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United States Department of Education
United States Department of Education executive department of the federal government responsible for advising on educational plans and policies, providing assistance for education, and carrying out educational research. It was established (1867) as an independent government agency and then transferred (1869) to the Dept. of the Interior as the Bureau of Education. In 1939 the bureau, by executive order, was transferred to the Federal Security Agency, which in 1953 became the Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare. It became an independent department in 1979. Within the Dept. of Education are offices of elementary and secondary education, postsecondary education, special education and rehabilitative services, bilingual education and minority languages, vocational and adult education, civil rights, and educational research and improvement. The department also administers funds for Gallaudet and Howard universities, the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, and the American Printing House for the Blind.
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EDUCATION DEPARTMENT: WESTERN ANNOUNCES 2009-2010 SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENTS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...The Missouri Western State University education department awarded the following scholarships...Scholarship - Kelly Gach, senior elementary education major, of St. Joseph. The George M...majoring in elementary or middle school education. The recipient must have a GPA of 3...
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Environmental education resources for grades K-12. (Bytes of Note).
Magazine article from: Environment; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...pass along to future generations through education. The widely cited Tbilisi Declaration...Intergovernmental Conference on Environmental Education (http://www.gdrc.org/uem...defines three goals for environmental education: "to foster clear awareness of, and...
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Education Dept. in High Gear; Alexander Seizes Moment, Has Bush's Ear
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/9/1991; ; 700+ words
; If the Education Department seemed to move in slow motion...since Lamar Alexander succeeded him as education secretary three weeks ago. In that brief...quality and win White House approval of an education agenda that claims to redefine the public...
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Education standards key for engineering students.
Magazine article from: Mechanical Engineering-CIME; 6/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Engineers leaders have ranked precollege education as one of the most important policy issues...is dependent on the math and science education they received before entering college...under way. One area of reform is in education standards and assessments. But because...
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Education about standardization: recent findings.(Report)
Magazine article from: International Journal of IT Standards and Standardization Research; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...to provide insight in standardization education by presenting the results of an international...organized by the International Committee for Education about Standardization (ICES) together...topics are: needs for standardization education, audiences and learning objectives...
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Education Services Market in India 2007 Intensively Examines The Present Trends And Future Prospects Of The Education Services In India.
M2 Presswire; 8/28/2007; 700+ words
; ...August 2007-Research and Markets: Education Services Market in India 2007 Intensively...Present Trends And Future Prospects Of The Education Services In India(C)1994-2007 M2...c66851) has announced the addition of "Education Services Market in India (2007)" to...
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"Education Construction Market UK 2007" by AMA Research August 2007.
M2 Presswire; 8/17/2007; 700+ words
; ...August 2007-MarketResearch.com: "Education Construction Market UK 2007" by AMA...published the 2nd Edition of its overview of Education Contracting Market in the UK, focusing...within the primary, secondary and higher education sectors, major education contractors...
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Education Ministers Say Government Can't Go it Alone.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 6/12/2002; 700+ words
; ...development goal" of universal primary education by 2015, governments must effectively...Washington,DC. "We believe that education can democratize the society...Gennet Zewide, Ethiopian Minister of education told the "Achieving Education for...
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Developmental Education: Criticisms, Benefits and Survival Strategies
Magazine article from: Research & Teaching in Developmental Education; 10/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Abstract Many higher education institutions are eliminating developmental education even though demand for the courses has tripled...have gone so far as to prohibit developmental education at four-year institutions. This article offers...
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Education's Short Shrift
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/20/1987; ; 700+ words
; ...bigger Reagan blunder may be the refusal to give education a proper budget priority. Education Secretary William J. Bennett ran into a firestorm...proposal to cut $5.5 billion off the current education budget of $19.5 billion in fiscal 1988...
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Education, Department of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF. Public Law 96-98, known as the Department of Education Organization Act, established the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) on 4 May 1980.It was established to increase the commitment...
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Education, United States Office of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
EDUCATION, UNITED STATES OFFICE OF EDUCATION, UNITED STATES OFFICE OF. The United States Office of Education was established by Congress on 2 March 1867 as a division within the cabinet-level Department of Health, Education, and Welfare...
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Education Department
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT Created in 1980, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) is the cabinet-level agency that establishes...administers, and coordinates most federal assistance to education. It is directed by the secretary of education...
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Physical Education
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Education
PHYSICAL EDUCATION overview b. ann boyce preparation of...murray mitchell OVERVIEW "Physical education is the study, practice, and appreciation...development, it is the role of physical education to provide instructional activities...
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Education Law
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
EDUCATION LAW The body of state and federal constitutional...institutions. The laws that control public education can be divided into two categories...general. Federal statutes regarding the education of children with disabilities are an...
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