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Secondary, Career, and Technical Education
Adult Education and Literary
News from Around the U.S. Department of Education
Secondary, Career, and Technical Education
National High School Leadership Summit to be Held in December
On December 2nd and 3rd, 2004, the U.S. Department of Education will hold the second annual National High School Leadership Summit in Washington, DC, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel. This event continues the Department's Preparing America's Future High School Initiative (PAF:HSI).
This year's summit will serve as a "next step" for coordinating and strengthening the high school improvement efforts that are encouraged by the No Child Left Behind Act and enacted by leaders across the country. Working in partnership with organizations that represent a broad cross-section of education issues and that have a stake and role in transforming America's high schools, the U.S. Department of Education will assemble key leaders from across the states and territories for the summit. The format of the summit will provide educators, policymakers, and business and education leaders the opportunity to share information on a peer-to-peer basis as well as hear about current reform efforts at the high school level from content experts and Department of Education officials.
Many education-related and membership organizations have partnered with us to work on the high school initiative and to invite or nominate their members and constituents to attend the National High School Leadership Summit. In addition, we will begin a period of "open registration" on Friday, November 12. At that time, you will receive a registration link through our e-mail list (subscribe by e-mailing highschools@ed.gov) and will be able to register on a first come, first served basis.
Please visit www.ed.gov/highschool for background information on Preparing America's Future High School Initiative and other U.S. Department of Education projects.
"Education News Parents Can Use" TV Show on Dropout Prevention
Be sure to tune in to the next Education News Parents Can Use TV show on dropout prevention. The show, Dropout Prevention and Recovery: Catching Students Before It's Too Late, will feature Assistant Secretary Susan Sclafani along with other expert guests who will address the topic of dropout prevention.
The show airs at 8:00 PM EST on November 16th. To learn about the different ways to watch the show go to http://www.ed.gov/news/av/video/edtv/ways-watch.html.
Education News Parents Can Use is a television series produced by the U.S. Department of Education that focuses on ways to ensure students' educational success.
"Winners Don't Quit: Stay in the Game" a Partnership between the U.S. Department of Education and the National Football League
On September 22nd, the U.S. Department of Education and the National Football League entered into an official partnership effort entitled Winners Don't Quit: Stay in the Game. The purpose of the partnership is to encourage students to stay in school and to enroll in challenging courses that will better prepare them for life after high school.
NFL players along with U.S. Department of Education officials are holding assembly style events for 9th graders in high schools within the 32 NFL cities to talk to kids about the importance of staying in school. The department has produced several different handouts for the events: a student handout that is designed to get teens to think about the benefits of a good education; a letter that goes home to parents, notifying the parents of different educational opportunities that exist for their child; and a letter that goes to teachers, guidance counselors, and coaches that encourages them to work with students on career planning. The department also has a link to our high school website for students and teachers to visit.
The first event was held in Arizona on September 28th at Cesar Chavez High School in Arizona. Arizona Cardinals defensive end Bertrand Berry and running back Marcel Shipp along with the U.S. Department of Education's Deputy Secretary Gene Hickok gave a motivational speech to approximately 500 freshmen. Events have also been held in Houston and Cleveland and several other events are in the works in Baltimore, Green Bay, St. Louis, and North Carolina.
Winners Don't Quit: Stay in the Game is part of our outreach effort for Preparing America's Future: High School Initiative. For more information go to www.ed.gov/highschool
Statement from Secretary Paige on the ACT study "Crisis at the Core: Preparing All Students for College and Work" On October 14th, U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige released the following statement regarding the ACT study, "Crisis at the Core: Preparing All Students for College and Work:" "A disturbingly large number of America's young adults graduate from high school without the skills needed to succeed in college or the workforce. A recent study from the makers of the ACT found that less than 25 percent of ACT-tested high school graduates last year were prepared for college level classes in English, mathematics, and science. As a result, our young men and women are not only struggling to cope with the challenges of college but also with the demands of the 21st century global economy. African American, Hispanic, and Native American students are most at risk for graduating from high school without these skills. "Our future economic success depends on reversing this trend. With the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act, President Bush made raising student performance and closing the achievement gap a national priority. This administration started a Math-Science Initiative to ensure that students have the opportunity to learn mathematics and science in elementary and middle school. Without this background, students are not prepared to take the advanced mathematics and science courses in high schools that would prepare them for the 21st century workforce and/or college success. "President Bush has now proposed additional steps to strengthen our high schools. He wants to encourage schools to use 8th grade testing data to develop performance plans for incoming high school students. No Child Left Behind already requires testing students regularly in early grades, and the President has proposed requiring states to add up to two more tests for high school students. We need to make sure a high school diploma signifies real achievement and provides a ticket to future success in either higher education or the workforce. By strengthening our high schools, we will secure the future of our country." For more information and a complete copy of the study go to http://www.act.org/path/policy/index.html Department of Labor's New Strategic Vision for Serving Out-of-School Youth
The Department of Labor (DOL) has developed a new strategic vision to serve out-of-school and at-risk youth through the workforce investment system. The four elements of this vision focus on developing strong alternative education opportunities, preparing youth for employment in high growth industries, serving the neediest youth, and improving performance. DOL will meet the demands of high-growth industries by increasing the opportunities for the most at-risk youth to re-connect to educational opportunities and determining, through evidenced based research, the most effective practices in working with vulnerable youth.
Implicit in DOL's vision is the understanding that partnerships at the federal, state, and local levels must be created among all of the entities that serve our nation's most vulnerable youth, including public education, juvenile justice and health and human services. Three regional forums that will bring together state teams, comprised of representatives from these departments, are going to be held in November and December to discuss how services can be integrated to better serve youth. For a copy of the full DOL youth vision please go to: http://wdr.doleta.gov/directives/attach/TEGL3-04.pdf. For more information on the regional forums please go to: http://www.dtiassociates.com/youthregionalforums/ Top
High School, Postsecondary, and Career Education
New ED Research Law Signed
function as a separate office under the direction of the National Board for Education Sciences.
How Does NCLB Affect your Program?
ED issued a No Child Left Behind Act Desktop Reference Guide as a program-by-program look at reforms made by the law to help states in their implementation. The guide is available online.
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Legislative Policy
Teacher Recruitment Legislation Announced
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