Bacteria multiply rapidly in the Danger Zone â temperatures between 40 and 140 Â°F (4.4 and 60 Â°C). To keep bacterial levels low, store ground beef at 40 Â°F (4.4 Â°C) or below and use within 2 days, or freeze. To destroy harmful bacteria, cook ground beef to a safe minimum internal temperature of 160 Â°F (71.1 Â°C).hange the water every 30 minutes. Cook immediately. Do not refreeze raw ground meat thawed in cold water or in the microwave oven unless you cook it first. Never leave ground beef or any perishable food out at room temperature for more than 2 hours (1 hour at 90 Â°F and above).
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that Texas will receive $51.4 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants (SIG) program. The funds are part of $546 million available to states for the SIG program in fiscal year 2010.
The Department of Education Organization Act divided the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. The Department of Education is administered by the United States Secretary of Education. It has approximately 4,400 employees and an annual budget of $68 billion (2016). The agency's official abbreviation is ED, because DOE instead refers to the United States Department of Energy.