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9/20/2004
Payne Announces Federal Education Grant for Kean University - Tenth District Congressman Donald Payne announced today that Kean University has received a $5.8 million dollar teacher quality enhancement grant from the U.S. Department of Education.  The five year grant has been awarded to the University for a partnership to strengthen teacher preparation and improve student achievement.    The Teacher Quality Enhancement program includes partnerships, state and recruitment grants.  Kean University has received a partnership grant, which supports projects to increase the number of highly qualified teachers, particularly in core subject areas such as math and science, using research-based teaching methods.   Payne said, “Far too often our educational system is faced with a lack of funding to implement mandatory reforms, such as the No Child Left Behind Act.  I will continue to work with the Department of Education and my colleagues to ensure the tenth district receives the necessary funding to improve our children’s education.” MORE

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6/5/2007
Payne Announces $1.8 Million for Upward Bound TRIO Grant Program - Congressman Donald M. Payne, a senior member of the House Education and Labor Committee, is pleased to announce that his Congressional District, New Jersey – 10th, has been awarded $1,811,509 for Upward Bound through the TRIO Program.  TRIO is a series of educational opportunity programs designed to help low income, first generation and/or disabled Americans enter college. MORE

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3/27/2006
Payne Holds Town Hall Meetings with 10th District Constituents to Highlight Port Security - In response to the Bush Administration’s attempt to turn over the operation of six major U.S. ports – including the Port of New York and New Jersey - to a company owned by the United Arab Emirates, Tenth District Congressman Donald Payne recently held two Town Hall meetings on the issue of port security.  During the forums, which were took place in Elizabeth, New Jersey and Montclair on March 22nd and 23rd , Congressman Payne solicited opinions from his constituents and answered questions about the Bush Administration’s secretive port deal. MORE

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10/29/2003
Payne Announces 10th Congressional District Federal Housing And Community Revitalization Grants - Tenth District Congressman Donald Payne has announced that several cities in the 10th  Congressional District have been awarded grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for housing and community revitalization programs.  MORE

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