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October 2002

October 21, 2002

Paige Announces $2.7 Million in Reading First Grants for Hawaii Children

October 17, 2002

Paige Announces Hispanic Scholarship Fund Institute Partnership to Increase Parental Involvement

October 15, 2002

ED and Black Alliance for Educational Options Form Partnership to Reach Parents About No Child Left Behind

October 11, 2002

Paige Announces $5.7 Million in Reading First Grants for Iowa Children
Education Department, National Urban League Form Partnership to Educate Families About Reading and Literacy Development

October 10, 2002

Paige Joins White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives at Training Conference in Atlanta
Paige Announces $7.4 Million in Reading First Grants for Oregon Children
Paige Announces $18.4 Million in Reading First Grants for New Jersey Children

October 4, 2002

$23.8 Million Granted to Support Public School Choice Programs

October 2, 2002

Sec. Paige Joins Broad Foundation to Announce Award for Houston ISD
Paige Participates in White House Conference on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
Paige Announces $13.1 Million in Reading First Grants for Washington
Massachusetts Receives $15.3 Million in Reading First Grants

September 2002

September 25, 2002

Paige Wraps Up 25-City Tour at NYC High School

September 24, 2002

Paige Announces $28.1 Million in Reading First Grants for Pennsylvania Children

September 17, 2002

President Bush Announces History and Civics Initiatives

September 16, 2002

Department Awards Grants for Research on Reading Comprehension
Secretary Paige Urges Schools Across the Country to “Pledge Across America”

September 5, 2002

Paige Offers Suggestions for Educators to Mark Anniversary of Sept. 11
President Bush Proclaims Sept. 11 Patriot Day
Illinois Receives $32.8 Million in Reading First Grants

September 4, 2002

Pres. Bush and Sec. Paige Discuss "No Child Left Behind" Implementation with State Educators

August 2002

August 28, 2002

Paige Kicks Off New School Year in Detroit

August 23, 2002

Paige Announces $132.9 Million Reading First Grant for California

August 14, 2002

Paige Announces $9.8 Million Reading First Grant for Arkansas

August 7, 2002

Sec. Paige Kicks Off the New School Year in Orlando, FL, on the 19th Stop of His Tour Across America

August 6, 2002

Secretary Paige Joins President Bush to Announce White House Conference on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children
Remarks by the President on September Conference on Missing, Exploited and Runaway Children

August 5, 2002

Paige: "All the Reforms in the World Won't Mean a Thing If We Don't Have Safe Classrooms for Students to Learn and Teachers to Teach."
Paige Hails Additional $1 Billion in Funds to Help Needy Students Attend College

August 2, 2002

Paige Names Darvin Winick New Chairman of National Assessment Governing Board
Paige, Morella Hear from Key Researchers on Ways to Teach Students Whose First Language Is Not English

July 2002

July 24, 2002

Paige Outlines Adequate Yearly Progress Provisions Under No Child Left Behind
Hickok Testifies on Implementation of No Child Left Behind

July 22, 2002

Paige Encourages Summer Reading on 16th Stop of No Child Left Behind Tour

July 15, 2002

White House Initiative on Hispanic Education Launches Bilingual Web Site

July 12, 2002

Paige Hosts E-Learning Forum in Denver

July 9, 2002

Paige Focuses on Reading in No Child Left Behind Tour
Women Leaders Asked to Help Leave No Child Behind

July 8, 2002

Paige Takes No Child Left Behind Tour to Kentucky

July 1, 2002

8,652 Title I Schools Need Improvement

June 2002

June 28, 2002

Paige Applauds Rep. Armey for New School Choice Bill
3.5M Granted to Support State Implementation

June 27,2002

Supreme Court Upholds School Choice

June 20, 2002

Secretary Paige's Remarks from the Charter Schools Conference in Wisconsin

June 17, 2002

Paige Announces Fourth Annual Charter Schools Conference

June 14, 2002

Preliminary Guidance Issued on Increasing Education Options Under No Child Left Behind

June 11, 2002

Paige Releases Report to Congress that Calls for Overhaul of State Teacher Certification Systems

June 5, 2002

Education Department and Secret Service Release Threat Assessment Guide for Schools

May 2002

May 30, 2002

Education Department Hosts Faith-Based and Community Organizations Conference in Pittsburgh

May 24, 2002

Paige to Host Supplemental Education Services Conference for State Educators

May 21, 2002

Secretary Paige Enlists New Yorkers to Leave No Child Behind

May 20, 2002

Secretary Paige Focuses on Supplemental Services During No Child Left Behind Tour Events in Pittsburgh Area

May 13, 2002

Paige Announces Names of Experts Who Will Review Reading First Applications

May 8, 2002

President Bush, Secretary Paige Take No Child Left Behind Tour Across America to Wisconsin, Focus on Empowering Families with More Choices
Remarks by the President to Milwaukee Students, Teachers and Community
President Highlights Immediate Help for Students in Failing Schools

May 6, 2002

President Bush Joins Secretary Paige on No Child Left Behind Tour Across America, Highlights Next Step of Education Reform

April 2002

April 17, 2002

Secretary Paige Takes No Child Left Behind Tour to Las Vegas

April 11, 2002

Paige Fields Team to Leave No Child Behind

April 9, 2002

No Child Left Behind Tour Features Star Power in Atlanta

April 8, 2002

Secretary Paige Takes to the Road with No Child Left Behind Tour

April 7, 2002

“Schools Can't Improve Without Help of Parents,” says Secretary Paige (USA Today).

February 2002

February 19, 2002

Paige Meets with School Superintendents, School Board Members from Nation's Largest School Districts

January 2002

January 17, 2002

Secretary Paige to Launch Reading Academies to Prepare States and Districts for Reading First

January 10, 2002

Paige Holds Historic Meeting with State Education Chiefs at Home of America's First President

January 8, 2002

Paige Joins President Bush for Signing of Historic No Child Left Behind Act of 2001



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