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July 31, 2008

• U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Statement on Congressional Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act

July 30, 2008

• U.S. Department of Education Awards 13 Grants to Higher Education Institutions to Plan and Prepare for Campus Emergencies

July 29, 2008

• U.S. Department of Education Announces $2.4 Million in Grants to 20 Institutions to Improve Special Education Teacher Training Programs

July 25, 2008

• U.S. Education Department Funds 13 Grants to Promote Student Exchanges and Partnerships Between U.S. and Brazilian Universities

July 24, 2008

• U.S. Department of Education Awards Oregon $9.5 Million Grant to Help Create More Charter Schools

July 22, 2008

• Golf Great Phil Mickelson Stresses Value of Math, Science; Demonstrates to Students How They Influence Golf

• $1.5 Million Awarded to University of Illinois at Chicago for National Technical Assistance Center for Minority Institutions

• $2.2 Million in Grants Awarded for Critical Foreign Language Instruction

July 18, 2008

• U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Delivers Remarks at the 2008 Higher Education Summit, "A Test of Leadership," in Chicago

• Education Department and European Union Fund 16 Projects to Advance International Curriculum Development and Student Exchanges

• Secretary Spellings Announces $18.2 Million to Enhance Libraries in Low-Income Schools

July 16, 2008

• U.S. Department of Education Awards New York $16.6 Million Grant to Help Create More Charter Schools

July 10, 2008

• Secretary Spellings Announces 25 Teachers Selected For Teaching Ambassador Fellowships

July 7, 2008

• U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings Addresses the UNESCO Education Leaders Forum in Paris

July 3, 2008

• New Guide Available to Help Consumers Recognize Deceptive Student Loan Practices

July 2, 2008

• U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $74 Million to 27 States to Promote Safe Schools, Healthy Students

• $4.37 Million in Grants Awarded for Training Highly Qualified Personnel in Special Education

July 1, 2008

• New Gear Up Grants to Help More Than 69,000 Middle School Students Overcome Barriers to College Access

• U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings Announces States Approved to Use Differentiated Accountability Under NCLB at ECS National Forum