Press Releases
U.S. Education Department Announces Resolution of Dearborn, Mich., Public Schools Civil Rights Investigation
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that its Office for Civil Rights has entered into a resolution agreement with the Dearborn, Mich., Public Schools to resolve a proactive enforcement action initiated at the district in April 2010.
Education Department Releases Proposal to Help Thousands of Disadvantaged Students Access College Through Savings Accounts
The U.S. Department of Education today announced that it will further help thousands of disadvantaged students access higher education through investing in college savings accounts.
92 New School Districts Selected for Project to Help More Students Complete the FAFSA and Access Higher Education
The U.S. Department of Education today announced that 92 additional school districts will now have access to individualized data to help their students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
Obama Administration Approves Eight More States for NCLB Waivers
The Obama administration approved eight additional states for flexibility from key provisions of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in exchange for state-developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership. Today's announcement brings the number of states with waivers to 19.
Department Launches New $2 Million Pilot Program to Support State-Tribal Education Partnerships
The U.S. Department of Education today announced the launch of the “State-Tribal Education Partnership” – or STEP – pilot program, which will award $1.9 million in competitive grants to tribal education agencies (TEAs) to increase their role in the education of American Indian and Alaska Native students.
U.S. Department of Education Awards More Than $800,000 to Help Joplin School District Recover from 2011 Deadly Tornado
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students, formerly the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, has awarded Joplin Schools in Joplin, Missouri, an Extended Services Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grant totaling $818,185 to continue assistance for ongoing recovery efforts following a deadly tornado that ripped through the state last year.
National Education Leaders Release Shared Vision for the Next Generation of Teaching During the 2012 Labor Management Conference
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined seven fellow national education leaders today in signing a shared vision for the future of the teaching profession during the opening 2012 Labor Management Conference in Cincinnati.
District-Level Race to the Top to Focus on the Classroom, Provide Tools to Enhance Learning and Serve the Needs of Every Student
The U.S. Department of Education announced today proposed criteria for the 2012 Race to the Top program—a nearly $400 million competition that invites school districts to create plans for individualized classroom instruction aimed at closing achievement gaps and preparing each student for college and career.
Secretaries Duncan and Sebelius Remind Graduating Students of New Health Coverage Options Under Health Care Law
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius are reaching out to campus leaders to remind graduating high school, college and university seniors about their new health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act – the health care law.
2012 Labor Management Conference to Showcase Local Work on Strengthening Teaching Profession
EDITOR’S NOTE: Updates list of participating school districts, states and presenters.
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