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October 26, 2000

• School Violence Drops For Third Straight Year; Fewer Students Carrying Weapons to School

• Crimes in the Nation's Schools Declined in the 1990s According to Departments of Justice & Education

October 25, 2000

• Education Secretary Richard W. Riley Testifies Before House Committee

October 24, 2000

• Riley to Congress: Pass School Modernization Bill

October 18, 2000

• New Web Site Focuses on Rural Schools
• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley on the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards' Study

October 17, 2000

• Riley Awards ED Flex Authority to Pennsylvania
• Department Awards $21 Million Over the Next Five Years to Conduct Research on the Effectiveness of Comprehensive School Reform Models

October 16, 2000

• New Report Shows Changed Face of American Colleges and That Getting Ready Early for College Does Pay Off

October 13, 2000

• Technology Grants to Improve Math, Science Teaching

October 11, 2000

• Orlando L. Taylor Named to Javits Fellowship Board

October 4, 2000

• Riley and Ivey Announce Nearly $1 million in Media Literacy Grants
• Smaller is Better: New Grants to Help Personalize America's Large High Schools

October 3, 2000

• Expulsions of Students Who Brought Guns to School Drops for Third Year

October 2, 2000

• National Student Loan Default Rate Lowest Ever

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