a stand on a > provocative topic in education, submitting art and technical reviews or > creative writing (poetry or prose), and trying their luck at a monthly > brain teaser. All submissions are reviewed before they are posted. > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> QUOTE TO NOTE > > "The President kept his promise to give schools the tools to do their job > and make sure that every American child to have a world-class education. > Now, you [students] must do your part. Listen to your teachers. Do your > homework. Read books, lots and lots of books. The more you read, the > more you learn what you need to know to achieve your dreams. Dream big. > Aim high. Work hard, and keep working. Hard work is the key to achieving > your dreams." > -- Secretary of Education Rod Paige > (8/7/02) > ________________________________________________________ > > <<...OLE_Obj...>> UPCOMING EVENTS > > The Secretary's Commission on Opportunities in Athletics has announced the > cities and dates for its town hall meetings: Atlanta (8/27-28), Chicago > (9/17-18), Colorado Springs (10/22-23), and San Diego (11/20-21). > Secretary Paige appointed the commission to examine ways of strengthening > enforcement and expanding opportunities under Title IX. FOR MORE > INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO > http://www.ed.gov/inits/commissionsboards/athletics/. > > On October 10, communities around the country will celebrate Lights On > Afterschool!, bringing attention to the need for afterschool programs that > keep kids safe, help working families, and improve academic achievement. > An Afterschool Alliance project, the rally is sponsored by JCPenney > Afterschool and supported by Boys & Girls Clubs of America, the YMCA, and > the Department's 21st Century Community Learning Centers. FOR MORE > INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www.afterschoolalliance.org/lights_2002/. > ________________________________________________________ > > For your convenience, the current issue of ED Review is saved, below, as a > PDF file. Viewing, printing, and forwarding the issue from the PDF file > should reveal all graphics. > <<081602.pdf>> > _______________________________________________________ > > Please feel free to contact the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs with > any questions: > Deputy Assistant Secretary -- Linda Wilson, (202) 401-0404, > mailto:Linda.Wilson@ed.gov > Program Analyst -- Adam Honeysett, (202) 401-3003, > mailto:Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov > To be added or removed from distribution, or submit comments (we welcome > your feedback!), > please contact Adam Honeysett. Or, visit > http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/OIA/edreview/. > - Attachment Filename: C:\archives\governor\mail\Governor Musgrove\_attach\ED Review (08_16_02)\TEXT.htm - Attachment Filename: C:\archives\governor\mail\Governor Musgrove\_attach\ED Review (08_16_02)\081602.pdf - Attachment Filename: C:\archives\governor\mail\Governor Musgrove\_attach\ED Review (08_16_02)\Mime.822
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