September 30, 2003

• Nearly $105 Million in Indian Education Grants Announced
• Tennessee to Receive $29.3 Million in Reading Grant Funds
• New York to Receive $129 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 29, 2003

• Character Education Grants Awarded

September 26, 2003

• Paige Hails 30 Years of Progress for Students with Disabilities
• Nebraska to Receive $6.2 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 25, 2003

• Parents, Educators Learn More About Supplemental Services
• Rural Communities Use Power of Technology to Meet Goals of No Child Left Behind
• Missouri to Receive $29.2 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 24, 2003

• Bureau of Indian Affairs Receives $9.4 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 22, 2003

• President Bush Nominates Raymond Simon as Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education
• Paige to Deliver Annual Back-To-School Address Live from National Press Club
• Proposed Regulations to Clear Barriers for Faith-Based Organizations to Help More Americans in Need
• Paige Announces $98.5 Million in History Grants, Launches Partnership With The History Channel
• Minnesota Receives $17.3 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 18, 2003

• $25 Million in Charter Schools Facilities Grants Announced
• Georgia Receives $51 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 17, 2003

• Wyoming Receives $2.1 Million in Reading Grant Funds
• Alaska to Receive $2.1 Million in Reading Grant Funds
• Grants to Improve Early Childhood Educator Teaching Skills
• Paige Announces First List of No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools

September 16, 2003

• Student Loan Default Rate Lowest Ever
• Department of Education Announces Funding to Assist Pillowtex Displaced North Carolina Workers

September 15, 2003

• Nation's Schools to Receive More Than $12 Million to Enhance Libraries, Improve Reading Achievement
• International Education Report: U.S. Students Are Average
• TV Show, Webcast to Highlight Ways No Child Left Behind Empowers Parents
• Paige Announces $4.5 Million Grant to Enhance Teacher Preparation in Reading at Minority-Serving Institutions

September 12, 2003

• Maine Receives $2.6 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 11, 2003

• Paige Issues Statement on D.C. School Choice Legislation

September 10, 2003

• Early Intervention for Children with Disabilities Works, Report Finds

September 9, 2003

• President Bush Highlights Powerful Information Available to Parents, New Tools for Teachers under No Child Left Behind

September 8, 2003

• President Bush, Secretary Paige Highlight After-School Services Available under No Child Left Behind Act

September 5, 2003

• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige on Passage of D.C. School Choice Legislation in the House of Representatives
• Maryland to Receive Nearly $20 Million in Reading Grant Funds

September 3, 2003

• U.S. Education Secretary Paige Highlights Department's Highly Qualified Teacher Initiatives
• Paige Issues Statement on Resignation of John Danielson

September 2, 2003

• Secretary Paige Meets with Miss Tennessee Jamie Watkins