The application for the second phase of the Promise Neighborhoods program was announced July 6. It provides $30 million and includes new implementation grants and a second round of planning grants.

The public input period has now ended. The proposed criteria for the Race to the Top - Early Learning Challenge competition and the comments submitted by the public are posted.

ED released several college cost lists to help students make informed decisions about their choice for higher education and to make college costs more transparent.

New data from the 2009-10 Civil Rights Data Collection show continuing disparities in educational opportunities and resources.