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THIS WEEK NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

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NEWS FROM DR. MIGUEL CARDONA AND THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION



U.S. Department of Education Approves Puerto Rico’s Plan for Use of American Rescue Plan Funds to Support K-12 Schools and Students, Distributes Remaining $990 Million to Puerto Rico
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Puerto Rico’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan and distributed remaining ARP ESSER funds to them. Puerto Rico’s plan details how they are using and plan to use ARP ESSER funds to sustain the safe operation of schools and equitably expand opportunity for students who
Secretary Cardona, Secretary Walsh, Swiss President Parmelin Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the United States
WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh, Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves, and Switzerland's President Guy Parmelin signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today to expand apprenticeships among Swiss companies and Swiss-invested companies in the United States, and to promote job creation in both countries. Swiss companies actively inve

Secretary Cardona to Travel to Vermont with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to Visit Two Elementary Schools, Speak with Families about Importance of Early Childhood Education and Youth Vaccinations
Tomorrow, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Burlington, Vermont where he will join U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders to visit two elementary schools. First, he will visit a pre-k program at Sustainability Academy at Lawrence Barnes to underscore the importance of early childhood education. Then he will visit Champlain Elementary School where he will speak to afterschool teachers, vi

Secretary Cardona to Tour Capitol Heights Elementary School Vaccine Clinic, Speak with Families about Importance of Child Vaccinations
Tomorrow, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will visit Capitol Heights Elementary School where he will tour a COVID-19 student vaccine clinic and encourage students and families to get vaccinated. During the tour, Secretary Cardona will learn more about Prince George’s County Public Schools’ commitment to inoculating students ages 5-11. Secretary Cardona will participate in a brief press

Announcing the Proposed Data Elements for the 2021-22 CRDC
by Catherine E. Lhamon Since 1968, Congress has charged the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to administer the Civil Rights Data Collection, or CRDC, collecting information from public elementary and secondary schools and districts about equity in students’ access to education. The CRDC has collected information about student access to courses, teachers and other school Continue Reading The post ap
Native American Heritage Month: Building Back Better with the Tohono O’odham Nation
By Amy Loyd, Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary Lightning flashed above the mountains, brightening the rain-soaked desert as we drove into the Tohono O’odham Nation in Southwestern Arizona. The Nation’s 28,000 members live throughout a Tribal land base that comprises 4,460 square miles, roughly the size of Connecticut. The Nation invited Secretary Cardona to visit their Tribal Continue Readi
Supporting Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness with American Rescue Plan Funds
By Levi Bohanan, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Today, the U.S. Department of Education approved the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s Homeless Children and Youth Fund (ARP-HCY) State Plans for 15 states. These state plans represent commitments to utilizing the $800 million in funding in the American Rescue Plan (ARP) designated to identifying Continue Reading The post appeared fi

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