Lower Payments on Student Loans

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Link to Lower Payments on Student Loans press release
The Obama administration's new proposal will allow about 1.6 million students to cap their loan payments at 10% starting next year and about 6 million students and recent college grads to consolidate loans and reduce their interest rates.

Early Learning Challenge

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Link to Early Learning Challenge press release
35 states, DC, and Puerto Rico submitted applications for the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge, a $500 million state-level competitive grant program to improve early learning and development.

American Jobs Act

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Link to American Jobs Act blog post
Speaking to Oregon business leaders, Secretary Duncan explained that the American Jobs Act "would keep teachers in the classroom instead of on unemployment lines" and "put construction workers back to work modernizing and repairing public schools and community colleges."

American Jobs Act Will Prevent Loss of Teachers' Jobs

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Link to American Jobs Act Will Prevent Loss of Teachers' Jobs blog post
Nearly 300,000 teaching jobs have been lost since 2008 as a result of state and local budget shortfalls. Without federal assistance, up to 280,000 teacher jobs could be at risk. Read "Teacher Jobs at Risk."
Features
Link to Veterans Day teaching resources
See video interviews with veterans, letters from the front lines, a history of Veterans Day, and other teaching resources.
 
ED is working to address issues that some student loan borrowers may be having with the new Direct Loan Servicing website, www.myedaccount.com.
 
Link to ESEA Flexibility page
Find out how states can get relief from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (NCLB).