Subseries IV.A. Correspondence of Secretary Belle Wheelan (2002-2005) and Secretary Peter Blake (2005-2006), 2002-2006.

Containers:

Box 65-75

Extent:

Extent: 3.85 cubic feet.

Scope and content:

This subseries is housed in 11 boxes and is arranged chronologically. This subseries contains copies of out-going correspondence from the Secretary of Education (Belle Wheelan, 2002-2005 and Peter Blake, 2005-2006). The majority of these records are duplicated in Series III. Constituent Correspondence.

Some of the notable correspondence in this series relates to the following topics: No Child Left Behind, Tuition Assistance Grant (TAG) program, education funding, Standards of Learning (SOL), budget cuts in state aid to public libraries, college tuition increases, teacher salaries, consolidating the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind, school vouchers, Mary Washing College name change, and proposal for a new university in the Martinsville-Henry County region. Also included are requests for travel and approval for hiring outside consultants made by educational institutions between 2002 and 2004.

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