Education Department implements new student loan aid under COVID emergency programs. This week, the Department of Education announced that the pause on federal student loan interest and collections…
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Education Department Holds School Reopening Summit
Best practices shared to quickly and safely open schools. This week, the U.S. Department of Education hosted the National Safe School Reopening Summit. President Joe Biden, Vice President…
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Education Secretary Reports Survey Findings
Reopening of schools making progress. On Wednesday, Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona released a statement regarding the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 2021 School Survey. The…
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Education Announces Student Loan Relief
Borrower Defense to Repayment program advances debt cancellation. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced on Thursday that up to 72,000 former college students who misled, defrauded, or “otherwise…
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Cardona Confirmed as Education Secretary
He wants students returned to classrooms. The Senate voted 64-33 on Tuesday to confirm Miguel Cardona as the Secretary of Education. He has been education commissioner in Connecticut…
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Education Department Releases Assessment Guidance
Focus is on flexibility during the pandemic. The U.S. Department of Education announced guidance for states in administering student assessments this year. Due to the pandemic, the focus…
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New Appointees Announced by White House
Appointments across HHS, Education, and Veteran Affairs departments. President Biden announced the latest round of appointments to his administration on Friday within the Departments of Health and Human…
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Education Department Extends Student Loan Relief
President requests payment suspension through September 2021. The Department of Education has extended the moratorium on student loan payments through the early fall of 2021. The previous student…
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President Signs Series of Executive Orders
He makes his first moves on the pandemic and climate change. President Joe Biden signed fifteen executive orders after his swearing-in and visit to Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday.…
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Education Department Announces Further COVID Funding
Over $54 billion in relief is now available to support reopening K-12 schools. On her last day as the Secretary of Education, Betsy DeVos announced emergency relief funding…
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