ED REVIEW January 8, 2010 (Happy New Year!) …a bi-weekly update on U.S. Department of Education activities relevant to the Intergovernmental and Corporate community and other stakeholders ______________________________________________________________________ FAFSA SIMPLIFICATION Earlier this week, Secretary Duncan and Dr. Jill Biden, the wife of Vice President Joe Biden and a long-time educator, joined students at Washington, D.C.’s […]
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENTTentative AgendaINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEEWednesday, January 27, 2010Roughrider Room, State CapitolBismarck, North Dakota9:00 a.m. Call to orderRoll callConsideration of the minutes of the October 20, 2009, meetingWIRELESS TECHNOLOGY9:05 a.m. Presentation by Mr. K. Dane Snowden, Vice President, External and State Affairs, CTIAThe Wireless Association, Washington, D.C., regarding wireless technologyREPORT FROM THE CHIEF INFORMATION
Byron Leslie Dorgan (born May 14, 1942) is the junior United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. In the Senate, he is Chairman of the Democratic Policy Committee and Chairman of the Committee on Indian Affairs. Dorgan announced
Tell Us What You Have Planned for National Influenza Vaccination WeekVisit www.Flu.gov/getvaccinatedNational Influenza Vaccination Week (NIVW) is a national observance that was established to highlight the importance of continuing influenza vaccination, as well as foster greater use of flu vaccine after the holiday season into January and beyond. This year’s NIVW (originally scheduled for December
NEWS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2010 Contact: Don Canton (701) 328-2200 STATEMENT OF GOV. JOHN HOEVEN ON SEN. BYRON DORGAN’S ANNOUNCEMENT THAT HE WILL NOT RUN FOR REELECTION BISMARCK, N.D. – Gov. John Hoeven today issued the following statement in response to Sen. Byron Dorgan’s announcement that he will not run for reelection to
NATIONAL NEWSEducation Secretary Arne Duncan’s Legacy as Chicago Schools Chief QuestionedFrom The Washington PostSoon after Arne Duncan left his job as schools chief here to become one of the most powerful U.S. education secretaries ever, his former students sat for federal achievement tests. This month, the mathematics report card was delivered: Chicago trailed several cities
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Week in Review2010: Topics for homeland security discussion The only thing we can say for sure about 2010 is terrorists, criminals, and mother nature will surprise us at some point during 2010; still, based on what we do know, we offer a short list of topics we predict will dominate the homeland security discussion in
LEGISLATIVE CALENDARJANUARY 2010Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday1 2New Year’s Day,State Holiday3 4 5 6 7 8 9COMMISSION ONALTERNATIVES TOINCARCERATION, 9a,Roughrider RoomEDUCATION, 9a,Roughrider RoomINDUSTRY,BUSINESS, ANDLABOR, 9a,Grand Forks10 11 12 13 14 15 16AGRICULTURE, 9a,FargoAGRICULTURE, 9a,FargoPUBLIC SAFETY ANDTRANSPORTATION,9a, Roughrider Room17 18 19 20 21 22 2398th Annual NorthDakota GrainDealers AssociationConvention andIndustry Show,Fargo (17-19)Martin Luther King
Accreditor Is Not in Imminent Danger of Losing Status, Despite Scathing Federal ReportBy Eric Kelderman Washington A memorandum released Thursday threatened severe discipline against the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. But the accrediting agency will not lose its authority anytime soon to award institutions the right to distribute
The Higher Learning Commission is aware that in these economic times, colleges and universities strive to make every dollar count. That is why the Higher Learning Commission has set the early bird registration fees the same as they were in 2009. By maintaining the cost of attending the 2010 Annual Meeting, the Commission provides a
NORTH DAKOTA LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENTTentative AgendaHIGHER EDUCATION COMMITTEETuesday and Wednesday, January 19-20, 2010Roughrider Room, State CapitolBismarck, North DakotaTuesday, January 19, 20109:00 a.m. Call to orderRoll callConsideration of the minutes from the October 28, 2009, meetingHIGHER EDUCATION STUDY9:05 a.m. Comments by the chairman regarding the committee meetingComments and discussion with representatives of North Dakota University System fouryearinstitutions