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Legislative Update Download ArchiveOlder Downloads Legislative Update File Archive These archived files pertaining to education legislation are available for download. The Virginia Consortium of Social Studies Educators have released a statement on NCLB. It reads in part... Social Studies as a discipline is, in many communities, finding itself “left behind” when it comes to budget money and instructional time spent in our nation’s schools. In the face of this situation, leaders in the various fields of Social Studies owe it to themselves, to our society, and to our nation’s children to respond publicly with specific concerns about NCLB’s implications for Social Studies, and with ways to address those concerns. Read the rest of this important statement at: http://chnm.gmu.edu/vcsssce/nclbstatement.html Summary of the President's Proposed FY-07 Federal Education BudgetA summary of the key elements of the President's Proposed FY-07 Federal Education Budget. Assistant Secretary Henry Johnson Address NASSP National Policy Briefing A summary of Assistant Secretary Henry Johnson’s remarks regarding the Department of Education’s klinitiatives for the upcoming year. Summary of State of the Union Address A summary of the key elements of the President’s State of the Union address that directly impact education.  2006 "Quality Counts" Jan. 4 News Release
H.R.-3010, the FY-06 Labor/HHS/Education Appropriations Act—A Department of Education table (last updated 12/28/05) showing the amounts provided in the Act for the Department's programs and activities.]
Restoring the Balance Executive Summary [PDF 152K]. Executive Summary: Restoring the Balance between Academics and Civic Engagement in Public Schools.
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