North Carolina
North Carolina 
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April 10, 2012
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced that North Carolina will receive $14.3 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the Department's School Improvement Grant (SIG) program. North Carolina is one of 13 states that will receive SIG funding.
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February 22, 2012
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue's announcement to extend early childhood education to 2,000 at-risk North Carolina children:
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January 26, 2011
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will discuss the importance of improving America's schools at the Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting in Roanoke Rapids, N.C. His keynote address will take place at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, at the Kirkwood Adams Community Center.
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November 29, 2010
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will visit North Carolina Tuesday and Wednesday, Nov. 30-Dec. 1, to meet with American Indian students, parents, education officials and tribal leaders. They will discuss education challenges facing American Indian students—from a rural to an urban perspective.
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September 16, 2010
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September 13, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Arizona will receive $211.8 million, Guam will receive $20 million, New Hampshire will receive $40.9 million, North Carolina will receive $298 million, Pennsylvania will receive $387.8 million, and Utah will receive $101 million to support education jobs.
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June 3, 2010
Last September, I had the opportunity to speak at the National HBCU conference in Washington, DC, at which many of you were present. I shared with you my conviction that HBCUs must not merely survive but thrive. Today, I want to update you on what we and HBCUs, working together, have accomplished since last falland speak to the challenges that remain.
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April 7, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that North Carolina will receive more than $91 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
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March 23, 2010
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $383,437,416 is now available for North Carolina under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date, North Carolina has received $2,277,411,205 through the Recovery Act.
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February 18, 2010
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that North Carolina will receive $14.24 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the School Improvement Grant program in fiscal year 2010.