Settlement Reached with Palatine, Ill., Township High School District 211 to...
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with Township High School District 211 based in Palatine, Illinois, after finding the district in...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Releases 2016 National Education Technology Plan
The U.S. Department of Education announced today the release of the 2016 National Education Technology Plan and new commitments to support personalized professional learning for district leaders...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Takes Enforcement Against Two School Ownership...
As part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing commitment to protect students and increase accountability and transparency in higher education, the U.S. Department of Education is taking action to end...
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Names Committee Members to Draft Proposed...
The U.S. Department of Education today named committee members who will draft proposed regulations in two areas of Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This is the latest step in...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: Spurring African-American STEM Degree Completion
Early in his Administration, President Obama made improving science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education a priority. To meet the nation’s evolving workforce needs, America will...
View ArticleEducation Department Releases Proposals for Consideration by ESSA Negotiated...
The U.S. Department of Education sent proposals today to the committee working on proposed regulations for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Read full article…
View ArticleU.S. Department of Education Issues Guidance for Schools on Leveraging...
The U.S. Department of Education today issued a Dear Colleague Letter to states, school districts, schools and education partners on how to maximize federal funds to support and enhance innovative...
View ArticleProposed ESSA Regulation Supports Well-Rounded Education, Protects All Students
In a major step toward implementing the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and providing important clarity for parents, students, and educators about the new law, U.S. Secretary of Education John B....
View ArticleEducation Department Proposes New Regulations to Protect Students and...
The Department of Education today proposed regulations to further protect student borrowers and taxpayers against predatory practices by postsecondary institutions. The regulations clarify, simplify,...
View ArticleObama Administration Announces New Regulations to Strengthen Employment and...
The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education today made publicly available the final rules to implement the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), an historic expansion of opportunity for the...
View ArticleVirginia's Hampton City Schools, U.S. Education Department Settle Case of...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that it has entered into a resolution agreement with the Hampton, Virginia, City Schools after finding the division in...
View ArticleFact Sheet: Education Department Releases Proposed Regulations to Encourage...
One essential part of educating students successfully is assessing their progress. Done well and thoughtfully, assessments are tools for learning and promoting equity. They provide necessary...
View ArticleEducation Department Proposes Rule on State Authorization of Postsecondary...
The U.S. Department of Education today proposed regulations that seek to improve oversight and protect more than 5.5 million distance education students at degree-granting institutions, including...
View ArticleEducation Department Denies Request for Chain of For-Profit Colleges to...
The U.S. Department of Education today denied a request from the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE), a Utah-based chain of for-profit career colleges, to convert to non-profit status for...
View ArticleU.S. Education Department Releases Guidance on Education of Children with...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) today issued guidance in the form of a Dear Colleague Letter to states to ensure students with...
View ArticleU.S. Education Department Reaches Settlement with Lodi Unified School...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the Lodi Unified School District in Lodi, California, has entered into a resolution agreement to end the racially...
View ArticleFACT SHEET: Supplement-not-Supplant under Title I of the Every Student...
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) released proposed regulations to implement the requirement in Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), as recently revised...
View ArticleBack-to-School Bus Tour Highlights Importance of Connecting America’s...
The U.S. Department of Education today announced new resources to support science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teacher leadership and to build on work by local districts and states to...
View ArticleEducation Department Releases Final Teacher Preparation Regulations
The U.S. Department of Education published regulations today to help ensure that new teachers are ready to succeed in the classroom and that every student is taught by a great educator. The regulations...
View ArticleDepartments of Education and Health and Human Services Release First Joint...
The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services today released a policy brief on the use of technology with early learners to help families and early educators implement active,...
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