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Helping Teachers Teach and Children Learn
Welcome to the Tennessee Department of Education. A quality education is the fundamental right of every child in Tennessee. The department provides many services, and it is our responsibility to ensure equal, safe, and quality learning opportunities for all students, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Therefore, our mission is to help teachers teach and children learn.
This department consists of four primary divisions – Special Education, Vocational-Technical Education... The Web's authoritative source on K-12 education has been rebuilt to make it easier to tap into the wide range of resources, from the latest news to an extensive database of state indicators to the top jobs for educators.
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Today's Presidential Action
President Bush visited El Dorado, Arkansas today to meet with students, workers, business leaders, and educators. He announced a new plan to strengthen math and science education to ensure that young Americans are graduating with the skills they need to succeed in college and to compete for the high-demand jobs of the 21st Century.
The President's plan strengthens and modernizes vocational and technical education, expands m... Funding for Early Childhood Care and Education
Because a significant number of young children are cared for outside the home and by people other than their parents, Federal and State governments provide resources for families, particularly low-income families, to purchase non-parental care. Combined Federal and State funding provides more than $18 billion to support care for young children, ranging from home-based care to care in center-based programs such as public pre-kindergarten (pre-k) programs and Head Start. The Federal government alone spends more than $14 billion on these services in addition to programs that provide for the h... S. 1 - Better Education for Students and Teachers Act
(Sen. Jeffords (R) VT)
The Administration supports Senate passage of S. 1, which reflects the themes of "No Child Left Behind", the President's comprehensive proposal to reform the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), and urges the Senate to refine the bill to include additional elements of that proposal, while maintaining fiscal discipline. The Administration is pleased that S. 1, as reported by the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, incorporates many of the basic components of the President's key proposals to: (1) require States to conduct annual testing in re... U.S. Department Of Education Releases National Education Technology Plan American education is being bolstered by the increasing use of educational technology, greater accountability, and growing new partnerships between tech-savvy students and teachers, according to a report released today by the U.S. Department of Education. Toward a New Golden Age in American Education: How the Internet, the Law and Today's Students a... Postsecondary Educational Institutions and Programs Accredited by Accrediting Agencies and State Approval Agencies Recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education
January 2005
The database lists approximately 6,900 postsecondary educational institutions and programs, each of which is accredited by an accrediting agency or state approval agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a “reliable authority as to the quality of postsecondary education” within the meaning of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA).The database does not include a number of postsecondary educational institutions and programs that elect not to seek ac... |
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