Fact Sheet: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Two New Actions to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
Our nation's young people are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis. Even before the pandemic, rates of depression, anxiety and s...
Celebrating the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and Sustainability Efforts Across the Department
By: Andrea Suarez Falken, Special Advisor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, U.S. Department of Education. On July 26, the U.S. Departme...
Education Department Releases Proposed Regulations to Protect Veterans and Service Members, Increase College Oversight, and Increase College Access for Incarcerated Individuals
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) released proposed regulations that would implement critical changes in the American Res...
Federal Student Aid’s Summer Assignment: Modernize the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS®)
By: Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid For many, summer is a time for fa...
Secretary Cardona Congratulates 2022 President’s Education Awards Program Recipients
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today congratulated the 2022 President’s Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, recognizing ...
Postsecondary Accreditation Cannot Become a Race to the Bottom
By: Antoinette Flores, Senior Advisor, Office of Postsecondary Education The Department of Education (Department) is committed to ensuring t...
New Guidance Helps Schools Support Students with Disabilities and Avoid Discriminatory Use of Discipline
New guidance released today from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and Office of Special Education and Rehabilitat...
Career and College Pathways in Action: Top Takeaways from Experts in the Field
By: Amy Loyd, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education Our nation’s future depends upon an educated and ...
Education Department Announces $68 Million in Grants to Support Students Through Full-Service Community Schools
Today, the U.S. Department of Education released a Notice Inviting Applications for the Full-Service Community Schools (FSCS) grant program ...
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the below statement following a White House event commemorating the passage of the Biparti...
Academic Success for Students in Foster Care Begins with Strong Partnerships Between Child Welfare and Education Systems
By: Aysha E. Schomburg, Associate Commissioner of the Children’s Bureau in the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, U.S. Departme...
Supporting High Quality Charter Schools and Their Success
By: Anna Hinton, PhD, Director, Charter Schools Program, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education The U.S. Department of Education is co...
Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on "Don't Say Gay" Law Going into Effect Today
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement in response to the Florida Legislature's Parental Right...
Education Announces nearly $25 million for Promise Neighborhoods Funding
By: Brenda Calderon, Ph.D., Office of Elementary and Secondary Education “Promise Neighborhoods build on the rich resources, ingenuity, and ...
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Participates in Conversation with DACAmented Students, Educators, School Counselors, and Policy Leaders
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona participated in a virtual discussion with six DACAmented students, educators, school couns...