State Scholars Initiative : News Updates

State Scholars Initiative

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SSI DVD: DO THE MATH»

ED Policy Briefing, October 3, 2007, Washington D.C.: PREPARING STUDENTS FOR SUCCESS: HOW THE STATE SCHOLARS INITIATIVE HELP"

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Updates

April 29-30, 2008 National Summit Information»

Year Two State Scholars Initiative Evaluation Report (NCHEMS, 2008) 38kb PDF»

Year Two Evaluation Report Appendices 1.8MB PDF»

Annual Evaluation Report and Preliminary Findings for SSI Project Goal One (NIU, 2008) 974kb PDF»

Final regulations for the ACG and National SMART Grant programs:

STATE-BY-STATE DATA ON ACG’s

ACG FINAL RULE

ACG FACT SHEET

Winners Announced

Four new states have been chosen to join the State Scholars Initiative : Missouri, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming. | Download the WICHE news release» | Go to ED.gov news release»

"Students who take rigorous courses in high school stand a far greater chance of succeeding in college and the workplace. We congratulate the states of Missouri, New Hampshire, South Dakota, and Wyoming for recognizing the potential of this program and the considerable benefit that it can provide young people." Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education

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SSI is administered by the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE), based in Boulder, CO, and funded by the U.S. Department of Education under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 at $6.6 million. | The work reported herein was supported under State Scholars Initiative, PR/Award Number (V051U050006) as administered by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education. | However, the contents do not necessarily represent the positions or policies of the Office of Vocational and Adult Education or the U.S. Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government. | The State Scholars Web site contains Web site addresses for information created and maintained by private organizations. This information is provided for the reader's convenience. Neither The U.S. Department of Education nor the State Scholars Initiative is responsible for controlling or guaranteeing the accuracy, relevance, timeliness, or completeness of this outside information. Further, the inclusion of information or a Web site address does not reflect the importance of the organization, nor is it intended to endorse any views expressed, or products or services offered.