Education

DoEd Looks At Afterschool Funding Efforts
   Public Comment Deadline: May 15.
posted 4/19/13 3:33 PM  read complete story

$3M Available for Minority Science, Tech Education
   Deadline: May 31.
posted 4/9/13 11:53 AM  read complete story

DoEd to Emphasize Community Living, Transition in Disability Grant Competitions
   Public Comment Deadline: April 29.
posted 4/9/13 06:14 AM  read complete story

Education Dept. to Review Performance of Child Care Program Grantees
   Public Comment Deadline: May 3.
posted 4/8/13 10:44 AM  read complete story

$15M Committed to Rethinking K-12 School Design
   The foundation wants districts to design work using the principles set out in a new report, "Opportunity by Design: New High School Models for Student Success."
posted 4/1/13 4:40 PM  read complete story

Education Dept. Wants New Performance Data from 'Upward' Grantees
   Public Comment Deadline: May 28.
posted 3/29/13 07:50 AM  read complete story

Education Dept. to Give 'Race to Top' Winners Extra Year to Complete Reforms
   The upcoming 2013-14 school year was the deadline year for the winners -- Florida, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island.
posted 3/22/13 11:51 AM  read complete story

DoEd Proposes New Drop-Out Field Guide
   Public Comment Deadline: May 6.
posted 3/18/13 06:46 AM  read complete story

DoEd Proposes New Special Ed, Rehab Center
   The Nat'l Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research at the Education Dept. (DoEd) is proposing the creation of a new Rehabilitation Research & Training Center focused on mental health. Public Comment Deadline: April 1. The proposed RRTC on Community Living and Participation for Indiv...
posted 3/6/13 12 PM  read complete story

House Lawmaker Proposes Advanced Center on Education Research
   The Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education, similar to research efforts in the defense industry, would make grants for research which advances learning and applied sciences used to create new K-12 technologies, develop and test new technologies and speed up "transformational" technological advances in education.
posted 2/21/13 4:09 PM  read complete story