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Multilingualism, my Superpower! - ED.gov Blog
BY: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition It was August 1992 in Austin, Texas, when I first walked into a U.S. public school. I still remember how scared and nervous I was. I didn’t speak a word of English. I recall people speaking and asking me questionsContinue Reading
A Leap Ahead: How Community College Has Given Me A Head Start on the World - ED.gov Blog
By: Makenzie A. Kelley, Dual Enrollment Student at Ivy Tech Community College and 2023-2024 FCCLA National Officer Less intelligent. Less capable. Less likely to succeed. These are just some of the harmful stereotypes commonly associated with students who choose to enroll in a community college. Despite those enrolled comprising over 8.9 million undergraduate students andContinue Reading
Update for MOHELA student loan borrowers - ED.gov Blog
Update about federal student loan servicing The U.S. Department of Education, including its office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), is constantly working to improve the student loan borrower experience. FSA has worked tirelessly to give borrowers the information and support they need to take advantage of all of the benefits of the student loan repaymentContinue Reading
U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Lead the Way on Healthy, Sustainable Infrastructure and Environmental Learning - ED.gov Blog
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Across the country 41 schools, 10 districts, one early learning center, and three postsecondary institutions were named. School systems across the U.S. are implementing environmental education standards, flipping the switch on solarContinue Reading
PSLF Processing Improvements: What Borrowers Can Expect - ED.gov Blog
Update about federal student aid Next week, FSA will begin the next phase in years long work to improve the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. These improvements have been in the making for years and are an exciting and necessary step in transitioning key aspects of the PSLF program, including customer service, to theContinue Reading
Myth vs. Fact: Academic Advisors - ED.gov Blog
BY: Gabriel Bermea, Visiting Scholar at The Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) From the belief that academic advisors only handle course scheduling, to the assumption that they make all decisions for students, there are a few persistent myths about academic advisors and their responsibilities. As an academic advising researcher and former post-secondary advisor,Continue Reading
2024 RISE Awardee Announced - ED.gov Blog
By: Frances W. Hopkins, Director of the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees Award and Director of President’s Education Awards Program. A charge: Shine a Light on the staff that have been designed to have such impact within the school walls. These staff are often not highlighted nor recognized nearly enough. The U.S. Department of Education (ED)Continue Reading
Recapping the FAFSA Week of Action: Thanks to All Who Took a #FAFSAFastBreak! - ED.gov Blog
Last Friday concluded the Department’s #FAFSAFastBreak Campaign. This Week of Action was a national effort to drive FAFSA submissions among high school seniors and returning college students. We were so thrilled to have over 200 commitments from high school counselors, principals, superintendents, after-school programs, parent groups, non-profit organizations, and other local and state educationContinue Reading
Made for Our Times: Mobility, Vibrancy, and the Next 123 Years of the Community College Movement - ED.gov Blog
By Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College During my 11 years at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts, I have received many visits from global educators curious about the uniquely American phenomenon of the Community College. In our exchanges, we inevitably observe that we are a place that prepares individuals for the futureContinue Reading
It’s FAFSA Week of Action: Time to Take a #FAFSAFastBreak! - ED.gov Blog
It’s FAFSA Week of Action (April 15-19) and to kick off the effort the U.S. Department of Education is thrilled to announce the launch our #FAFSAFastBreak campaign, a national effort to drive FAFSA submissions among high school seniors and returning college students. Everyone has an important role to play! We have already received nearly 200Continue Reading
An Update on the First Months of the Return to Repayment - ED.gov Blog
By: Dr. Jordan Matsudaira and U.S. Undersecretary of Education James Kvaal Highlights As the Department of Education works to smoothly transition borrowers back into repayment, we highlight the following: More borrowers made payments on their loans in January and February of this year than in any previous month since these data started being collected inContinue Reading
Community Colleges: Building Pathways to the Future - ED.gov Blog
BY: Amy Loyd, ED.L.D., Assistant Secretary, OCTAE The American postsecondary education system has seen many transformations, but none so democratic and revolutionary as the founding of the first community college in Joliet, Illinois in 1901. Then-president of the University of Chicago William Harper Rainey, and several other influential university presidents, were convinced that for AmericaContinue Reading
HEERF Spending Analysis Shows Critical Role of Emergency Funds for Postsecondary Success - ED.gov Blog
By: Nasser Paydar, Assistant Secretary, Office of Postsecondary Education As part of the COVID-19 emergency funds that went to higher education institutions, funded through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF), institutions are required to file annual reports about how the funds were utilized and their impact. Today, we released the data from the 2022Continue Reading
Raising the Bar for Multilingualism and English Learners Through a Re-Imagined National Professional Development Program (NPD) - ED.gov Blog
The U.S. Department of Education Invites Applications for NPD Competitive Grant By: Beatriz Ceja, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) and Loredana Valtierra, Policy Advisor, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development (OPEPD) The need for bilingual and multilingual teachers is critical more than ever, as over five million of our public-schoolContinue Reading
Modernizing Federal Student Loan Servicing - ED.gov Blog
By: Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Office, Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education This spring, Federal Student Aid (FSA) will begin improving how individual borrowers manage and repay their federal student loans. Through multiple phases, we will bring online an entirely new federal student loan servicing environment – a goal we have pursued for moreContinue Reading
ED Takes Climate Action on Multiple Fronts - ED.gov Blog
ED is committed to promoting equitable access to healthy, safe, sustainable, 21st century learning environments and environmental sustainability learning. Research has demonstrated that modern, well-maintained facilities with healthy indoor environments yield better student performance and health, higher teacher retention, and reduced absenteeism. School buildings and grounds are an essential element of equitable access to learningContinue Reading
Meet the Your Place in Space Challenge Winners - ED.gov Blog
High school teachers across the country worked with their students this past fall to enter the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) Your Place in Space Challenge. The challenge was the first in the CTE Momentum series, which prepares high school students for rewarding careers and increases access to career and technical education (CTE). Through theContinue Reading
The Transformative Influence of Academic Advisors - ED.gov Blog
As a college student in the early 2000s, I was fortunate to have an academic advisor to guide me as I pursued learning opportunities, faced challenges, and explored career goals. Now, as a researcher of academic advising and former post-secondary advisor, I’m sharing my experience to shed light on what advisors do, help students connectContinue Reading
We Want to Hear From You: Supporting Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Needs in Higher Education - ED.gov Blog
By: Roberto Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development. If you need suicide or mental health-related crisis support, or are worried about someone else, please call or text 988 or visit the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s chat to connect with a trained crisis counselor. The need for mentalContinue Reading
Administration of ESSA Title III State-Administered Grants Returns to OELA - ED.gov Blog
By: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary & Director for the Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) As part of the Raise the Bar: Lead the World Initiative, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) last month hosted a convening with national and local leaders to discuss the pivotal moment we found ourselves in, as we transformContinue Reading
Seven Things to Know About the Student Loan Payment Count Adjustment - ED.gov Blog
Borrowers Have More Time to Consolidate Loans to Benefit from the Adjustment By: Federal Student Aid Chief Operating Officer Richard Cordray Since this summer, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) has approved almost $44 billion in debt relief for more than 900,000 borrowers as part of the payment count adjustment. This is a one-time initiativeContinue Reading
A First Look at Student Loan Repayment After the Payment Pause - ED.gov Blog
By: U.S. Undersecretary of Education James Kvaal After more than three years, in June 2023, Congress ended the student loan payment pause, which suspended payments and interest for the duration of the pandemic. This fall, more than 28 million borrowers are returning to repayment, an unprecedented challenge for both borrowers and the Department of Education.Continue Reading
New Measures of Postsecondary Education Transfer Performance: Transfer-out rates for community colleges, transfer student graduation rates at four-year colleges, and the institutional dyads contributing to transfer student success - ED.gov Blog
Nathan Sotherland, Kevin Stange, and Jordan Matsudaira The U.S. postsecondary education system provides students with many flexible pathways to earning a bachelor’s degree. One of the most important of these is the opportunity to start a degree at a community college and transfer to a four-year degree program. Community colleges provide access to postsecondary educationContinue Reading
Raising the Bar for American History and Civics - ED.gov Blog
By: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Democracy thrives when there is a well-educated and informed citizenry. Raising the Bar in education means that every student is provided with a well-rounded education, and that includes creating opportunities to learn deeply about American history, understand the U.S. Constitution and how our system of government works, andContinue Reading
School Librarians: One of a Student’s Best Resources - ED.gov Blog
Educators and students, don’t forget to tap into one of your best resources as you begin this school year…your school librarian! In today’s school libraries, you can find lively, vibrant spaces focused on learning and community. A school librarian provides personalized learning environments and offers equitable access to resources to ensure a well-rounded education forContinue Reading
Celebrating National Manufacturing Day: Creating Our Future - ED.gov Blog
By: Catherine Mcconnell, Policy Advisor Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education, US Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education is excited to join manufacturers, workers, educators, students, and families across our nation in celebrating National Manufacturing Day. Manufacturing is essential to our country’s vitality: it sparks creativity, fuels global competitiveness, brings dreams andContinue Reading
Highlighting Climate Solutions in California on the 2023 Green Strides Tour - ED.gov Blog
By: Naomi Stern, Federation of American Scientists Environmental Sustainability and Infrastructure Impact Fellow, U.S. Department of Education This September, I had the honor of participating in the 2023 Green Strides Tour in California. As a fellow with the U.S. Department of Education, I knew that the schools and districts we would visit represent diverse examplesContinue Reading
Advancing Opportunity through Building and Using Evidence - ED.gov Blog
By: Jessica Ramakis, Director, Grants Policy Office, Office of Planning Evaluation and Policy Development, and Matthew Soldner, Commissioner, National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences & Evaluation Officer, U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education (ED) strives to support the education community–including families, students, educators, State and localContinue Reading
Online For All: Coalition Mobilizes for Digital Equity during Back-to-School Season - ED.gov Blog
By: Ji Soo Song, Digital Equity Advisor, Office of Educational Technology and Elena Saltzman, Director of Campaigns, Civic Nation Last month, as part of Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar, Secretary Cardona held a roundtable discussion in Kansas City, KS about broadband connectivity with FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel. During this event withContinue Reading
Supporting Learning Through the Arts: An Interview with Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten on Raising The Bar For Arts Education - ED.gov Blog
Earlier this month, we celebrated National Arts in Education Week. Encompassing visual arts, music, theater, and dance, arts education is pivotal in fostering creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. The annual celebration is a time to reflect on the arts’ profound impact on student learning and development and an opportunity to help ensure even moreContinue Reading
Join Us This Week at the 2023 ED Games Expo - ED.gov Blog
The ED Games Expo is the annual public showcase of game-changing forms of education technology created through more than 50 programs at the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, and across government. The 9th annual Expo is this week from September 19 through 22, 2023 at the Kennedy Center REACH and locations acrossContinue Reading
Reaching Bilingual Teachers Earlier in the Pipeline: Proposed Priorities for the National Professional Development Program - ED.gov Blog
By: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition I clearly remember my first day of middle school as a newly arrived student from Mexico in Austin, Texas, I didn’t speak a word of English and was nervous to start a new life with my mother and sister. My first classContinue Reading
Raising the Bar for Consistent School Attendance - ED.gov Blog
By: Office of Elementary and Secondary Education National and State data sets released over the past several weeks underscore the need for urgent, collective action to improve regular school attendance. While the latest data reflect the 2021-22 school year, when impacts of the pandemic were much more acute, it is important to note that ratesContinue Reading
ED Games Expo 2023: Featuring a Livestreamed Science Is Cool (ScIC) Event on September 21 - ED.gov Blog
The ED Games Expo is the annual public showcase of game-changing forms of education technology created through more than 50 programs at the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, and across government. The 9th annual Expo will occur from September 19 to 22. In addition to its many in-person events at the KennedyContinue Reading
Announcing the 9th Annual ED Games Expo - ED.gov Blog
The 9th Annual ED Games Expo will occur September 19-22, 2023 in-person at the Kennedy Center REACH and locations across Washington, DC, and through a livestreamed virtual event on September 21. The ED Games Expo is the annual public showcase of game-changing education technology (EdTech) innovations created through more than 50 programs at the InstituteContinue Reading
Get to Know the Rural Tech Project Finalist Teams - ED.gov Blog
One-third of American schools are located in rural areas. We want to ensure rural students have every opportunity to pursue careers in their communities and local regions — as well as in our increasingly complex global labor market. To that end, ED launched the Rural Tech Project, a $600,000 challenge to advance technology education andContinue Reading
Announcing the 2023 Green Strides Tour in Northern and Central California: Schools for Climate Solutions - ED.gov Blog
The 2023 Green Strides Tour in Northern & Central California will stop at nine U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools to celebrate their achievements. Students at Los Altos High School, a 2021 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon School, work together to plant trees on their school campus. Year round, the ED Infrastructure andContinue Reading
Celebrating the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and Sustainability Efforts at the Department - ED.gov Blog
By: Andrea Suarez Falken, Special Advisor for Infrastructure and Sustainability, U.S. Department of Education Before presenting this year’s awards, Deputy Secretary of Education Cindy Marten addresses the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) at the ceremony on August 8th in Washington, D.C. On August 8, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) recognizedContinue Reading
Launching the Career Connected High School Grant Program - ED.gov Blog
For far too long, there have been invisible walls between K-12, higher education, and workforce systems treated like they’re set in stone. That you need to complete one before moving on to the next. But the reality is that there’s a lot more overlap, and it’s time to Raise the Bar and reimagine high schoolContinue Reading
Standing Shoulder-to-Shoulder - ED.gov Blog
Parents across the country, with different lived experiences, are united by our belief that we can be the catalysts to create transformative change that benefits all children in our public education system. That change can only happen when we commit to truly embracing the power of parent participation, collaboration, and shared responsibility in creating aContinue Reading