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6 unusual facts about United States Department of Education


Abraham Lincoln Filene

Filene had a keen interest in educational issues and served as a member of the Executive Board of the National Committee for the Department of Education.

City Lore

In response to requests of public school teachers with increasing Bengali and Bangladeshi populations, the organization designed artist residencies in Queens, funded by the United States Department of Education to teach traditional Bengali scroll painting.

Commissioner of Education

Although the Assistant Secretary of Education then became the highest federal education position, the office of Commissioner of Education continued to exist in the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare until 1980, when the post was phased out due to the creation of the Cabinet-level Department of Education.

FoolProof

Available are a variety of educational programs that are tied to state financial literacy standards and guidelines, listed in every state by the United States Department of Education.

Michigan Mega Conference

Consequently, current member schools Dearborn Heights Robichaud and Romulus filed complaints against the conference for denying their admission as members to the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) at the United States Department of Education.

Rawley Silver

She went on to conduct research projects on this subject, supported by the U.S. Office of Education and the National Institute of Education, among others.


American Society of Health Informatics Managers

ASHIM is a non-profit, non-governmental organization formed in 2009, in response to data from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Department of Education, and independent studies that indicated a 2009-2015 shortfall of approximately 51,000 qualified Health IT workers required to meet the needs of hospitals and physicians as they move to adopt electronic health care systems.

Angela K. Wilson

She helped create the CASCaM program with funding and support from the University of North Texas, the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, the United States Department of Education, and the United States Department of Energy.

Center for Women in Government and Civil Society

CWGCS research has been supported through grants by the United States Department of Education, National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Department of State (DoS), the Ford Foundation, W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Charles H. Revson Foundation, and other government agencies, private foundations, and non-profit organizations.

Fashion Careers College

FCC is recognized as an eligible educational institution by the United States Department of Education, United States Department of Homeland Security's United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Social Security Administration, State Department of Administration, State Department of Rehabilitation, The Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) and the Veteran’s Administration Agency.

High Tech High School

In September 2013, the school was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".

Maine Republican Party

The new platform calls for the elimination of the United States Department of Education and the Federal Reserve System, the rejection of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, a freeze and prohibition on stimulus spending, and the prosecution of perpetrators of the "global warming myth".

Mare Island Naval Shipyard

The Navy is also transferring property at the shipyard to other government agencies such as Fish and Wildlife Service refuge, a Forest Service office building, an Army Reserve Center, a Coast Guard communications facility, and a Department of Education school.

Marshall Goldsmith School of Management

Marshall Goldsmith School of Management is a private, non-profit business school recognized by the United States Department of Education and accredited by the WASC and the Accrediting Commission for Senior Colleges and Universities.

MedStar Health

In addition, its spinal cord injury program has been designated as one of only 14 Model SCI Systems of care in the country by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, a part of the United States Department of Education.

Michigan Institute of Aviation and Technology

MIAT is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, and approved by the United States Department of Education, State of Michigan, and the Veteran Administration.

No, They Can't

The book gives several examples of government intervention: trade barriers, food and medical regulation, the education system, labor unions, gun control, minimum wage laws, the war on drugs, and advocates of universal health care.

Positive education

Similarly, the 2009 United States Department of Education program Race to the Top, designed to spur reform in K-12 Education, and awarding $4.35 billion in funds, has been controversial for its emphasis on testing to evaluate schools, an approach which contrasts positive schooling techniques, and data regarding its effectiveness has yet to be produced.

Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva

In September 2013, the yeshiva was one of 15 schools in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as honoring schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".

Rebecca Walker

In her article, Walker criticizes the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas after he was accused of sexually harassing Anita Hill, an attorney he supervised during his time at the Department of Education and the EEOC.

WestEd

In 2012, WestEd's annual revenue was approximately $129.9 million, with over 400 funders including the United States Department of Education, National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Justice, and many state, county, local, philanthropic, and business entities.

Wildwood High School

In September 2013, the school was one of 15 in New Jersey to be recognized by the United States Department of Education as part of the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, an award called the "most prestigious honor in the United States' education system" and which Education Secretary Arne Duncan described as honoring schools that "represent examples of educational excellence".


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