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September 28, 2012

U.S. Education Department Awards $950,000 to the University of Alabama for Advanced Engineering Research and Development Program

The U.S. Department of Education today announced a $950,000 grant to the University of Alabama at Birmingham for the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Recreational Technologies and Exercise Physiology Benefiting Persons with Disabilities (RERC RecTech).

September 28, 2012

$6.4 Million Awarded to Establish National IDEA Technical Assistance Center on Early Childhood Longitudinal Data Systems

The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of $6,499,473 to SRI International to establish and operate the National IDEA Technical Assistance Center on Early Childhood Longitudinal Data Systems.

September 28, 2012

Education Department Awards $3.4 Million in McNair Grants to Help Disadvantaged Undergrads Obtain Doctoral Degrees

The U.S. Department of Education today announced 15 grants totaling more than $3.4 million to institutions in a dozen states to help disadvantaged undergraduate students obtain doctoral degrees.

September 28, 2012

U.S. Department of Education Announces Voluntary Resolution of Oakland Unified School District Civil Rights Investigation

The U.S. Department of Education announced today the successful resolution of a compliance review concerning discipline in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), the fourteenth-largest school system in California.

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September 28, 2012

U.S. Department of Education Provides Guidance to Help Classroom Teachers Combat Bullying

The U.S. Department of Education has released a free, two-part training toolkit designed to reduce incidents of bullying, for use by classroom teachers and educators. The toolkit was developed by the Safe and Supportive Schools Technical Assistance Center, supported by the U.S.

September 28, 2012

$9 Million in Grants Awarded to Institutions in 21 States and D.C. for Special Education Personnel Preparation Programs

The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of $9 million for 38 grants to institutions of higher education to train educators to improve the services and results for children with disabilities.

September 27, 2012

$5 Million Grant Awarded to the University of Florida to Provide Technical Assistance to Develop Effective Educators

The U.S. Department of Education announced today the award of a $5 million grant to the University of Florida to establish a center to support the development of effective educators to serve students with disabilities.

September 27, 2012

U.S. Department of Education Announces Grants Totaling More Than $14.4 Million to Charter School Management Organizations

The U.S. Department of Education announced grants totaling more than $14.4 million to support high-quality charter schools in more than 25 communities across the country.

September 27, 2012

$2.9 Million in Grants Awarded for Fulbright-Hays International Education Projects

The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of 23 Fulbright-Hays international education grants totaling more than $2.9 million to institutions and organizations in 14 states and the District of Columbia.

September 27, 2012

More than $1 Million in Grants Awarded to Promote Young Children’s use of Assistive Technology

The U.S. Department of Education today announced the award of more than $1.1 million in grants to three projects that will support early intervention and preschool programs in the effective use of assistive technology with young children with disabilities.

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