Legislative Report Archive: 2002

A weekly report of public policy issues in American education from Washington Partners, LLC, Washington DC.

20 December 2002

  • Washington Update
  • What Works Clearinghouse Education Policy Forum
  • Perkins Programs Under Review by OVAE
  • Plans Revealed for New Program to Train Principals for Success
  • Study Says Special Education Programs Boost Math Scores

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13 December 2002

  • Senate to Introduce Bi-Partisan IDEA Reauthorization Bill
  • Department of Education Issues Guidance on School Choice in NCLB
  • GAO Study and National Forum Tackle Teacher Quality Issues
  • New Report on Special Education Funding Released
  • The National Academy of Sciences Releases New Book on Teacher Preparation
  • NCLB Compliance Survey Completed by Education Newspaper

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6 December 2002

  • Spending Bills First Order of Business for 108th Congress
  • Governors Point Finger at Federal Government Amid Fiscal Crises
  • Briefing on Final Regulations for NCLB
  • Forthcoming Research Project to Compare Six Reading-Intervention Strategies

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27 November 2002

  • Final Regulations Issued for the No Child Left Behind Act
  • Whitehurst Appointed Director of Institute of Education Services
  • Senator John Edwards Outlines Education Proposals
  • Department of Education Inspector General To Evaluate States' Goals Under the Perkins Act
  • New Guide For FY03 Programs Issued by National Science Foundation

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22 November 2002

  • The 107th Session of Congress Adjourns; Plans for the 108th Congress Underway
  • White House Proposes Elimination of the Perkins Voc Ed Act
  • Sen. DeWine Introduces Education Legislation as 107th Congress Adjourns
  • Report Released Supporting Scientifically Based Research in Education
  • Secretary Paige Outlines International Education Priorities
  • Survey Finds Little Difference in Peer Pressure Across Races

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15 November 2002

  • Lame Duck and Continuing Resolution Update
  • Are Vouchers on the Horizon for IDEA Reauthorization?
  • Committee on Education and the Workforce Writes to Sec. Paige About IDEA Commission Report
  • Multiple Studies Underway on IDEA
  • Some Good News From NCLB Implementation
  • ED Department November Teleconference on the Importance of Science and Math

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8 November 2002

  • Election Night Impact
  • How “Lame” is that Duck?
  • Bush Signs Education Sciences Reform Act
  • IDEA Reauthorization will be Introduced in January
  • Karen Johnson to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Legislation and Congressional Affairs at the Department of Education
  • Department of Education Grants Awarded to Improve Teaching Skills of Preschool Educators
  • Report Says US Lags Behind in Secondary Graduation Rate
  • Study Questions Effectiveness of Teacher Incentive Programs

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1 November 2002

  • Continuing Resolution Update and a Legislative To-Do List for 108th Congress
  • Tuesday Election Outcome Too Close To Call
  • Nonpartisan Group Proposes Guidelines to Improve Teacher Quality: NCLB "Highly Qualified Teacher" Provision Considered a Contentious Issue By Many
  • Office of the Education Deputy Secretary Releases Guide to Education Funding
  • NCES Releases On-line Education Funding Report

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25 October 2002

  • Congress in Recess
  • ED Department Publishes NCLB Desktop Reference Manual
  • Secretary Paige Sends Letter to States on NCLB Implementation Warning Not to Lower Standards
  • Bush Administration Unveils New Disability Website
  • US and China Sign Memorandum of Understanding for E-Learning Project

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18 October 2002

  • End-of-Session Legislative Update
  • Education Science Reform Act Goes to President Bush
  • Department of Education Awards Transition to Teaching Grants
  • ED Department Grants Awarded to BAEO and Hispanic Scholarship Fund for NCLB Public-Awareness Campaign
  • IDEA Paperwork Reduction Bill Introduced in the House
  • National Council on Disability Begins ADA Policy Brief Series
  • Special Education Transportation Costs Increase Significantly
  • Virtual School Forum

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11 October 2002

  • Congress Passes Additional CR Funding Government Agencies Through October 18th
  • House Subcommittee Holds Star-Studded Literacy Partnership Hearing
  • House Subcommittee Holds Teacher Training Hearing
  • The Department of Education Releases NCLB Reference Guide
  • MetLife Releases 2002 American Teacher Survey
  • NCLB Resource Available On-Line From House Education and the Workforce Committee
  • Capital Hill Rally For Education Funding

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4 October 2002

  • Still No Action on Labor-HHS-Ed-Appropriations
  • House Approves CLASS ACT
  • Representative Patsy Mink Succumbs to Viral Pneumonia
  • National Council on Disability Nominees Confirmed by Senate
  • Senate Commerce Committee Holds Hearing on Title IX and the Sciences
  • NSF Grants Math and Science Partnership Awards
  • Rep. George Miller Seeking Suggestions to Improve IDEA
  • GAO Releases School Voucher Report
  • Houston School District Wins $500K for College Scholarships
  • AYPF Previews New John Merrow Film on Preschool
  • Education News Parents Can Use October Broadcast Announced

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27 September 2002

  • Prospects for Action on FY03 Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Prior to Elections Continue to Decline
  • House Democrats Release Report on the Lack of Resources for NCLB in Bush's FY03 Education Budget
  • Senate Committee Endorses S. 2969
  • Senate HELP Committee Hears Testimony on Internet Education
  • House Holds Hearing on Small Businesses and People with Disabilities
  • House Committee Asks for Input on Higher Ed Act Reauthorization
  • Secretary Paige Concludes National No Child Left Behind Tour in New York
  • Alliance for Excellent Education Releases "Every Child Should Graduate"
  • Policy Briefing on New Harvard Civil Rights Project Publication: "Racial Inequity in Special Education"

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20 September 2002

  • Congress Remains in Limbo Regarding Appropriations Bills and Lame Duck Session
  • New Offices at Department of Education
  • Education Bills Move Forward
  • Bush Introduces American History and Civic Education Initiative
  • Committee for Education Funding Holds Annual Washington Gala
  • Senate Push on IDEA Slows
  • Heritage Foundation Issues IDEA Funding Report
  • Congressional Briefing on Girls and Women with Disabilities Held
  • New Report on The Potential of Technology to Transform Education
  • Research Finds Nine Hours of Sleep Critical for Success in School
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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13 September 2002

  • Posturing Continues on Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Bill
  • Senate Committee Hearing on Implementation of No Child Left Behind
  • Bush Administration's Attachment to Phonics Under Attack
  • House Holds Hearing on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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6 September 2002

  • Labor-HHS-ED Appropriations
  • House Education Committee Approves Loan Forgiveness Bill for Teachers
  • Senate HELP Committee Adopts The National Science Foundation Doubling Act, S.2817
  • Senate Banking Committee Hearing on "The Importance of Financial Literacy Among College Students"
  • President Bush Meets with Educators on No Child Left Behind
  • Secretary Paige to Deliver Back To School Address on September 9
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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29 August 2002

  • THE REAUTHORIZATION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: STATUS AND PROSPECTS
  • HOT BUTTON ISSUES: Funding, Discipline, Vouchers
  • OTHER POLICY ISSUES: Reducing Paper Work, Over identification of Minority Students, Increase in Students with Learning Disabilities, Decreasing Litigation and Adversity in the System, Improving Transition Services, Personnel Issues, Early Childhood Programs, Aligning IDEA with No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
  • PROSPECTS FOR ACTION
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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16 August 2002

9 August 2002

  • Department of Education Releases Guidance on Supplemental Services
  • Department of Education Rejects California's Definition of "Highly Qualified" Teacher
  • Reading First Grants Awarded to Arizona, Michigan and Utah
  • Florida Circuit Court Rules Florida Voucher Program Unconstitutional
  • USA Today Finds 19 Schools Both Blue-Ribbon and Failing
  • Secretary Paige and Rep. Morella Attend NICHD Roundtable on English as a Second Language Education
  • Darvin Winick has been named the Chairman of the National Assessment Governing Board
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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2 August 2002

  • Department of Education Releases Guidance on Unsafe Schools
  • Department of Education Releases Guidelines for Blue Ribbon Schools
  • New HHS Disability Office Announced
  • President Bush Celebrates 12th Anniversary of ADA
  • New Democrat Coalition Calls on Administration and Department of Education to Fully Fund IDEA
  • Department of Education Announces Grants to Study Preschool Curriculums
  • Senate Confirms Roy Grizzard and Five Others
  • Report Finds Interest in Bringing Ph.D.s into K-12 Classrooms
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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26 July 2002

  • Education and the Workforce Committee hearing to discuss the Department of Education's implementation of the "No Child Left Behind Act
  • House Appropriations Update
  • House Education and the Workforce Committee Holds Hearing on School Vouchers
  • Appeals Court Rules that Private School Receiving Voucher Students is Not a State Actor
  • Grants Applications for "Schools for a New Millennium" to be Accepted
  • Department of Education to Accept Local-Flex Applications
  • Final Local-Flex Application Criteria Announced
  • States Cope with Fiscal Deficits by Cutting Spending
  • Final Report Issued on Annenberg Challenge Program
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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19 July 2002

  • Senate Committee Approves FY03 Labor HHS Appropriations Bill
  • In Light of Difficult Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill, House Alters Appropriations Schedule
  • Department of Education Requests Public Comments on President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education Report
  • College Board to Stop Distinguishing Special Accommodation Scores
  • Secretary Paige Stops in Denver as Part of No Child Left Behind Tour
  • New Bilingual Website Unveiled to Assist Spanish Speakers Find Postsecondary Information
  • Department of Education to Hold No Child Left Behind Implementation Meetings
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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12 July 2002

  • House and Senate Hold Hearings on Presidential Commission Report on Special Education
  • FY03 Appropriations Update
  • Congressman Boehner and Gregg Release Study on Record Educational Spending
  • Secretary Paige Visits Kentucky and Orlando as Part of No Child Left Behind Tour
  • Department of Education Releases Final Regulations on Testing and Standards
  • Survey of Parents of Special Education Students Released
  • National Council on Disability Releases Recommendations for IDEA Reauthorization
  • Recent Report Finds that Summer School Program Remain an Untapped Resource
  • NEIRTEC Publishes Technology Briefs for No Child Left Behind Implementation
  • Department Of Education to Give $25 Million in Grants for Voluntary Pubic School Choice Programs
  • New Guidance Clarifies "Highly Qualified" for Vocational Teachers
  • Department of Education Releases Updated State Allocation Tables
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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5 July 2002

  • Supreme Court Allows Random Drug Testing for Students Participating in Extracurricular Activities
  • Department of Education to Award $17 Million for Testing Requirements
  • $3.5 Million Grant Awarded to Education Leaders Council
  • Secretary Paige Releases Data on Schools in Need of Improvement
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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28 June 2002

  • Appropriations Update
  • Supreme Court Upholds School Voucher Program
  • Department of Education Warns of Strict Enforcement of No Child Left Behind
  • Senate HELP Committee Holds Hearing on OERI
  • Senate Subcommittee on Children and Families Holds Hearing on Instructional Materials Accessibility Act
  • Alabama, Colorado and Florida Receive First Reading First Grants
  • Report on Geography Proficiency Released
  • Vice President Dick Cheney Honors Presidential Scholars
  • Pledge of Allegiance Ruling Sparks Stiff Criticism from Political Leaders
  • Report Finds that Students are Most Frequent Source of Tech Support
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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21 June 2002

  • Department of Education Releases Preliminary Guidance on Public School Choice, Supplemental Education Services and Collective Bargaining
  • Department of Education Unveils New Website on Supplemental Services
  • Department of Education Holds Conference on Charter Schools
  • Public Agenda Releases Report on Special Education
  • The 21st Century Community Learning Centers program receives award for Public Service Excellence
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education Holds Final Meeting
  • Webcast of "Afterschool & Summer Programs: Helping Kids Get Smart & Stay Safe" Available
  • House Committee on Education and the Workforce to Hold Field Hearing in Colorado on IDEA Reform
  • Reading First Program May Require More than States Expect
  • Education Leaders Speak out on Recruitment, Retention and Professional Preparation for Teachers
  • Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Holds Hearing on Summer School
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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14 June 2002

  • Department of Education Issues Guidance for Improving Teacher Quality
  • Chairman Boehner Comments on Teacher Quality Guidance
  • ETS Commissions Study of American Attitudes Teachers
  • Secretary Paige Announces Grants for Charter School Financing
  • Twelve States to Apply for State-Flex Program
  • Arts Education Partnership Announces New On-Line Publication
  • Citizens Service Act Passed by Committee
  • AYPF Hosts Forum to Discuss School Reform
  • NCTE Announces Workshop
  • Funding Alert: General Mills Foundation
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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7 June 2002

  • Senate Passes FY02 Supplemental Appropriations Bill
  • Pittsburgh Hosts Department of Education Conference on Faith-Based Community Organizations
  • Department of Education Unveils Strategic plan for 2002–2007
  • Study Recommends Increasing Teacher Compensation
  • First Lady Opens Endowment for School Libraries
  • Preliminary Recommendations from President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • House Education and the Workforce Committee launches "Great IDEAs" Website
  • New Report Studies Dramatic Increase in Reading Performance at Eight Schools
  • House Subcommittee on Education Reform holds hearing on IDEA Reauthorization
  • Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions Holds Hearing on IDEA
  • Study Shows Head Start Program Benefits Children and Parents
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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31 May 2002

  • Department of Education Recognizes 172 Blue Ribbon Schools
  • Department of Education Names John Porter as Director Of Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
  • Department Wins Dismissal of Title I Negotiated Rulemaking Suit
  • Paige, Hutchison Visit Harlem Young Women's Leadership School
  • Funding Alerts: Parental Information and Resource Centers Program
  • Funding Alerts: Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
  • Funding Alerts: Early Childhood Educator Professional Development Program
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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24 May 2002

  • ED Holds Reading Research Symposium
  • Legislators Commit to Additional FY 02 Funds for Pell Grant Program
  • No Child Left Behind Tour Across America Continues
  • Department Holds Additional Title I Public Comment Meeting
  • Funding Opportunities
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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17 May 2002

  • Report Released to Help Schools Deal with Violence
  • Reading First Application Process
  • Satellite Town Meeting "Early Childhood Education: Ready to Read, Ready to Learn"
  • 2002 Presidential Scholars
  • Negotiated Rulemaking, Title I Public Comment Meetings
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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10 May 2002

  • IDEA Reauthorization Hearing
  • Jeff Andrade Named Deputy Assistant Secretary for Office of Postsecondary Education
  • Patricia Hobbs named Director of Internal Communications for Education Department Negotiated Rulemaking, Title I Public Comment Meetings
  • Negotiated Rulemaking, Title I Public Comment Meetings
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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3 May 2002

  • Wellstone to Bush: "You Can't Achieve the Goal of Leaving No Child Behind On a Tin Cup Budget"
  • Celebration of Charter School Week
  • Title I Regulations Regional Meetings
  • New NCES Publication
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd Session

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26 April 2002

  • Testimony Before Labor HHS, Education Appropriations Subcommittee by Senior Department Officials
  • Department of Education Appoints Marina Tse as Deputy Director for Bilingual Studies and Minority Languages Affairs
  • Department of Education Announces New Director of English Language Acquisition
  • Chauncey Veatch Recognized as National Teacher of the Year
  • DOD Schools Demonstrate Effectiveness of Parental Involvement In Education
  • Poll Shows Americans Oppose Cuts to Education Spending
  • New Bill Provides Equal Access To Textbooks for Blind and Print-Disabled Students
  • Funding Notices: Youth Development Practitioner Apprenticeship Initiative
  • Funding Notices: Nasdaq Educational Foundation National Teaching Awards
  • Funding Notices: National Education Association Urban Grants Program
  • Funding Notices: National Education Association Improvement of Education Grants
  • Title I Regulations Regional Meetings
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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19 April 2002

  • Department of Education Announces Website to Support President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act
  • Education Subcommittee Holds Hearings On Improving Special Education
  • Assistant Secretaries Testify Before House Subcommittee
  • Vermont Governor Suggests His State Should Refuse Federal El/Sec Funds
  • Appropriations to Move in May
  • Rep. Joe Wilson Joins House Education Panel
  • No Child Left Behind Tour Continues …
  • Proposal for Reading Comprehension Research
  • Title I Regulations Regional Meetings
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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12 April 2002

  • Bush Unveils Community Service Proposal
  • Paige Defends Bush Education Budget
  • Title I Requirements Not Being Met
  • Paige Travels for No Child Left Behind Tour
  • ED Will Hold Regional Meetings to Discuss No Child Left Behind Act
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-ED Hearing Schedule on Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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5 April 2002

  • President Bush Nominates Gerald Reynolds To Serve as ED Assistant Secretary of Civil Rights
  • Bush Unveils Early Learning Initiative
  • Department of Education Invites Applications For $900 Million in Reading First Grants
  • Research in Education Conference
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-ED Hearing Schedule on Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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29 March 2002

  • U.S. Secretary of Education Participates in Education Rally
  • U.S. Department of Education asks for proposals regarding "Clearinghouse"
  • Department Invites Applications For School Counseling Program
  • Department Invites Applications for Math/Science Partnerships
  • Department of Education Enhances Education Through Technology
  • NFIE Grant Announcement
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-ED Hearing Schedule on Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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22 March 2002

  • Senate HELP Committee Has an IDEA
  • House Committee Passes OERI Overhaul Measure
  • Bush Administration Submits FY02 Supplemental Plan
  • Representative Lindsey Graham Introduces Bill to Increase Funding for Teaching Professionals
  • Ipsos-Reid Poll Shows Public Support for Increased Education Funding
  • House Education and the Workforce Committee Approves "Museum and Libraries Services Act"
  • House Science Subcommittee Members Honor Math and Science Presidential Awardees
  • ED Announces Mary Elizabeth Davidson Cohen As Region VII Representative
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-ED Hearing Schedule on Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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15 March 2002

  • House Budget Committee Marks Up Budget Resolution
  • Secretary Paige Testifies Before Senate Appropriations Labor-HHS-ED Subcommittee
  • U.S. Secretary of Education Joins South Dakota Residents For Education Pep Rally
  • Title I Negotiated Rulemaking Begins
  • Department Releases Transcripts From Scientifically Based Research Seminar
  • Department Plans to Implement Early Reading Competition
  • Town Meeting Focuses on Teacher Quality
  • NCES Releases Report on Kindergarteners Progress
  • President's Commission on Excellence in Special Education
  • Rehabilitation Services Administration Announces Public Forum
  • House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor-HHS-ED Hearing Schedule on Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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8 March 2002

  • Department Invites Comments on ESEA Consolidated State Applications
  • Senate Budget Chairman Estimates Budget Markup After Easter Recess But Before Summer Recess
  • House Science Subcommittee Members Recognize Importance of K-12 Science and Math Teachers
  • Five Year Strategic Plan for the Department of Education
  • White House Conference on Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers
  • Scientifically Based Research
  • Public Agenda Study Shows Students and Teachers Don't Oppose Regular Testing
  • Museum and Library Services Act Passes Subcommittee
  • NCES Releases 2001 Digest on Educational Statistics
  • NCES Releases Report on Children's Early Math and Reading Achievement
  • Presidents Commission on Excellence
  • Rehabilitation Services Administration Announces Public Forum
  • House Labor-HHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing Schedule on Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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1 March 2002

  • No Child Left Behind?
  • OERI Reauthorization Moves Forward
  • Negotiators for Title I Rules Development
  • Special Education Commission Begins Work
  • High School Counselor's Handbook Available Online
  • Senate Passed S. Res. 211 to Designate March 2, 2002 As 'Read Across America Day'
  • New Director Appointed to Head Office of Special Education Programs
  • Education Leaders Council Report Contradicts Claims That New Tests Will Bankrupt States
  • National Institute Tackles Engineering Shortage
  • Rehabilitation Services Administration Announces Public Forum
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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22 February 2002

  • Paige Holds Meeting with School Superintendents, Board Members From Nation's Largest School Districts
  • Teacher Quality Requirements Pose Problems for Voc Ed
  • New Director Appointed to Head Office of Special Education Programs
  • New ECS Report Explores What ESEA Means for States
  • Rehabilitation Services Administration Announces Public Forum
  • President's Special Education Advisory Group Releases Meeting Schedule
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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15 February 2002

  • ED Releases New Guide on Testing Provisions For Families, Schools and Communities
  • ED Unveils Dedicated Site for New Reading Initiative
  • Department to Hold Satellite Town Meetings On Parental Choice, Teacher Quality
  • President's Special Education Advisory Group Releases Meeting Schedule
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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8 February 2002

  • Congressional Update
  • Implementing PL 107-110
  • President Bush's FY2003 Budget Requests For U.S. Department of Education
  • Department Invites Comment on 5-Year Strategic Plan
  • The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Wants More Money for Special Ed
  • President's Special Education Advisory Group Releases Meeting Schedule
  • Student Shadows Secretary Paige as Part of National Groundhog Shadow Day
  • CyberSmart, New Online Technology Curriculum
  • GAO Reveals More Could Be Done for School Dropouts
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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1 February 2002

  • Administration Seeks Supplemental FY02 Appropriations Bill To Bolster Pell Grant Funding by Cutting Earmarks
  • President Bush Appoints 17 Hispanic Americans To Commission on Educational Excellence
  • Program Solicitation from National Science Foundation
  • President Bush's FY 2003 Budget Request Will Increase Support For Title I, IDEA, HBCUs
  • Bush to Request $100 Million Increase For Reading First in FY 2003
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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25 January 2002

  • U.S. Department of Education Launches Reading First Academies
  • Bush Nominates 10 to Serve On National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board
  • First Lady Testifies on Reading Before Senate HELP Committee
  • First Lady Testifies on Reading Before Senate HELP Committee
  • National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board To Meet in February
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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18 January 2002

  • Congress' Immediate Business Includes Budget Issues
  • Department of Education Appoints Governor Dirk Kempthorne To National Assessment Governing Board
  • Commission on Excellence in Special Education Holds First Meeting
  • Flexibility in Maryland's Federal Education Program
  • New Grants for Research in Education
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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11 January 2002

  • Rod Paige Joins President Bush for Signing Of Historic No Child Left Behind Act Of 2001
  • Public Law Number Assigned for H.R. 1
  • Meeting with State Education Chiefs at Home of America's First President
  • Secretary Rod Paige to Host Upcoming Town Meeting
  • New Director in Office of Educational Technology
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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4 January 2002

  • ESEA, Funding Bills Clear Congress
  • Statement of U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige On Senate Passage of Leave No Child Behind Act
  • Education Department Seeks Comments On Initial Plans for Consolidated Applications
  • 107th CONGRESS, 2nd SESSION

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