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| Request to Amend Accountability Plans - Arkansas - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter is the response to Arkansas' request for amendments to their accountability plan. |
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| North Dakota - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses North Dakota's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Maine - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Maine's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Oklahoma - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Oklahoma's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Nebraska - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Nebraska's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| New York - Assessment of Students with Limited English Proficiency Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter to New York provides clarification regarding the provisions of Title I and Title III of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB), that require an annual assessment of English proficiency of students with limited English proficiency, as applied to students with the most significant cognitive disabilities. |
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| Adequate Yearly Progress in Title I Targeted Assistance Schools
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addreses North Carolina's request regarding how adequate yearly progress (AYP) determinations can be made under '1116(b)(1)(D) in schools with a targeted assistance Title I program. |
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| North Carolina ED-Flex Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses North Carolina's plan to invoke authority as an Education Flexibility Partnership Act (Ed-Flex) State to issue waivers to LEAs on a case-by-case basis, for the 2003-2004 school year, of section 1119(a)(1) (specifically, the requirement that all teachers newly hired by an LEA to teach core academic subjects in a Title I program be highly qualified) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110). |
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| Maryland ED-Flex Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Maryland's request to invoke authority as an Education Flexibility Partnership Act (Ed-Flex) State to issue, on a case-by-case basis, one-time, one-year waivers of the teacher quality requirements under section 1119(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended, by the No Child Left Behind Act (P.L. 107-110). |
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| Alaska - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Alaska's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| California - Adjustments to Title I Allocations - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses procedures that the California Department of Education (CDE) wishes to use in adjusting school year (SY) 2001-02 and SY 2002-03 Title I, Part A allocations for certain school districts located in Kern County for which the U.S. Department of Education had determined the allocations. |
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| Kansas - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Kansas' request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| Iowa - Alternative Methods to Distribute Title I Funds Policy Letter
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This policy letter addresses Iowa's request to use alternative methods to distribute Title I, Part A Basic, Concentration, and Targeted Grant funds to local educational agencies (LEAs) with fewer than 20,000 total residents. |
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| School Improvement - Delay in Identifying Schools for School Improvement - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| Clarification of the delay provision in section 1116(b)(7)(D) which applies to schools identified for school improvement, corrective action, or restructuring that make adequate yearly progress (AYP) for one year. |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Local Flex Agreement with Seattle Public Schools - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This document is the Local Flexibility Demonstration Agreement Between the United States Department of Education and Seattle Public Schools |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Dear Colleague on Local Flex in Washington - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This dear colleague letter encourages districts to join Seattle Public Schools as a Local Flexibility Demonstration (Local-Flex) District. |
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| Paraprofessionals - Treatment of Artists - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter provides guidance on the paraprofessional education provisions of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) as amended by the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, as they relate to artists who deliver instruction in public schools. |
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| Paraprofessionals as Artists - Follow-Up Letter to National Association for Music Education - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This follow-up letter to the National Association for Music Education addresses the question of whether an artist working in a school is a "teacher" or a "paraprofessional" and whether the artist must meet Title I qualification requirements. |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Florida Approval for State Flex - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter approves the State-Flexibility Plan that the Florida Department of Education submitted under the No Child Left Behind Act's State-Flexibility Authority Program (State-Flex). Florida is the first State in the country to receive State-Flex authority under this program. |
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| Identification of Schools for School Improvement - New Hampshire - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter to New Hampshire is a response to a memorandum seeking guidance as to whether or not seven schools that did not make adequate yearly progress in 1999-00 and 2000-01 should be identified as year-one school improvement schools for the 2002-03 year. |
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| Flexibility and Waivers - Transferability - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| Policy letters on a variety of topics of interest to State Educational Agencies in implementing provisions of No Child Left Behind. This letter provides guidance from the Department concerning the proper method to calculate caps and/or set-asides when funds are transferred from one program to another under section 6123 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). |
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| Use of Funds - Highly Qualified Teachers - NCLB Policy Lettters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses allowable uses of Title I funds set aside for professional development activities to help teachers become highly-qualified by the end of the 2005-2006 school year. Specifically this letter discusses if these funds could be used to help non-Title I teachers in Title I targeted assistance schools become highly qualified. |
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| Use of Funds for Assessment - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses the proper use of funds under Section 6111 of ESEA for developing the standards and assessments required under NCLB. |
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| Use of Funds for Schools Not Formally Identified for School Improvement - NCLB Policy Letters to States
(Mar 09, 2004)
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| This letter addresses whether New Hampshire may allocate Title I funds reserved under section 1003 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act for school improvement to approximately 19 schools not formally identified for school improvement, but which failed to meet adequate yearly progress targets during the 2001-2002 school year for the second consecutive year. |
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| Legislation, Regulations, and Guidance -- Migrant Education Consortium Incentive Grants
(Mar 08, 2004)
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| This page lists statutes, regulations, legislation, and flexibility provisions for the Migrant Education Consortium Incentive Grants. |
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| Serving Preschool Children Under Title I Non-Regulatory Guidance March 4, 2004 (PDF)
(Mar 04, 2004)
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| This policy guidance provides the rationale for using Title I dollars for preschool services, identifies the components of a quality preschool program, and addresses many of the administrative issues that often arise when implementing a Title I preschool program. |
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| State Plans for Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development (MS Word)
(Mar 03, 2004)
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| RSA-CM-98-12, State Plans for Comprehensive Systems of Personnel Development (MS Word). |
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| Comprehensive System of Personnel Development: Common Questions and Answers (MS Word)
(Mar 03, 2004)
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| Comprehensive System of Personnel Development: Common Questions and Answers (MS Word). |
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| The Comprehensive System of Personnel Development: A Practical Guide (MS Word)
(Mar 03, 2004)
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| The Comprehensive System of Personnel Development: A Practical Guide (MS Word). |
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| Letter to Chief State School Officers Regarding Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in Accountability Systems
(Mar 02, 2004)
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| This letter from OESE Assistant Secretary Raymond Simon provides guidance to Chief State School Officers on the inclusion of students with disabilities in accountability systems. |
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| Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance - March 1, 2004 (MS WORD)
(Mar 01, 2004)
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| The Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance includes general information, requirements for paraprofessionals, paraprofessional assessment, related issues and funding issues. This guidance is presented in a question and answer format. |
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| Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance - March 1, 2004 (PDF)
(Mar 01, 2004)
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| The Title I Paraprofessionals Non-Regulatory Guidance includes general information, requirements for paraprofessionals, paraprofessional assessment, related issues and funding issues. This guidance is presented in a question and answer format. |
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| RSA-PD-99-03, State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program under Title I, Part B and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (MS Word)
(Feb 18, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-99-03 "State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program under Title I, Part B and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended." (MS Word) |
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| RSA-PD-99-03, State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program under Title I, Part B and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (PDF)
(Feb 18, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-99-03 "State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program under Title I, Part B and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended." (PDF) |
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| RSA-PD-98-03, State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) under Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act) (PDF)
(Feb 18, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-98-03 "State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) under Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act)." (PDF) |
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| RSA-PD-98-03, State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) under Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act) (WPD)
(Feb 18, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-98-03 "State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) under Chapter 1 of Title VII of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (Act)." (WPD) |
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| RSA-PD-99-03, State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program under Title I, Part B and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (WPD)
(Feb 18, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-99-03 "State Plan for the State Vocational Rehabilitation Services Program under Title I, Part B and State Plan Supplement for the State Supported Employment Services Program under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended." (WPD) |
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| RSA-PD-04-01, Form RSA-15, Report of Vending Facility Program for Reporting Fiscal Year 2003 Data (PDF)
(Feb 03, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-04-01 "Form RSA-15, Report of Vending Facility Program for Reporting Fiscal Year 2003 Data." (PDF) |
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| RSA-PD-04-01, Form RSA-15, Report of Vending Facility Program for Reporting Fiscal Year 2003 Data (MS Word)
(Feb 03, 2004)
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| RSA Policy Directive RSA-PD-04-01 "Form RSA-15, Report of Vending Facility Program for Reporting Fiscal Year 2003 Data." (MS Word) |
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| Legislation, Regulations and Guidance -- State Flexibility Demonstration Program
(Dec 30, 2003)
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| This page lists statutes, regulations, legislation, and flexibility provisions for the State Flexibility Demonstration Program. |
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| OSEP Memorandum 04-02. Procedures for Receiving a Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2004 Grant Award Under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| OSEP Memorandum outlining the procedures for receiving FFY 2004 Grant Award under Part C (Infants and Toddlers) of IDEA. |
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| OSEP Memorandum 04-02. Procedures for Receiving a Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2004 Grant Award Under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) (PDF)
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| OSEP Memorandum outlining the procedures for receiving FFY 2004 Grant Award under Part C (Infants and Toddlers) of IDEA. |
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| 2004 Parts B and C Grant Award Application Packages
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| 2004 Parts B and C Grant Award Application Packages for IDEA. |
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| Notice to All Applicants Regarding GEPA Section 427
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| GEPA Requirements for Part B IDEA Grant Award Activities. |
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| OSEP Memorandum 04-03. Procedures for States to Follow in Order to Receive a Grant award Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for Federal Fiscal Year 2004 (PDF)
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| OSEP Memorandum outlining the procedures States must follow in order to receive a Part B IDEA Grant Award for Federal Fiscal Year 2004. |
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| OSEP Memorandum 04-03. Procedures for States to Follow in Order to Receive a Grant award Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) for Federal Fiscal Year 2004
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| OSEP Memorandum outlining the procedures States must follow in order to receive a Part B IDEA Grant Award for Federal Fiscal Year 2004. |
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| Certifications Regarding Lobbying; debarment, Suspension And Other responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| Outlines the guidelines for lobbying and requirements grantees to maintain a drug-free workplace. |
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| Modifications to State Policies and Procedures (Checklist)
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| Checklist for States to Ensure that they make the appropriate modifications to State Policies and Procedures. |
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| Annual State Application Under Part B Of the Individuals With Disabiliteis Education Act for Federal Fiscal Year 2004 (CFDA Nos. 84.027 and 84.173)
(Dec 04, 2003)
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| Cover Page and Application Parts I and II to apply for Funds Under Part B of IDEA FFY 2004. |
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| Appendix B: EDGAR 34 CFR 76.703; When A State May Begin To Obligate Funds
(Dec 03, 2003)
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| Timing of Grant allocation According to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR). Appendix B. |
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