Morning Announcements: March 2, 2011

Education Week reports that a group of moderate Democratic senators have released a set of principles for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.  Also on Ed Week, a blog about how Congress appears on track to deal a heavy blow to federal aid for literacy.

The Senate on Wednesday averted a federal government shutdown for at least two weeks, approving a stopgap measure that would keep it funded through March 18 and sending the bill on to President Obama for his signature, The Washington Post reports.

The Associated Press reports that this Friday, President Obama is scheduled to appear alongside former Florida Governor Jeb Bush at a Miami high school to discuss education policy.