United States Senate

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today was joined by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) in introducing the Success in the Middle Act, which would authorize grants to states and school districts to improve low-performing middle schools, help raise student achievement, and support our teachers.

Sierra Club, Audubon, National Wildlife Federation & Chesapeake Bay Foundation Joined by National Education Association in Support of Bill

Bill Backs 'America's Brainpower'; Reid: 'Feather in Cap of Bipartisanship'
April 25th, 2007 - WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Senate today overwhelmingly approved the America COMPETES (Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science) Act, "The biggest piece of legislation in Congress this year, because it goes right to the heart of how we keep our high standard of living," said Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), who managed the bill on the Senate floor.

The America COMPETES Act focuses on three primary areas of importance to maintaining and improving United States’ innovation in the 21st Century: (1) increasing research investment, (2) strengthening educational opportunities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics from elementary through graduate school, and (3) developing an innovation infrastructure. More specifically, the America COMPETES Act would:

Nairobi, Kenya – A new United Nations children's book promoting fears of catastrophic manmade global warming is being promoted at the UN Climate Change Conference in Kenya. The book's main character, a young boy, is featured getting so worried about a coming manmade climate disaster that he yells "I don't want to hear anymore!"