Federal Update: April 21, 2014 |
posted by: Ruthie | April 21, 2014, 05:01 PM |
Department of Education Launches New Efforts to Increase College and Career Readiness The Youth CareerConnect program was established this year by the Labor Department, in collaboration with the Education Department, using one-time revenues from the H-1B visa program. Grants range from $2.2 million to $7 million. The program wholly complementsadditional proposals in the President's Fiscal Year 2015 budget to ensure high school students graduate ready for college and career success and to help the U.S., once again, lead the world in college attainment.
In addition to the Youth CareerConnect grant, the Departments of Education and Labor launched the Registered Apprenticeship-College Consortium, a new effort that will allow graduates of registered apprenticeship programs to turn their years of rigorous on-the-job and classroom training into college credits toward an associate's or bachelor's degree.
Click here to read more about these initiatives.
U.S. Department of Education Awards More than $33 Million for Physical Education and Nutrition Programs The U.S. Department of Education has recently awarded 67 grants, totaling more than $33 million, to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community-based organizations that plan to implement comprehensive, integrated physical activity and nutrition programs for their students. The goal of these programs is for students to develop an appreciation for lifelong, healthy nutrition and physical education habits, and make progress toward meeting their state standards for physical education. Grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting their state standards for physical education. Click here to view the program guidelines. Bipartisan Legislation Supporting Charter Schools Passes Through Congressional Committee
Click here to view H.R. 4366, Strengthening Education through Research Act. Click here to view H.R. 10, The Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act. Click here to view the full hearing.Department of Education Provides Resources for Teen Dating Violence and Sexual Assault in Schools
Every year, 1 in 10 American teenage students experience physical violence at the hand of a boyfriend or girlfriend. Despite this alarming statistic, many schools do not have the resources to combat these issues.
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