These letters are key policy letters signed by the Education Secretary or Deputy Secretary and are provided by the Executive Secretariat, Office of the Secretary.
Letters from 2008
Letters from 2007
December 7, 2007—Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding the opportunity to participate in the Department's growth model pilot for the 2007-08 school year
October 30, 2007—Letter to School Officials announcing availability of brochures about balancing student privacy and school safety
February 7, 2007—Letter to Chief State School Officers providing an update on implementation of the assessment and accountability requirements of Title I
Letters from 2006
October 18, 2006—Letter to Chief State School Officers and others regarding the Conference on School Safety convened by the White House in October 2006
October 11, 2006—Letter to Chief State School Officers reminding of the opportunity to participate in the Department's growth model pilot for the 2006-07 school year
March 2006—Letters regarding student loan forgiveness available for certain full-time secondary school teachers:
version sent to Local Educational Agencies regarding teachers employed in public schools version sent to Private School Associations regarding teachers employed in nonprofit private schoolsFebruary 21, 2006—Letter to Chief State School Officers on the assessment requirements of NCLB and the growth model pilot project
January 17, 2006—Letter to heads of Federal Departments and Agencies asking for support of a new federal government-wide effort to assist the nation's charter schools
Letters from 2005
December 14, 2005—Letter to Chief State School Officers extending to states for a second year the flexibility to develop modified achievement standards and assessments
November 21, 2005—Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding a pilot project on growth models for measuring school accountability
September 7, 2005—Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding Hurricane Katrina and discussing some of the major areas in which flexibility and resources are available
January 28, 2005—Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding requests for extensions for making liquidations in state-administered programs.
Letters from 2004
October 6, 2004—Letter to schools and education groups describing lessons learned from the Beslan school incident that might be used to protect U.S. schools
May 2004—Letter to educators regarding the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day, May 31, 2004
February 24, 2004—Letter to Honorable Edward M. Kennedy and others in response to inquiry regarding the Department's implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act
February 23, 2004—Letter to Honorable Susan Collins in response to her letter following up on the diploma mill summit
February 20, 2004—Letter to Chief State School Officers on No Child Left Behind providing new guidance on additional flexibility concerning limited English proficient students
January 2004—Letter to Superintendents advising of the establishment of the No Child Left Behind Superintendents Hotline
Letters from 2003
October 9, 2003—Letter to Honorable Susan Collins in response to her inquiry regarding diploma mills
July 2, 2003—Letter to Chief State School Officers regarding release of student information to military recruiters
May, 2003—Letter to educators regarding the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day, May 26, 2003
Letters from 2002
September 16, 2002—Letter to Governors regarding the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB)
May 17, 2002—Letter to educators regarding the National Moment of Remembrance on Memorial Day, May 27, 2002
February 15, 2002—Letter to Chief State School Officers highlighting key provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and listing early deadline dates for implementation
February 11, 2002—Letter to chief state school officers regarding actions taken by the Department to address the needs of those affected by September 11 terrorist attacks
February 7, 2002—Letter to Superintendents regarding No Child Left Behind
Letters from 2001
December 12, 2001—Letter to Dr. J. Michael Mullen regarding GEAR UP and other postsecondary programs the Department of Education administers
June 14, 2001—Letter to Honorable Betsy Brand regarding high school reform and its place in the President's education agenda
May 15, 2001—Letter to Senator Patty Murray regarding education reform and class size reduction
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