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View Original Article Tue, 3 Nov 2008 17:17:00 GMT
Deputy Secretary Simon visited W.W. Ashurst Elementary School on Marine Corps Base Quantico in Va. today to recognize the school's success as a U.S. Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary School (DDESS) and to announce the donation of more than 12,000 free new books for distribution during the holiday season, through the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program.

View Original Article Tue, 2 Dec 2008 20:28:00 GMT
Secretary Spellings delivered remarks to the Federal Student Aid Conference in Las Vegas, Nev. She discussed action taken by the Administration to promote college accessibility, affordability, and accountability, as well as the work that remains to be done.

View Original Article Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:00 GMT
Secretary Spellings announced that the U.S. Department of Education would take further action to purchase Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loans to ensure students have continued access to Federal student loans. The Department will use its existing authority to purchase 2007-2008 academic year FFEL loans. The purchase program is designed to minimize potential disruption in student lending until the conduit program becomes operational.

View Original Article Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:22:00 GMT
Secretary Spellings announced the release of the Institute of Education Sciences' report: Reading First Impact Study: Final Report. This report presents an additional year of data from 2006-2007 on student reading comprehension and classroom instruction. In addition, the report includes information on the impact of the program on first-grade students' decoding skills.

View Original Article Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:57:00 GMT
In an era when what students know is the most important factor in determining success, postsecondary education has never been more critical. Although two thirds of high-growth, high wage jobs require a college degree, only a third of Americans have one. Ninety percent of the fastest-growing jobs in the knowledge-driven economy will require postsecondary education but more than 60 percent of Americans ages 25-64 have no postsecondary education credential.