| :: "Status Quo Is Morally Inexcusable" |
| Published On: Thu, Jul 29,2010 |
| Education reform is a top priority for this Administration, President Obama said to the National Urban League, because the "status quo is morally inexcusable" and "economically indefensible." |
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| :: Americans with Disabilities Act |
| Published On: Tue, Jul 27,2010 |
| On the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Secretary Duncan applauded the legislation and rededicated ED to its effective implementation. |
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| :: Turning Around Low-Performing Schools |
| Published On: Thu, Jul 22,2010 |
| Montana is among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools. |
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| :: Rural Education Technology Summit |
| Published On: Wed, Jul 21,2010 |
| More than 150 rural education stakeholders and technology experts from 26 states attended the National Rural Education Technology Summit in Washington, D.C. |
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| :: The Win-Win Solution |
| Published On: Wed, Jul 21,2010 |
| Read Secretary Duncan's remarks at the Council of Chief State School Officers and State Higher Education Executive Officers' joint summer meeting. |
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| :: Community Input and Turnaround Schools |
| Published On: Wed, Jul 14,2010 |
| Parent and community input will be a requirement in ED's proposal for turning around low-performing schools, Secretary Duncan said in remarks to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). |
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| :: $25 Million for Job Retention Activities |
| Published On: Wed, Jul 07,2010 |
| ED announced the availability of $25 million to help loan servicers in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program retrain and redeploy workers affected by student loan reforms. |
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| :: Charter Schools Conference Remarks |
| Published On: Fri, Jul 02,2010 |
| Secretary Duncan spoke by video teleconference to the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools. Watch the video of his remarks. |
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| :: Rural and Low-Income Schools Program |
| Published On: Fri, Jul 02,2010 |
| Rural school districts use funding from the Rural and Low-Income School program funds for technology, professional development, and instruction for low-income students, according to a new report. |
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