Congress Passes Landmark Education Bill: Over the last two weeks, Congress passed landmark education legislation that includes historic increases for Title I, changes to improve teacher quality and recruitment, and new initiatives designed to improve school accountability.

Insider's View Into Historic Education Bill: A recent Washington Post article offers a unique insider's view on the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and provides a "partial account of how [landmark education legislation] managed to survive intensive lobbying pressures and deep suspicions harbored by many in both parties, as well as a political upheaval in the Senate and the outbreak of a war on terrorism."

Education Bill Moves Forward, Mandatory Special Education Funding Left Behind: This week, Congress will vote on an agreement reached on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). The way was cleared when the conference committee rejected a very controversial, but very important vote to the education community.

12th-Graders Perform Poorly on National Tests: Test results from a national science test show that many high school seniors are not meeting higher standards in education.

American Students Work Harder Than Their International Peers … Outside of the Classroom: The 2001-2002 State of Our Nation's Youth study found that 43 percent of all high school students work a job outside school. The average percentage for other nations is about 18 percent.

Brown University Seeks Fellows to Study Federal Role in Education: Brown University is accepting applications for a nonresidential, postdoctoral fellowship program. The program focuses on the relatively turbulent role the federal government plays in education funding.