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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today said that the $24.8 billion in federal funds available annually to the nation's schools should support reforms that prepare students for success in college and careers. "Today, I am calling on all of you to join with us to build a transformative education law that guarantees every child the education they want and need—a law that recognizes and reinforces the proper role of the federal government to support and drive reform at the state and local level," Duncan told more than 200 leaders of major education groups in his first major speech about the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965. The ESEA was reauthorized most recently in 2002 in what is known as the No Child Left Behind Act. In his speech, Duncan said |
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The U.S. Department announced 13 winners of the FY 2008 Section 8007(b) Discretionary Grant Awards. The winners included five Alaska schools, four Arizona schools, two Montana schools and one school each in Nebraska and Washington. A synopsis of the grant-winning school districts follows… |
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Welcome to NAFIS
The National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) is a non-profit, non-partisan corporation of school districts from throughout the United States, organized primarily to educate Congress on the importance of Impact Aid. Founded in 1973, the association works to ensure the needs of federally connected children are met with adequate federal funds. NAFIS represents children residing on Indian Lands, military children, children residing in low-rent housing projects, and children whose parents are civilian but work and/or live on federal property. NAFIS is governed by a board of directors elected from its membership. The association is located in Washington, D.C., with a full time professional staff under the leadership of an executive director. National Association of Federally Impacted Schools
444 N. Capitol Street, NW, Suite 419
Washington, DC 20001
P: 202.624.5455 F: 202.624.5468 W: http://www.nafisdc.org/
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