Calendar.
January
Magnet Schools Month. As part of the celebration, Magnet Schools of
America is inviting communities to host special activities and events
and is sponsoring a poster contest that will conclude on Jan. 25. Visit
http://www.magnet.edu, or call 202-824-0672.
Jan. 14
PTA Art Exhibit Opening, at the U.S. Department of Education
headquarters in Washington, D.C., will showcase the 2007 winners of the
PTA Reflections Program "My Favorite Place." For a virtual
gallery, visit http://pta.browsermedia.com. To attend, e-mail
marilyn.joyner@ed.gov.
February
Black History Month. The Federal Resources for Educational
Excellence (FREE) Web site--http://www.free.ed.gov--offers hundreds of
teaching and learning resources highlighting the heritage of
African-Americans and covers such topics as the Civil Rights Movement,
Tuskegee Airmen and Harriet Tubman.
Feb. 17-23
National Engineers Week, sponsored by the National Engineers Week
Foundation to highlight the importance of advanced math and science
literacy, will include among other events "Introduce a Girl to
Engineering Day" on Feb. 21. Visit http://www.eweek.org, or call
703-684-2852.