U.S. Department of Education Press Releases

• Published on August 30, 2023 - 18:49 GMT

  Biden-Harris Administration Approves $72 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for over 2,300 Borrowers who Attended Ashford ...

  The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of $72 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 2,300 students who applied for relief from loans they took out to attend Ashford University (Ashford), which was an online …

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• Published on August 29, 2023 - 19:20 GMT

  Biden-Harris Administration Seeks Nominations for Non-Federal Negotiators to Continue Rulemaking Process on Student Debt Relief

  The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the next step in its work to open a new pathway to student debt relief by soliciting nominations for negotiators who will participate in public rulemaking negotiation sessions this Fall. The Department is …

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• Published on August 29, 2023 - 18:00 GMT

  Announcing the 9th Annual ED Games Expo

  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- …

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• Published on August 28, 2023 - 17:23 GMT

  U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Resolves Sexual Harassment Compliance Review of Newark Public School ...

  The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the Newark Public School District in New Jersey has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure the district’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act …

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• Published on August 28, 2023 - 14:22 GMT

  FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Efforts to Support K-12 Education as Students go Back-to-School

  The President and First Lady will mark the start of the school year by visiting students at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, D.C. When President Biden took office, less than half of K-12 students were going to school in person. Today, thanks to the …

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• Published on August 24, 2023 - 22:14 GMT

  Secretary Miguel Cardona Announces “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar”

  On Tuesday, Sept. 5, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar” from Sept. 5 to Sept. 8. The week-long, multi-state road trip will showcase the many ways schools, families, and communities are …

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• Published on August 24, 2023 - 18:15 GMT

  U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Issues Resource on Race and School Programming

  Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released a Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) on Race and School Programming to guide schools on lawful programs to promote racially inclusive school communities. This resource clarifies the …

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• Published on August 24, 2023 - 14:43 GMT

  Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the Transformation and Decentralization Plan for the Puerto Rico ...

  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today released the following statement on the Initiative for Decentralization of Education and Autonomy of Regions (IDEAR)’s recommendations and plan for the transformation of the Puerto Rico Department of …

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• Published on August 24, 2023 - 14:43 GMT

  U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in ...

  Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced settlement agreements with five law schools after a Federal Student Aid (FSA) investigation revealed that the schools improperly disbursed Title IVfunds to students enrolled in unaccredited …

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• Published on August 24, 2023 - 14:00 GMT

  

  Get to Know the Rural Tech Project Finalist Teams

  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 …

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• Published on August 22, 2023 - 14:00 GMT

  

  Announcing the 2023 Green Strides Tour in Northern and Central California: Schools for Climate Solutions

  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 …

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• Published on August 22, 2023 - 13:17 GMT

  U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Announces Resolution of Sexual Assault and Disability Discrimination ...

  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced that the Pflugerville Independent School District in Texas entered into a resolution agreement to address the district's handling of a sexual assault case and to …

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• Published on August 22, 2023 - 13:17 GMT

  Biden-Harris Administration Launches Most Affordable Repayment Plan Ever, Transforming Income-Driven Repayment by Cutting ...

  The Biden-Harris Administration today announced that it has fully launched its updated income-driven repayment application tool on StudentAid.gov and that student loan borrowers can now officially enroll in the Saving on A Valuable Education (SAVE) plan, …

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• Published on August 17, 2023 - 14:25 GMT

  Biden-Harris Administration Launches SchoolSafety.gov Awareness Campaign to Support Schools with Safety Resources

  WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in partnership with the U.S. Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Justice (DOJ), launched a public awareness campaign to highlight federal school safety …

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• Published on August 14, 2023 - 22:52 GMT

  Biden-Harris Administration Begins Discharges for 804,000 Borrowers with $39 Billion in Automatic Loan Forgiveness as a Result of ...

  The U.S.Department of Education today announced that automatic discharges will begin for 804,000 borrowers who qualify for $39 billion in student loan relief as a result of fixes to income-driven repayment (IDR) plans implemented by the Biden-Harris …

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• Published on August 14, 2023 - 15:31 GMT

  Advance Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education: Justice and Education Departments Release Resources to Advance Diversity ...

  Today, following the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to advance diversity and opportunity in higher education, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division are jointly …

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• Published on August 11, 2023 - 14:00 GMT

  

  Celebrating the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools and Sustainability Efforts at the Department

  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 …

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• Published on August 10, 2023 - 15:30 GMT

  

  Launching the Career Connected High School Grant Program

  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 …

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• Published on August 8, 2023 - 18:49 GMT

  Secretary Cardona Emphasizes Need for Cyber Security in K-12 Schools in White House Remarks

  Thank you to our First Lady, Dr. Biden, for that introduction and her leadership. I’m glad to be here to discuss a very important topic: cyber security in our schools. When we were at the height of the pandemic, it wasn’t board games that got my kids …

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• Published on August 4, 2023 - 19:28 GMT

  U.S. Department of Education Announces Key K-12 Cybersecurity Resilience Efforts

  As students, educators, and families prepare for back-to-school, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced key K-12 cybersecurity resilience efforts. These efforts include the upcoming establishment of a Government Coordinating Council …

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