Schools
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Sen. Brown Announces New Resources To Improve Nutrition For Students In Athens County
Live Healthy Appalachia in Athens County received new federal resources to expand its Food is Elementary nutrition program. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) awarded a $53,000 grant for Live Healthy Appalachia to expand its program, whic...…Read More
Posted on 9/24/2012 | -
Brown Announces Waiver Granting Ohio Schools More Flexibility To Comply With “No Child Left Behind”
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced that Ohio has received a waiver for key provisions of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law that would increase flexibility for local schools and improve the quality of instruction for Ohio students. In February, Ohio submitted an application to the Ob...…Read More
Posted on 5/29/2012 | -
Brown Applauds Executive Order Cracking Down On Deceptive And Misleading Practices Targeted At Veterans Using Gi Bill Educational Benefits
Websites Like “GIBill.Com” Look Like Official Government Websites, but Sell Veterans’ Info to Educational Institutions, Including Many For-Profit Colleges WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today applauded an Executive Order that will help crack down on deceptive and m...…Read More
Posted on 4/27/2012 | -
With Veterans Inundated By Misleading Marketing Pitches From For-Profit Colleges, Brown Joins Cleveland-Area Veteran To Outline Legislation That Would Curb Aggressive Recruitment And Improve Education For Veterans On GI Bill Benefits
CLEVELAND, OH- Thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, military servicemembers and veterans are able to take advantage of tuition assistance benefits—but many for-profit colleges are attempting to take advantage of men and women in uniform by flooding them with deceptive and aggressive marketing and recruitmen...…Read More
Posted on 4/23/2012 | -
On Valentine's Day, Brown Introduces the Josh Miller HEARTS Act
Bill is Named after Barberton Student Josh Miller, Who Died in 2000 at Age 15 from Cardiac Arrest during a School Football Game Today, on Valentine’s Day, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) announced the reintroduction of the Josh Miller Helping Everyone Access Responsive Treatment in Sc...…Read More
Posted on 2/14/2012 | -
Sen. Brown Congratulates Two North-Central Ohio Schools Designated 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools
Two north-central Ohio schools were named 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education today. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) congratulated two schools in Morrow and Wyandot counties that were among the 18 Ohio schools and 300 schools nationwide to receive this award. “...…Read More
Posted on 9/15/2011 | -
Sen. Brown Congratulates 11 Northeast Ohio Schools Designated 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools
Eleven Northeast Ohio schools were named 2011 Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education today. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) congratulated schools in Cuyahoga, Geauga, Mahoning, Medina, Stark, Summit, and Trumbull Counties that were among the 18 Ohio schools and 300 sch...…Read More
Posted on 9/15/2011 |