Education News - U.S. Department of Education
National Financial Capability Challenge
Students, show what you know about personal finance by taking this voluntary online challenge.
More Info...Civil Rights Website, Data Collection
The Office of Civil Rights launched a new website and announced it will collect new data to gauge whether all students have equal educational opportunity.
More Info...ESEA Plan: Flexibility, Resources, Accountability
The Obama administration's blueprint to overhaul the No Child Left Behind Act will support state and local efforts to help ensure that all students graduate prepared for college and a career.
More Info...Low-Performing Schools
West Virginia will receive $21.9 million to turn around its lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants program.
More Info...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.
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...Education Stakeholders Forum
The Elementary and Secondary Education Act is the focus of our next Education Stakeholders Forum on March 19.
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...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.
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