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Education News - U.S. Department of Education

Enrolling Uninsured Kids in Health Care

Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan announced a national coalition to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years. More Info...

Support for Education Jobs

Alabama, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Nebraska, and Tennessee are among the states that will receive funding to support education jobs. More Info...

Beyond the Bubble Tests

Read Secretary Duncan's remarks to state leaders about Race to the Top Assessment winners and the next generation of assessments. More Info...

Joint Agreement for New Orleans Recovery

Secretary Duncan and other Obama administration officials announced a $1.8 billion agreement to help renovate and rebuild schools in New Orleans. More Info...

Back to School Tour

Secretary Duncan is taking a bus tour to visit schools, honor and listen to teachers, meet with parents and students, and highlight success. See video, photos, and stories in the blog. More Info...

Remarks in Little Rock

Secretary Duncan discussed his Back to School Tour and the Obama Administration's education agenda, and he thanked America's teachers -- "our unsung heroes" -- in Little Rock, AR. More Info...

Emergency Response Plans

ED grants will help 98 school districts strengthen their emergency response plans. More Info...

Charter School Grants

Charter school grants to state agencies in AR, CA, CO, DC, GA, IN, MI, MO, NH, RI, SC, and TX will help increase public school options. More Info...

Additional Recovery Funds for California

New York and California are among the states that will receive additional Recovery Act funds to support jobs and drive education reforms. More Info...

Gainful Employment Analysis

Read the analysis that helped inform ED's proposed regulation that provides a standard for occupational and for-profit postsecondary programs to demonstrate that they prepare students for gainful employment. More Info...

Turning Around Low-Performing Schools

Mississippi and Idaho are among the states receiving funding under the School Improvement Grants program to turn around persistently lowest achieving schools. More Info...

Education Jobs Fund

Applications and guidance are now available for the Education Jobs Fund, which makes $10 billion available to states to support an estimated 160,000 education jobs nationwide. More Info...

First Summit on Bullying

Secretary Duncan discussed myths about bullying at the Department's first Bullying Prevention Summit. More Info...

$10 Billion to Support 160,000 Education Jobs

Congress passed and the President signed into law a bill that provides $10 billion to support an estimated 160,000 education jobs nationwide. More Info...

$115.3 Million for Teaching of American History

124 school districts will receive grants to improve the quality of teaching American history in our nation's schools. More Info...

New Education Data Website

ED Data Express provides education data from multiple sources in one place. See data profiles for each state. Explore student achievement, dropout rates, and other data across states. More Info...

Winning i3 Applicants

49 school districts, nonprofits, and higher ed institutions have been selected for potential funding under the Investing in Innovation (i3) program. Applicants must secure a 20% private sector match by Sept. 8. More Info...

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