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Secretary Duncan issued a technical assistance memo highlighting key components of strong state bullying laws and policies.

Secretary Duncan announced 13 new board members for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE).

"Being average in reading and science—and below average in math—is not nearly good enough," Secretary Duncan said in response to results from the Program for International Student Assessment.

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will "help schools fight our country's childhood obesity epidemic and give students access to the nutritional food they need to help them learn," Secretary Duncan said.

ED announced grants to higher education institutions that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

Secretary Duncan named six members of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the Nation's Report Card.

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