U.S. Department of Education Awards Project SAFE Funds to Florida School District Following State-Imposed Penalty for Implementing COVID-19 Safety MeasuresToday, the U.S. Department of Education awarded the School Board of Alachua County $147,719 in funding under the new Project to Support America’s Families and Educators (Project SAFE) grant program. This is the first award under Project SAFE, and funding will support the Florida school district’s efforts to protect students as they return to safe, in-person learning despite the state’s actions to
U.S. Department of Education Announces Fiscal Year 2021 Grant Awards to Showcase Commitment to Equity, Excellence, and OpportunityToday, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) announced it is on track to award more than 5,100 grants, totaling around $2.6 billion dollars, to new and existing grantees by September 30, 2021. Grants provided by the Department under these programs will directly serve more than 1.3 million students and millions more attending institutions with approve
U.S. Department of Education Announces Over $40 Million to New Cohort of Promise Neighborhoods GranteesThe U.S. Department of Education today awarded over $40 million to the newest cohort of Promise Neighborhoods grantees across seven states. This announcement comes as U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona continues the Department’s “Return to School Road Trip” in Indiana today.
U.S. Department of Education Announces 2021 National Blue Ribbon SchoolsU.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today recognized 325 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2021. The recognition is based on a school's overall academic performance or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups.
Secretary Cardona Congratulates 2021 President’s Education Awards Program RecipientsU.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today congratulated the 2021 President's Education Awards Program (PEAP) recipients, recognizing nearly 1.85 million elementary, middle, and high school graduates on their educational accomplishments. The students come from more than 18,750 public, private, and military schools from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and American
U.S. Department of Education Announces New Actions to Improve Educational Outcomes for Students In Puerto RicoWASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona met with Puerto Rico Interim Secretary of Education Eliezer Ramos to discuss new actions to improve educational outcomes for students.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Indiana and Ohio to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person LearningOn Wednesday, Sept. 22, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will continue the "Return to School Road Trip" – a bus tour to showcase students and communities safely returning to in-person learning – with several events in Indiana and Ohio.
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Illinois to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person LearningOn Tuesday, Sept. 21, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will continue the “Return to School Road Trip”—a bus tour to showcase students and communities safely returning to in-person learning—with several events in Illinois.
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Launches Return-to-School Road Trip in Wisconsin to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person LearningOn Monday, Sept. 20, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the “Return to School Road Trip”—a bus tour to showcase students and communities safely returning to in-person learning—with several events in Wisconsin. First, Secretary Cardona will visit Eau Claire for a tour of Locust Lane Elementary School and a Return to School Pep Rally.
