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. We
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Published On: 2025-01-08 20:37:52
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 EIR
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Published On: 2025-01-08 14:08:51
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 young
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Published On: 2025-01-03 17:50:51
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?”
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Published On: 2025-01-03 17:39:20
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 states
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Published On: 2024-12-19 17:00:00
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 for
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Published On: 2024-12-17 17:00:00
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 larger
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Published On: 2024-12-16 19:45:00
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 all
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Published On: 2024-12-12 19:45:00
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,
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Published On: 2024-12-04 22:00:51
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 courses
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Published On: 2024-11-13 17:00:00
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