Public schools

March 31, 2008 -- WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today issued the following statement on the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) decision to require lead-safe practices during the renovation and repair of housing, child-care facilities, and schools:    » read more »

Amendment to be offered to Senate farm bill has broad support

December 4, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today announced that they plan to offer an amendment to the pending Senate farm bill to update decades-old nutrition standards in schools.    » read more »

December 4, 2007 -- TRENTON –The New Jersey Governor’s Government Efficiency and Reform (GEAR) Commission today released the report of its Task Force on Sentencing and Corrections. The task force conducted a broad review of proposals concerning Drug Free School Zones developed by the Commission to Review Criminal Sentencing.

The report can be found online at http://www.state.nj.us/governor/.    » read more »

Twenty-nine Parent Coordinators Receive Best Practice Awards for Improving Parent Communication and Engagement at Their Schools

November 26, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg today delivered the keynote address at a luncheon for more than 800 New York City public school parent coordinators gathered at the New York Hilton in Manhattan.    » read more »

November 19, 2007 -- RALEIGH, N.C.--U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters today buckled up and rode with children in a school bus toMorrisville Elementary School near Raleigh, where she announced a new federal proposal to make school buses safer by requiring higher seat backs and setting new seat belt standards for the nation’s 474,000 school buses.    » read more »

Congress Provides Funding for Schools to Purchase Life-Saving Devices

November 9, 2007 -- Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Russ Feingold (D-WI) and Susan Collins (R-ME) announced today that Congress approved funding for a program they set up to assist schools in purchasing and providing training on automated external defibrillators (AEDs).    » read more »

November 6, 2007 -- LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined leaders from the Henry Ford Community College, Henry Ford Health System and the Dearborn Public Schools in a ribbon cutting ceremony of the new Henry Ford Early College high school. The school is one of five across the state opened this fall as a result of Governor Granholm's revolutionary proposal and bills she signed into law in 2006.    » read more »

Each School Receives a Letter Grade from "A" to "F" Based on Student Outcomes and Parent, Teacher, and Student Surveys; Reports Available Online and Distributed This Month at Parent-Teacher Conferences

November 5, 2007 -- New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Schools Chancellor Joel I. Klein today released the first-ever Progress Reports on the City's public schools. The reports give each school a letter grade-A, B, C, D, or F-based on the academic achievement and progress of students as well as the results of surveys taken by parents, students, and teachers last spring.    » read more »

65,000 Iowa school children will now have access, Up from 12,000 currently enrolled

Oct. 29, 2007 -- Washington, D.C. – The 2007 farm bill that passed the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry last week invests heavily in The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) and will expand access to the program for elementary students in Iowa and around the country, Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) said today.    » read more »

October 30, 2007 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) offers a wide-range of emergency preparedness resources to help schools create safe and secure environments for their students. Emergency preparedness is an important responsibility shared by all individuals as well as communities, including schools.    » read more »

Abbott expands national recommendations for improved school safety

October 29, 2007 -- MCALLEN – As the state’s chief law enforcement official, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called for new safety measures designed to protect students from school violence.    » read more »

Abbott expands national recommendations for improved school safety

October 16, 2007 -- SHERMAN – As the state’s chief law enforcement official, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott today called for new safety measures designed to protect students from school violence.    » read more »

Commends Efforts of Jacobs, Kuperus and Davy

October 16, 2007 -- TOMS RIVER - New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine today announced that 97% of New Jersey schools are in compliance with New Jersey's Model School Nutrition Policy. The Governor made the announcement while joining Health Commissioner Fred Jacobs, Agriculture Secretary Charles Kuperus and Education Commissioner Lucille Davy in addressing 1300 students from Toms River public high schools on the issues of childhood obesity and second-hand smoke.    » read more »

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15, 2007 — Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner today marked the opening of National School Lunch Week, highlighting local school wellness and school nutrition through the President's HealthierUS School Challenge. On Wednesday, October 17, Secretary Conner will travel to celebrate with students at Neabsco Elementary School Woodbridge, Virginia.    » read more »

Law Would Help Combat Childhood Obesity and Promote Healthy Lifestyles

September 27, 2007 -- New York Governor Eliot Spitzer today visited John Walton Spencer Elementary School in Rochester to urge the State Legislature to pass the Healthy Schools Act, which would help combat childhood obesity and promote healthy lifestyles for children across New York.    » read more »