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This month’s ED TV show focuses on the American Competitiveness Initiative and what ED is doing to strengthen math and science education and support schools and families to ensure that today’s students graduate from high school with the skills necessary to succeed in college and the workforce. The program is airs live from 8 to 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, September 19.

Secretary Spellings received the final report of the Commission on the Future of Higher Education.

Secretary Spellings joined First Lady Laura Bush at the first-ever White House Conference on Global Literacy in New York City. Secretary Spellings hosted a panel on Mother-Child Literacy and Intergenerational Learning. Here are her prepared remarks.

Secretary Spellings issued a statement recognizing the celebration of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on September 17 and Constitution Week from September 17 - 23.

Secretary Spellings spoke at the National Conference of Editorial Writers Convention in Pittsburgh.

Secretary Spellings announced final Title I regulations intended to help recently arrived Limited English Proficiency (LEP) students learn English and other subjects. The regulations give states and school districts greater flexibility on assessment while continuing to hold them accountable under No Child Left Behind.

Secretary Spellings announced that the fiscal year 2004 national student loan cohort default rate was 5.1 percent, a small increase from last year’s record-low rate of 4.5 percent and 77 percent lower than the all-time high of 22.4 percent set 14 years ago.

Secretary Spellings delivered remarks at the 2006 National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week Conference in Washington, D.C.

Meet the individuals who gathered in May 1787 to rewrite the Articles of Confederation. Learn what issues they faced. Discover the sources that inspired them. Read the essays urging ratification of the delegates’ proposal. Explore a 200-year timeline showing the impact of the Constitution on our history.

Resources for learning about September 11, 2001.

Secretary Spellings rang the Opening Bell at the New York Stock Exchange while visiting New York City to discuss education and its importance to America’s global competitiveness.

Secretary Spellings announced the award of 33 grants totaling $17 million to boost participation of low-income students in advanced placement courses and tests.

The Constitution, Lewis and Clark, language arts, mathematics, occupations, technology, and wellness are among the topics of 11 new resources at FREE, the website that makes teaching resources from federal agencies easier to find.