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What’s New for the 2026–27 FAFSA® Form? Beta Launch, Smarter Virtual Assistant, and More - ED.gov Blog
By: James Bergeron, Acting Under Secretary, U.S. Department of Education and Acting Chief Operating Officer, Federal Student Aid Earlier this week, there was big news from the U.S. Department of Education (Department): Major improvements are coming to the 2026–27 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) experience. Whether you’re a student, parent, counselor, or higherContinue Reading
Restoring Trade Skills to Liberal Education - ED.gov Blog
By: Dr. Jacob Imam, Founder and Provost, College of St Joseph the Worker Why on earth did we start a college where students study Plato on Monday and rough in plumbing on Tuesday? At first glance, a trades education may seem like a competitor with liberal arts. And the liberal arts might seem a strange,Continue Reading
The FAFSA® Form is Working—and Getting Better Every Day - ED.gov Blog
By: James Bergeron, Deputy Under Secretary and Acting Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer Each year, more than 17 million students complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form, unlocking access to more than $120 billion in federal student aid and billions more in school, state, and private funding. The FAFSAContinue Reading
What the Department of Education Doesn’t Do - ED.gov Blog
By: Jim Blew, Co-founder of the Defense of Freedom Institute Over its 45-year history, the U.S. Department of Education has persistently increased its power over American K-12 education. Then, on March 20, 2025, President Trump ordered the end of Education Department dominance, issuing an executive order entitled “Improving Education Outcomes by Empowering Parents, States, andContinue Reading
Education: Whose Job Is It? - ED.gov Blog
By: Scott Yenor In 1982, President Ronald Reagan proposed dismantling the Department of Education, an agency barely two years old. This was not as radical a move for his administration as it may sound to modern ears. Americans were not accustomed to such a massive role for the federal government in education, which had alwaysContinue Reading
Homeschooling: The Lifeline We Didn’t Know We Needed - ED.gov Blog
By: Stephanie D. Birch I remember how shocked I was when my three-year-old began reading. I quickly realized the educational pathway we planned would not meet her needs. I saw in her eyes that she had unlocked the magic of reading, and I knew the prescribed educational path would stifle her, leaving her mind yearningContinue Reading
Six Innovations to Strengthen the STEM Educator Workforce - ED.gov Blog
By: Mekka A. Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education School leaders face challenges hiring qualified STEM teachers due to low compensation, limited career pathways, and difficulty tracking supply and demand. Recognizing the need for action at the federal, state, and local levels, the Department has made addressing eliminatingContinue Reading
Aligning Noncredit Workforce with Credit Programs - ED.gov Blog
By: Emily Lamont, Chief of Staff; Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education; with special thanks to Dr. Carolyn S. Lee, Education Research Analyst; Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education Stronger connections between noncredit workforce education programs and credit-bearing degree programs can enable longer-term credentials and higherContinue Reading
How did the Biden-Harris Administration Help Raise the Bar for Postsecondary Learners? - ED.gov Blog
By: Roberto J. Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary; Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education Building a higher education system that is inclusive, delivers real value to students, and promotes equity and upward mobility is essential to the Biden-Harris Administration’s efforts to grow America’s middle class and strengthen our nation’s global competitiveness. WeContinue Reading
Education Awards over $250 million to Support Data-Driven Innovation for Students and Educators - ED.gov Blog
By: Alex Turney, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education recently announced over $250 million in new investments through the Education Innovation and Research (EIR) awards to increase academic recovery and to scale innovative evidence-based solutions to drive improvement. During this most recent competition for the EIRContinue Reading
Raising the Bar for Better Retaining BIPOC Educators through Mentorship - ED.gov Blog
By: Dr. Rudy Ruiz, Founder, Edifying Teachers As a young Latino who went from a low-income neighborhood on Milwaukee’s South Side to graduating with honors from Stanford, I didn’t aim to ‘make it out’ of the community, but to improve it. I completed an alternative teaching certification program to help change the odds for youngContinue Reading
Cultivating STEM Classrooms of Belonging: BIPOC STEM Teacher Representation and Retention - ED.gov Blog
By: Jailyn Jenkins, M. Ed, Manager of Resident Development, Innovation, and Coaching; Public Education & Business Coalition (PEBC) Equity. Inclusion. Belonging. Liberation. From a leadership perspective, how can we cultivate belonging? And what can be done when it’s fractured or missing altogether? In education, these topics spark ongoing conversations. Some ask, “When will this end?”Continue Reading
Education Awards nearly $7 million for Promise Neighborhoods grants - ED.gov Blog
By: Mireya Garcia, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education All students deserve to grow up in communities that foster their success through strong family and community support systems to prepare them for academic success in college, career and beyond. On Monday, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $6.9 million to 7 grantees across 6 statesContinue Reading
Exemplary Cybersecurity Educators Honored - ED.gov Blog
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Education, in consultation with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director and the National Science Foundation, announced the 2024 recipients of the Presidential Cybersecurity Education Award at the NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference in San Antonio, Texas. Ms. Jessica Tickle, of the Center forContinue Reading
Engaging Students in STEM Education Beyond Technology - ED.gov Blog
By: Samyukta Dinesh, Policy Fellow, Office of the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Education When we talk about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education, it’s easy to picture coding camps, robotics clubs, or students experimenting with augmented reality. These tools are exciting and undeniably transformative, but they’re only one piece of a much largerContinue Reading
Raising the Bar on College Affordability - ED.gov Blog
By: Roberto J. Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, U.S. Department of Education Since day one, increasing the size and buying power of the Pell Grant has been a priority and a core feature of the Biden-Harris Administration’s broader agenda to tackle college access and affordability, and support success for allContinue Reading
New Resources to Support Educator Recruitment, Retention, and Diversity are Now Available - ED.gov Blog
By: Roberto J. Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development and Adam Schott, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education From day one, the Biden-Harris Administration has taken steps to elevate the teaching profession and address the educator shortage through unprecedented investments to better prepare, develop,Continue Reading
The Impact of K-12 STEM Policy - ED.gov Blog
Throughout my childhood, my parents involved my sister and me in educational activities outside of school. While other kids took a summer break, our parents ensured we continued to apply and expand upon what we had learned during the school year. This commitment led us to participate in various summer programs, including six-week-long bridge coursesContinue Reading
Strategies for Improving Inclusivity for Individuals with Disabilities in the Workplace - ED.gov Blog
By: Robert D. Morissette, Special Assistant, Office of the Deputy Secretary October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. More than 70 million Americans report having a disability. Even though people with disabilities are part of every community, a 2023 Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed only 22.5% of people who identify with having at leastContinue Reading
New AI Toolkit to Empower Educational Leaders on Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration - ED.gov Blog
The U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) Office of Educational Technology today released Empowering Education Leaders : A Toolkit for Safe, Ethical, and Equitable AI Integration, a new resource designed to support school leaders as they make plans to leverage artificial intelligence’s (AI’s) benefits for teaching and student learning while managing its risks. Responding directly to PresidentContinue Reading
U.S. Department of Education Launches $1 Million CTE CHIPS Challenge - ED.gov Blog
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today launched the Career and Technical Education (CTE) CHIPS Challenge, a $1 million prize competition, funded by the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (Perkins V) that seeks to expand student recruitment, training, and placement strategies in good-paying semiconductor fabrication (fab) construction and advanced manufacturingContinue Reading
Five Ways to be a School Parent Superhero - ED.gov Blog
As parents, we have an incredible superpower: From everyday moments, we grow true and deep connections with our kids. When we spend quality time, create routines, and listen to and learn from them, we come to know their ever-evolving strengths and challenges better than anyone. Similarly, parents often come to know their child’s school byContinue Reading
What’s Next as Borrowers Return to Repayment - ED.gov Blog
One year ago, Congress restarted student loan payments, and already more borrowers are current on their federal student loans than were before the payment pause began. Borrowers now have only three months until they face consequences for late payments – making our work to support student borrowers and reform the broken student loan system moreContinue Reading
Raising the Bar on College Excellence and Equity: Update on the Postsecondary Success Recognition Program - ED.gov Blog
By: James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education Too often, the conversation on higher education focuses on a handful of colleges and universities that were founded centuries ago, have huge endowments and sparkling facilities, and admit very few students. While our country is lucky to have these institutions, we also need colleges and universities thatContinue Reading
Resources for Communities Following Natural Disasters - ED.gov Blog
Recent natural disasters have significantly impacted communities and their education institutions. Since 2017, there have been over 500 presidentially declared major disasters across all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Outlying Areas. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) closely follows the impacts of natural disasters on students, educators, staff, families, and others. Schools are aContinue Reading
State and Local Report Cards as One Tool to Understand and Support Student Learning - ED.gov Blog
More than 50 years of research indicates that family engagement is one of the most powerful predictors of a child’s development, educational attainment, and success in school and life. Timely, accurate, and complete information and data about the quality of public education is vital to supporting active participation in student learning. The state and localContinue Reading
Inclusive Higher Education STEM Pathways - ED.gov Blog
By: Patti Curtis, Senior STEM Advisor, Office of the Deputy Secretary On August 14, 2024, the Office of the Deputy Secretary, in collaboration with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), held a YOU Belong in STEM webinar entitled Inclusive Higher Education Pathways that featured grant programs for minority serving institutions (MSIs) of higher educationContinue Reading
Updates for PSLF Borrowers: Payment Count Availability - ED.gov Blog
By: James Kvaal, U.S. Under Secretary of Education The U.S. Department of Education today announced another important step in its ongoing efforts to fix the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. Borrowers can now see their payment counts, updated through this summer, including how many payments they have left until they are eligible for forgivenessContinue Reading
Lead the World: How the U.S. Department of Education is Building Global Citizens - ED.gov Blog
By: Isabel Prasad, Policy Intern, Office of the Deputy Secretary Isabel is a rising junior at UC Berkeley studying Political Science, concentrating in International Relations and minoring in Human Rights Interdisciplinary Studies. To build a globally adept citizenry, the U.S. Department of Education promotes biliteracy, collaborates with relevant domestic and international stakeholders, and participates inContinue Reading
La Familia, el Cariño, y lo Personalizado: Consejería académica en instituciones que brindan servicios a los hispanos - ED.gov Blog
By: Por Gabriel O. Bermea Las instituciones que brindan servicios a los hispanos (HSI, por sus siglas en inglés) son universidades donde al menos el 25% de la población estudiantil a tiempo completo de pregrado es hispana. Las HSI representan alrededor del 20% de todas las instituciones de educación superior en los Estados Unidos,Continue Reading
Familia, Cariño, y Personalizado: Academic Advising at Hispanic-Serving Institutions - ED.gov Blog
By: Gabriel O. Bermea Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) are colleges and universities where at least 25% of the undergraduate full-time student population is Hispanic. HSIs make up about 20% of all higher education institutions in the United States, yet they enroll 63% of today’s Latino undergraduate students. As a result, HSIs bear the significant responsibility ofContinue Reading
Department of Education Updates General Regulations to Better Serve the Community - ED.gov Blog
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) is excited to announce the most significant update to its Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) since 2013. EDGAR serves as the foundational set of policies and rules governing the billions of dollars in grants the Department administers each year. These significant updates improve the regulations in several waysContinue Reading
Department Convenes States to Elevate Support for Educators - ED.gov Blog
By: Roberto J. Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development Through the Raise the Bar: Lead the World initiative, the U.S. Department of Education is working in partnership with states and school districts to eliminate educator shortages in our nation’s schools. Thanks to the leadership of state and local educationContinue Reading
Explore careers in clean energy: Enter the Power Your Future Challenge - ED.gov Blog
Today, the U.S. Department of Education is pleased to launch the Power Your Future Challenge — the second challenge in its annual CTE Momentum series to prepare high school students for rewarding careers and increase access to career and technical education. The Department invites teams to submit action plans that will advance the use ofContinue Reading
How Students Helped Spur $40 million in Federal Investments in Mental Health Across Kentucky - ED.gov Blog
By: Abigail Swisher, Rural Impact Fellow, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Sam Smith – then a student at Daviess County High School in Owensboro, Kentucky – saw that his classmates were struggling in the wake of the pandemic, so when Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Jacqueline Coleman asked if Sam and his peers on the Commissioner’sContinue Reading
Book Bans Are Not Just Bad Policy; They Can Raise Civil Rights Issues - ED.gov Blog
By: Matt Nosanchuk, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategic Operations and Outreach, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education All students deserve access to learning environments that are inclusive and free from discrimination and that nurture their intellect, wellbeing, and creativity, preparing them for success in school and beyond. Books have been the gateway toContinue Reading
Unveiling New Tools for Educators, School Counselors and Advisors: Enhance College Decision-Making with Our Latest College Scorecard Toolkits - ED.gov Blog
By: John Garcia, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development The U.S. Department of Education (Department), under the leadership of U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, is committed to ensuring an inclusive and accessible higher education system. As part of that commitment, the Department has developed various tools andContinue Reading
Full STEM Ahead: Supporting Girls of Color in the Field of STEM - ED.gov Blog
By: Megan Chan, STEM Policy Intern, Office of the Deputy Secretary In the ever-evolving world of STEM, dedicating spaces and opportunities to amplify girls of color are essential for their overall advancement in the field. This summer, I am serving as a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) Policy Intern at the U.S. Department ofContinue Reading
Student Voice: Career and Technical Education in Puerto Rico - ED.gov Blog
By: Eliomar Santiago Rodriguez, Senior Student at Antonio Luchetti Vocational High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico I am a 12th grade student of the Electricity with the Programmer Logical Controller (PLC) and Renewable Energy workshop at the Antonio Luchetti Vocational High School in Arecibo, Puerto Rico. My education has definitely prepared me to pursue aContinue Reading