Education News - U.S. Department of Education
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.
More Info...Investing in Innovation
The grant application and final priorities for the $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund (i3) are now available.
More Info...Duncan Visits Selma
Secretary Arne Duncan visited Selma, Alabama, where he announced plans for a reinvigorated Office of Civil Rights to ensure equal educational opportunities for all children.
More Info...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.
More Info...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.
More Info...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.
More Info...Additional Recovery Act Funds
Illinois, Massachusetts, and New Jersey will receive additional funding under the Recovery Act, ED announced earlier this month.
More Info...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.
More Info...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.
More Info...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.
More Info...Recovery Act Anniversary
Secretary Duncan and Congressman Connolly visited Riverside Elementary School in Virginia for the one-year anniversary of the Recovery Act.
More Info...Educator Preparation Programs Must Change
"Our teacher and principal preparation programs need transformational change," Secretary Duncan said at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education conference.
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