|
|
Home  Education News
|
Education News |
|
U.S. Department of Education
|
The home page of the U.S. Department of Education offers easy access to the latest news and a wide range of Department publications, policy and funding opportunities.
|
|
|
-
Low-Performing Schools
West Virginia will receive $21.9 million to turn around its lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants program.
-
Recovery Act Funds for States
Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, and Utah are among the states to receive additional Recovery Act funds to help support education jobs.
-
ED Announces Civil Rights Review
ED will examine the academic opportunities and access of English Learner students in the Los Angeles Unified School District to assess whether they are being denied equal educational opportunities.
-
Investing in Innovation
The grant application and final priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) are now available.
-
Education Stakeholders Forum
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is the focus of our next Education Stakeholders Forum on March 19.
-
High School Commencement Challenge
The White House and ED announced the Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge, inviting public schools to compete to have President Obama speak at their graduation this spring.
-
Detroit Discusses Turnaround Efforts
More than 250 community leaders, educators, parents, and students gathered to discuss turning around the Detroit area's lowest-achieving schools.
-
WNET.org Celebration of Teaching and Learning
Secretary Arne Duncan participated in the Celebration of Teaching and Learning in New York City, where over 8,500 educators across the nation took part in discussions about the future of our schools.
-
WhiteHouse.gov Features Education
Each day this week WhiteHouse.gov will highlight ED efforts to help reach the President's goal of having the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020.
-
Child Nutrition Act
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack's priorities for reauthorizing the Child Nutrition Act "would be a major step in the right direction for the health and well-being of our school children," Secretary Duncan said.
-
Restraint and Seclusion Information
ED published a summary of state laws, regulations, policies, and guidelines regarding the use of restraint and seclusion techniques in schools.
-
Recovery Act Anniversary
Secretary Duncan and Congressman Connolly visited Riverside Elementary School in Virginia for the one-year anniversary of the Recovery Act.
-
We want your feedback!
Please let us know what you think of this news feed.
|
|
|
|
HISD News |
|
|
|
|
