September 8, 2004
Education Week, Vol. 24, Issue 02
Federal
Reporter's Notebook
A close observer of the Republican National Convention with an interest in education policy and a long memory might have recognized a familiar name from the administration of former President George H.W. Bush.
Federal
Bush Administration Backs Broad Reach for Title IX
In a case that is making for strange political bedfellows, the Bush administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that teachers or coaches have a right to sue if they believe they have been retaliated against for complaining about alleged sex discrimination in schools.
Federal
Ed. Dept. Seeks Return of Bilingual Funds
The Department of Education is asking the Dallas Independent School District to give back $1.8 million of a federal grant for bilingual education because it claims the school district didn’t spend the money on what it said it would.