Series 2558: Constituent Correspondence, 2000-2003
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From: "Honeysett, Adam" <Adam_Honeysett@ed.gov>
BC: Governor Musgrove
Created: 9/1/2000 8:11 AM
Subject: ED Review #26
Message:
> <<...OLE_Obj...>>
> ED REVIEW
> September 1, 2000
>
> ...a bi-weekly update on Education Department activities relevant to
> the Intergovernmental and Corporate community
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCES
>
> Interested in educational technology? Several upcoming conferences will
> highlight how communities are successfully using technology to improve
> teaching and learning:
>
> * The Secretary's Conference on Educational Technology 2000 is
> scheduled for September 11 and 12 in Northern Virginia. Each state has
> nominated a school or school district to participate. Featured speakers
> include Eric Benhamou, chairman and CEO of 3Com, Barbara Means of SRI, and
> Kevin Warner of Cisco Systems, as well as Secretary Riley. Then, on
> September 13, American University will host an International Forum on
> Distance Learning, with the theme "Strengthening Learning through
> Technology." Unfortunately, registration is already closed for both;
> however, Kidz Online (a local non-profit dedicated to reducing the Digital
> Divide) will be webcasting the conference (assisted on streaming video by
> Apple and Akamai). FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO
> http://www.ed.gov/Technology/techconf/2000/.
> * The Center for Innovative Learning Technologies (CILT) is holding
> its annual conference October 26-29 in McLean, Virginia. This year's
> focus is on technology, equity, and K-14 learning. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
> PLEASE GO TO http://www.cilt.org/html/cilt_2000.html.
> * The ASPIRA Association, a national non-profit organization devoted
> to the education and leadership development of Latino youth, is planning
> its first annual Technology in Education Conference ("Technology, the
> Internet, and the Future of Education") for December 17-20 in San Juan,
> Puerto Rico. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO
> http://www.aspira.org/news_nj.html#itconf.
>
> Note: On September 21, the Department's Office of Corporate Liaison will
> host a dialogue in San Francisco between technology companies and
> education leaders. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Lara Brown @
> (202) 401-2932.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> TECHNOLOGY GRANT AWARD
>
> On August 28, Secretary Riley announced $10.6 million in new grants that
> will enable adults to learn virtually around-the-clock from wherever they
> are through the use of technology. Under Learning Anytime Anywhere
> Partnerships (LAAP), colleges work with each other and public and private
> businesses and organizations to expand access to high-quality learning
> opportunities students can access "anytime, anywhere" -- for example,
> through the Internet. This is particularly important to individuals who
> have limited access to a traditional college campus because of their
> geographic location, a physical disability, or because of scheduling
> conflicts created by competing demands of work and family. For example,
> the University of Wisconsin system will work with a migrant services
> agency and food processing companies to offer online remedial courses,
> mentoring, and career training and counseling to migrant workers and their
> families and to Native Americans. 29 colleges, businesses, and
> organizations received similar grants in 1999. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
> PLEASE GO TO http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/08-2000/0828.html.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> RURAL EDUCATION REPORT
>
> A new report released on August 29 by the Rural School and Community Trust
> (RSCT) and highlighted by Secretary Riley and RSCT President Rachel
> Thompkins on the America Goes Back to School Bus Tour through the
> Mississippi Delta region calls for policymakers to pay attention to rural
> education issues across the U.S. "Why Rural Matters: The Need for Every
> State to Take Action on Rural Education" compiles and analyzes data on
> rural America, for the first time ever, and suggests that rural education
> is far more important than Americans would think from listening to the
> education policy debate (which focuses primarily on inner-cities and
> suburbs). According to the report, which is geared to state-level
> education policymakers and the rural people they serve, 10 states, all in
> the Deep South, Appalachia, and Great Plains, stand out as being in
> critical need of rural education policy attention -- and every state can
> improve the policy climate within which its rural schools operate.
> One-fourth of all the nation's children attend public schools in rural
> areas or small towns. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO
> http://www.ruraledu.org/streport.html.
>
> Also: On September 5, the Brookings Institution's Brown Center on
> Education Policy will release a new report, "How Well are American
> Students Learning." The purpose of the report (to be revised annually) is
> four-fold: to report on the direction of public school achievement; to
> determine the significance of any change; to uncover the policies and
> practices influencing the direction of student achievement; and to figure
> out whether the public is getting the complete story on student learning.
> The report will also go into depth on a theme; this year's theme is
> mathematics achievement. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO
> http://www.brookings.edu/gs/brown/brown_hp.htm.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> COMMUNITY UPDATE: EARLY CHILDHOOD
>
> The September issue of "Community Update," the Education Department's
> monthly newsletter that reaches over 268,000 parents, educators, and other
> citizens involved in school improvement efforts, focuses on early
> childhood education. Inside, you can read articles on making early
> literacy a family affair, using technology to provide training for early
> childhood educators, and ordering federal resources to help families get
> their young ones ready to learn. The issue also spotlights the Double
> Oaks Pre-Kindergarten and Family Resource Center in Charlotte, North
> Carolina, and offers (1) tips on what to look for in a pre-school (from
> the National Center on Early Development and Learning) and (2) activities
> for engaging pre-schoolers (from the Wolf Trap Institute for Early
> Learning Through the Arts). FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO
> http://www.ed.gov/G2K/community/. (Note: the issue will be available
> online starting Wednesday, September 6.)
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN
>
> Want a say in the Department's direction over the next five years? From
> now until September 11, you can review and comment on a draft of the
> Education Department's Strategic Plan 2001-2005. The strategies in this
> plan were built from the Department's mission to "ensure equal access to
> education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation" and
> help to identify agency-wide issues that need to be addressed. The plan
> is subdivided into four goals: (1) build a solid foundation for learning
> for all children; (2) reform the U.S. education system to help make it the
> best in the world; (3) ensure access for all to postsecondary education
> and life-long learning; and (4) make the Education Department a
> high-performance organization. Comments can be submitted either
> electronically or in writing. FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO
> http://www.ed.gov/pubs/DraftStratPlan/.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> TEACHER RECRUITMENT
>
> In his weekly radio address last Saturday, President Clinton announced a
> new online teacher recruitment clearinghouse to help schools and districts
> find the more than two million qualified teachers the nation will need
> over the next decade. The web site, http://www.recruitingteachers.org/,
> is a one-stop source of information about recruitment and offers practical
> resources for recruiters, teachers seeking jobs, prospective teachers, and
> school districts seeking ways to retain teachers. States and districts
> can add their job opening information to the clearinghouse by completing a
> short questionnaire.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> ALL CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT
>
> "In visiting these schools [along the Mississippi River], I find a lot of
> imagination, a lot of excitement, a lot of just plain hard work. School
> matters to the people of these communities, and it's clear that despite
> some of their unique challenges the children here can, and I am confident
> will, succeed. We may have small towns, but we have no small minds. All
> children are important. We need to pull together, in a responsible,
> bipartisan way, to make sure that every child has access to a quality
> education."
> -- Secretary
> Riley (8/29/00)
> http://www.ed.gov/successexpress/
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> UPCOMING EVENTS
>
> The Department's Partnership for Family Involvement in Education (PFIE),
> now over 6,000 partners strong, will hold regional meetings on the third
> day of each Improving America's Schools conference: Sacramento, CA
> (9/18-20), Louisville, KY (10/2-4), and Washington, D.C. (12/13-15). The
> meetings will feature a plenary speaker and four hands-on sessions on:
> preparing teachers and other professionals to involve parents; involving
> business and community organizations in early childhood; developing
> after-school programs; and building partnerships with faith communities.
> In addition, participants can receive and exchange resources at a
> Networking and Materials Fair and America's Promise will offer technical
> assistance workshops on mobilizing communities. FOR MORE INFORMATION,
> PLEASE GO TO http://pfie.ed.gov/.
>
> On September 25, at a public event in Washington, D.C., the President's
> Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans will
> release its culminating report: "Creating the Will: Hispanics Achieving
> Educational Excellence." The report describes current efforts and
> proposed actions to address Latino educational achievement from
> pre-kindergarten through graduate and professional education. FOR MORE
> INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT Richard Toscano @ (202) 401-1411.
> ________________________________________________________
>
> <<...OLE_Obj...>> LOOSE ENDS...
>
> ED Review is in the public domain, so please feel free to send it to
> others in the office or in the community who are interested in activities
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> more than happy to add anyone to the initial distribution list.
> Copies of previous ED Review issues are available online at
> http://www.ed.gov/offices/OIIA/OIA/edreview/index.html.
> ________________________________________________________
>
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> ________________________________________________________
>
> Please feel free to contact the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs with
> any questions:
> Deputy Assistant Secretary -- Leo Coco, (202) 401-3049,
> mailto:Leo_Coco@ed.gov
> Director -- Cheryl Parker Rose, (202) 401-0153,
> mailto:Cheryl_Parker_Rose@ed.gov
> Program Analyst -- Adam Honeysett, (202) 401-3003,
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