December 8, 2004 John H. Hager Assumes Duties as Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services December 6, 2004. John H. Hager, a former lieutenant governor of Virginia, has been sworn in as assistant secretary for the...

House Panel Begins Series of Hearings on No Child Left Behind Act First Hearing Focuses on Incorporating Math, Reading into Innovative Classroom Instruction WASHINGTON, D.C. – Testifying before the U.S. House Education & the Workforce...

Key Policy Letters Signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary December 30, 2005 U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced that President Bush signed into law the Hurricane Education Recovery Act. The legislation...

December 16, 2004 Jones Announces Resignation As General Counsel Department of Education General Counsel Brian W. Jones has announced his resignation from the Bush administration, following more than three years' service as the top legal...

not updated -- Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder – National Association of Special Education Teachers (copy 1) Some of these files may require Adobe Reader for PDF files. These files are noted as PDF at the end of the site explanation. If...

WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama announced that on Monday, his administration will send to Congress the blueprint for an updated Elementary and Secondary Education Act that will overhaul No Child Left Behind . The plan...

To Raise Achievement of Students with Disabilities, Greater Flexibility Available for States, Schools Proposed Regulations to be Published in Federal Register December 14, 2005 From the U.S. Department of Education COLUMBIA, Md . -- U.S....

Reward Teachers Who Get Results, Particularly Those in America's Most Challenging Classrooms, Spellings Says "We must treat our teachers like the professionals they are," U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings told more than 300 educators...

School Readiness Act of 2005 (H.R. 2123) House Education Committee Leaders Introduce Bill to Reform and Reauthorize Head Start Program May, 2005--WASHINGTON, D.C. – House education committee leaders introduced legislation that would introduce...

Secretary Spellings Announces More Workable, "Common Sense" Approach To Implement No Child Left Behind Law U.S. Department of Education April 7th, 2005 - Secretary Spellings Announces More Workable, "Common Sense" Approach To Implement No Child...