We’re hitting the road for our sixth annual back-to-school bus tour, and earlier today we announced the eleven stops we’ll be making in seven states during the week of September 14. We’re really excited to be visiting the following locations: Woodland …
The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services today released guidance urging early learning programs to include children with disabilities. The guidance sets a vision for action that recommends states, districts, schools and public and …
Cecilia Muñoz talks with a student at Woodland Early Learning Community School in Kansas City, MO, as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Ready For Success Back-to-School Bus Tour. (Official Department of Education Photo by Paul Wood). Every year, …
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced the names of nine teachers selected to be Teaching Ambassador Fellows for the 2015-2016 school year. Three of the teachers will serve as full-time employees at the U.S. Department of Education’s …
Note: ED is now accepting applications for winter/spring internships. Ernest Ezeugo and Secretary Arne Duncan. (Photo: U.S. Department of Education) I remember sitting on the top floor of the K Street Building the same way I remember my first day of …
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and senior leaders from the U.S. Department of Education are hitting the road on September 14, 2015 for our 6th annual back-to-school bus tour. We’ll be stopping at 11 locations in seven states long the route. Click …
My niece is a smart kid. I’m biased, but I swear she is. And just as I started working on the College Scorecard project as the U.S. Digital Service’s new Chief Digital Service Officer at the Department of Education, I got a call from her – she was trying …
As we close out the Labor Day holiday, there is another day worth commemorating at the end of summer and beginning of the school year: September 17 — Constitution and Citizenship Day. The day was first designated by Congress in 1952, and in 2004 the …
Building on the significant progress seen in America's schools over the last six years, the U.S. Department of Education announced today that Pennsylvania has received continued flexibility from provisions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act …
I’m not sure this type of data helps; in fact, examining this type of isolated data could potentially mislead a great deal of students. First, these “low cost” universities are only truly low in cost if a family earns below around $75,000. For example, MIT …
Students may want to find schools that have a high rate of success among their students—all for a good price. The following 30 four-year institutions have high graduation rates among first-time, full-time students, and low costs for their lowest-income …
U.S. Department of Education Under Secretary Ted Mitchell and Special Master Joseph Smith will hold a press call today with reporters at 11 a.m. EDT on the Department's first progress report on the borrowers' defense process from Special Master Joe …
As part of its Excellent Educators for All initiative—designed to ensure that all students have equal access to a high-quality education—the U.S. Department of Education today announced the approval of 16 states' plans to ensure equitable access to …
It’s true that public schooling in the US got its foundation from heavy church involvement during the pioneer days. Candidly, just look at the private and even public colleges & universities that were once affiliated with religious denominations. But, …
Former ED intern Tenzin Choenyi and his mentor Aubrie Tossmann re-connected in Chicago recently. (Photo courtesy Tenzin Choenyi) Like most kids, I used to think a hero was someone with super powers, such as Batman or Captain America. As I grew older, I …
The U.S. Department of Education announced today two grant awards totaling $25 million to Twin Cities Public Television and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for the development of television and multimedia programs that will engage preschool and …
President Barack Obama joined Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at North High School in Des Moines, Iowa, as part of as the Duncan’s Sixth Annual Back-to-School Bus Tour. The President and Secretary Duncan hosted a town hall with high school students …
This Friday is the second annual Character Day, and it’s a great opportunity to celebrate America’s students – students like DeAndre in Milwaukee. DeAndre was always driven to learn, but often bullied. His school didn’t have the supports or resources it …
Completing higher education can provide huge benefits to students that last throughout their lives. Decades of research have shown large returns to higher education in terms of labor market earnings, health, and happiness. Compared to those with a high …
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