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Paulson and Spellings Issue Statement on Federal Student Loans
Continuing constraints in our capital markets have posed challenges for students and student lenders throughout the last year. We recognize that education is the foundation of a strong American workforce and we must not let challenges in our capital markets hinder our students' opportunities.

Study to Help Improve Distribution of English Language Acquisition Funds
ED announced that it has awarded a $754,415 contract to the National Academy of Sciences to study how best to distribute Title III English Language Acquisition state grant funds.

Performance Pay for Teachers
Secretary Spellings hosted a roundtable discussion on performance pay for educators with policymakers, researchers and state and local education leaders from across the nation at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.

Spellings Speaks at National Math Panel Forum
Secretary Spellings delivered the luncheon keynote at the National Math Panel Forum in Washington, D.C. The forum brought together more than 300 educators and policymakers from across the U.S. in a two-day event to share ideas on how to improve mathematics education in America.

Spellings Addresses Kennedy Forum
Secretary Spellings delivered a speech, "Educating America: The Will and the Way Forward," at the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum at Harvard University.

How the United States Is Governed
Looks at national, state, and local governments in the U.S. Chapters focus on the federal government, state governments, local government, elections and the electoral process, nongovernmental organizations and institutions that influence public policy, and similarities and differences between the U.S. system of government and other forms of democratic government. (Department of State)

Grant Opportunities
Notices inviting applications have been issued recently under ED programs that include the following: Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR), and Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training (ARRT) Projects.

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