Department of Education

This blog post describes the progress in student achievement, degrees earned, and college enrollment seen under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

As part of its “Education Matters” monthly bulletin series, the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships released a new resource that provides information about human trafficking. 

This blog post illustrates the benefits for young people of daily reading during school break and offers resources to encourage children to enjoy books.

ED invited a group of transgender students to speak about their school experiences at a roundtable discussion with Secretary Duncan and senior officials.

The Office of Federal Student Aid at the Department of Education provides an overview of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). 

This blog post commemorates Immigrant Heritage Month and shares the author’s immigration story to illustrate the power of career and technical education in creating career pathways for all Americans, including immigrants.

This blog post describes the history of ConnectED, President Obama’s initiative to incorporate Internet connectivity and educational technology into classrooms. 

This blog post describes the outcomes from the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault and the efforts of the Office for Civil Rights to improve the coordination of ED’s enforcement efforts related to sexual violence. 

The Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015 helped reopen the door to opportunity in postsecondary education by changing the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), to partially restore the “ability to benefit (ATB) alternatives.”

ED announced a proposal to make student debt more manageable by providing an additional six million federal loan borrowers access to student loan payments capped at 10% of income.