30/03/2023
Have you got the right stuff to reimagine the future of space exploration? 🚀
Enter ED’s Challenge & submit designs for a product or service that will contribute to space missions & exploration. Learn how to enter at CTEMomentum.com.
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30/03/2023
Working together to support our schools & students? Now that’s a home run! ⚾
30/03/2023
To our orchestra conductors, band leaders, choir directors, chamber music organizers, and all the educators helping to bring music to our schools & our students: 🎶 Thank You! 🎶
29/03/2023
Considering college options?
Need help understanding financial aid offers?
On April 4 at 7 PM, don’t miss Federal Student Aid’s Twitter Space on how to read financial aid info & compare colleges with ED’s College Scorecard.
⬇️ Don't forget - set a reminder! ⬇️ https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1YqxoAkDjazGv
29/03/2023
Representation in education matters.
Because when teachers look like their students, they’re saying: “Here I am. I was able to do it – and so can you.”
28/03/2023
: The Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (DDRA) program funds doctoral students (like Butch! ⬇️) to conduct research in other countries for 6-12 months.
If you’re an eligible doctoral student, apply by April 11: https://www2.ed.gov/programs/iegpsddrap/applicant.html
28/03/2023
Announcing ED’s Challenge!
Eligible high schools can submit entries that demonstrate a product or service to advance space missions & exploration.
Check out how to enter ➡️ CTEMomentum.com.
27/03/2023
Chronically absent students (missing 18+ school days) are at serious risk of falling behind. But family engagement can help them get back to school & back on track.
Find out how at our Family Engagement Learning Series webinar on March 28 at 1 PM ET: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-family-engagement-can-improve-student-engagement-and-attendance-registration-579366128687
27/03/2023
When schools are inclusive, students succeed.
25/03/2023
Pictures of Me - Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian
Parents: Looking for a creative weekend activity?
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Help your child develop a positive sense of self with Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's "Pictures of Me" Mini Art Lesson! By creating a self-portrait collage, kids can practice making choices to represent & express themselves: https://hirshhorn.si.edu/explore/pictures-of-me/
Activity Time: 45–60 minutesAdult Supervision: RequiredBest for Ages: 2+ Note: Children ages 2–4 will need more adult support with cutting, tearing and gluing. Materials: A large printed photograph or drawing […]
24/03/2023
Educators! Register for the "EdTech for All" video series on March 30 to learn how educators & parents use the WEGO-RIITE writing tool with students in grades 3-12, including English Learners and students with disabilities: https://ed-gov.zoomgov.com/webinar/register/WN_VasS9TKkS5W3Q1yKHpCNjQ
24/03/2023
Here are just some of the women making modern history at ED, working hard every day to support students, teachers, families, & school communities. Thank you & happy !
24/03/2023
Raise your hand if you're ready for the weekend! 🙋
23/03/2023
School leaders: Are you creating inclusive education environments for students with IEPs?
Read about practices that can increase student gains from SWIFT Schools' National Center on Inclusion Toward Rightful Presence, which is funded through ED's Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services:https://swiftschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/High-Leverage-Practices-for-LRE-Research-Brief-Dec-2021.pdf
23/03/2023
We're singing the praises of our choir directors! Thank you for guiding students as they raise their voices to make beautiful music together.
22/03/2023
⬇️ Free Resource for Middle School Educators! ⬇️
Bring Women's History Month into the classroom with free Women in STEM eBooks from Smithsonian Science Education Center! Each eBook celebrates women who overcame structural barriers and made history with their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math: https://ssec.si.edu/ebooks
22/03/2023
Up for a challenge? 🏆
The U.S. Department of Education is excited to launch the Career Z Challenge - a $2.5 million prize competition for high schools looking to start or expand work-based learning opportunities.
➡️ Learn more: https://blog.ed.gov/2023/03/career-z-launch/
22/03/2023
STEM educators! ED”s “Your Place in Space Challenge” helps to connect the dots between the skills students build in CTE programs & fulfilling careers in the space industry. Find out how you can enter the challenge & help reimagine the future of space exploration: CTEMomentum.com.
21/03/2023
NDRN Member Agencies - P&A - CAP | NDRN
Programs funded by ED's Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) advocate to protect the rights of students with disabilities, including those with intellectual & developmental disabilities.
Find an agency in your state or territory:
NDRN is the nonprofit membership organization for the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy (P&A) Systems and Client Assistance Programs (CAP).
21/03/2023
What do women like Edith Clarke, Frances P. Bolton, and Mae Jemison have in common?
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These women overcame structural and societal barriers and made history through their scientific discoveries and contributions.
Learn more about these trailblazing women in : https://blogs.loc.gov/headlinesandheroes/2022/03/historical-women-in-stem/
21/03/2023
High Schools: Are you ready to find Your Place in Space?
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Submit your design for a product/service that contributes to space missions & exploration! Learn more about the Your Place in Space Challenge & how your school can increase access to : https://blog.ed.gov/2023/03/u-s-department-of-education-launches-the-your-place-in-space-challenge/
21/03/2023
This World Social Work Day, we asked school social workers from across the country to share how they help students reach their full potential 💪
Here's what they shared with us ⬇️
20/03/2023
⬇️ Hopping into spring like...
? The March equinox, or vernal equinox, is the astronomical beginning of the season in the Northern Hemisphere - meaning the season of bunnies, blooms, and sunshine has arrived! 🐰💐😎
Learn more about the vernal equinox from NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration: https://blogs.nasa.gov/Watch_the_Skies/tag/equinox/
17/03/2023
Due to , renewals were paused, but they’re coming back! Don’t wait - update and stay covered! Be sure your state Medicaid office has your current mailing address NOW: Medicaid.gov/Renewals.
16/03/2023
Whether it's through mentoring women & young girls, advocating for greater gender equality, or amplifying the voices of women, everyone can help create a more equitable & just world for women & girls everywhere: https://blog.ed.gov/2023/03/an-open-letter-from-education-secretary-miguel-cardona-and-deputy-secretary-cindy-marten-on-womens-history-month/
16/03/2023
If your child receives special education services, Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (funded through ED's Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services) has “Steps to Success” to help you better communicate and negotiate on your child’s behalf. https://cadreworks.org/resources/cadre-materials/steps-success-communicating-your-childs-school
16/03/2023
Today, the U.S. Department of Education is excited to launch the Career Z Challenge - a $2.5 million prize competition for high schools looking to start or expand work-based learning opportunities.
Up for the challenge? 🏆
➡️ Learn more: https://www.challenge.gov/?challenge=careerzchallenge
16/03/2023
Through Girl Scouts, ED Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten developed service & leadership skills that helped her become a great teacher & leader.
Her message to all the current & former Girl Scouts for : “Work hard. Be kind. Dream big.”
16/03/2023
Band directors: From marching bands, to concert bands, to jazz bands, thank you for all you do to share the joy of making music with your students!
15/03/2023
Parents: Your child’s music program matters to you & them. How do you make sure it matters to administrators, the school board & other decision-makers?
The National Association for Music Education has five things parents can do to support school music programs: https://nafme.org/advocacy/5-ways-to-support-your-music-program/
14/03/2023
Women are the backbone of our nation's education system, and they should be respected - and paid - accordingly.
14/03/2023
Educator Guide: Rad Reflection: A ‘Pi in the Sky’ Math Challenge | NASA/JPL Edu
Educators: Teach your students how to use pi like NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientists & engineers!
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Celebrate with classroom activities & resources like "Rad Reflection: A ‘Pi in the Sky’ Math Challenge" from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory - Education: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/edu/teach/activity/rad-reflection-a-pi-in-the-sky-math-challenge/
In this illustrated math problem, students use pi to compare the area of the Hubble Space Telescope and Webb Telescope’s primary mirror.
14/03/2023
Any way you slice it, our love for Pi is never ending.
14/03/2023
that as of 2022, women were paid, on average, $.83 to every $1.00 paid to men?
Today marks , which symbolically denotes how far into the year women must work to earn as much as men in the previous year.
Learn more about the gender pay gap: https://blog.dol.gov/tag/wage-gap
13/03/2023
: ED recently launched , an annual challenge series to increase access to career & technical education & prepare high schoolers for rewarding careers. Learn more about this year’s “Your Place in Space” challenge: CTEMomentum.com.
12/03/2023
Women They Talk About: Documenting Early Women Filmmakers with the American Film Institute
So many women shaped America’s film industry, but their stories are missing from our history of movies.
Bring them to life with “Women They Talk About,” a teaching guide from National Endowment for the Humanities & the American Film Institute on the role of women in motion pictures: https://edsitement.neh.gov/teachers-guides/women-they-talk-about-documenting-early-women-filmmakers-american-film-institute
Women actively participated in shaping the nascent film industry of the early twentieth century, both as screen stars and behind the camera. But why is this history missing from our understanding of early Hollywood? A comprehensive catalog from the American Film Institute and their "Women They Talk....
12/03/2023
⏰ Don't forget! ⏰
It's time to for !
Help prepare your children for the shift and ensure that they're getting enough sleep with these tips from the CDC: http://ow.ly/liQs50NccLk
11/03/2023
From extra tutoring, to mental health supports, to summer learning programs, the State of Michigan is using American Rescue Plan funds to not only address the needs caused by the pandemic, but provide all students opportunities to recover even stronger.
10/03/2023
Happy to our littlest learners & the teachers, aides, support staff, and others in the classroom helping to instill a lifelong love of learning.
09/03/2023
⬇️ Free Resource for Middle School Educators! ⬇️
Bring Women's History Month into the classroom with free Women in STEM eBooks from Smithsonian Science Education Center! Each eBook celebrates women who overcame structural barriers and made history with their contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math: https://ssec.si.edu/ebooks
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As First Lady Dr. Jill Biden has said, teaching is more than a job - it's a calling. To all those called to teaching - called to shape our future by helping students grow academically, mentally, & emotionally - THANK YOU! #WorldTeachersDay
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Artemis Student Challenges
🚨 NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Student Challenge!🚨 It’s time to blast off to the Moon 🚀 🌕 Accept one of NASA’s Artemis Student Challenges for a real-world, hands-on experience. Join the NASA Artemis mission to the Moon: https://go.nasa.gov/3xN9WAR #BackToSchool
Return to School Road Trip
We're hitting the road today for our Return to School Road Trip! All this week, @SeSecretary Miguel Cardona will be stopping at schools to celebrate students & teachers getting #BackToSchool & #BackTogether! Follow our ED social channels for all the stops along the way.
Hispanic Heritage Month 2021
Latino educators, scientists, artists, and other professionals help make our communities more resilient & equitable. As we celebrate the start of #HispanicHeritageMonth today, Secretary Miguel Cardona emphasizes that Latino voices, dreams & successes matter now more than ever.
Fed Fashion Week at ED
#FedFashionWeek at ED: Secretary Miguel Cardona is in vogue with a mask and vaccine—guaranteeing public service stays in style and fashion forward. #BackToSchool #BackTogether
Labor Day 2021
This #LaborDay, we join Secretary Miguel Cardona in honoring educators & school staff for going above and beyond this past year, and your continued hard work to support students as they get #BackToSchool & #BackTogether for the new school year.
Feds Feed Families
Feds Feed Families gives federal employees – including many from ED – an opportunity to contribute to food banks and food pantries. Ebony and Helen, ED employees from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services and Federal Student Aid, share why they chose to volunteer.
The Second Gentleman and Secretary Cardona visit Topeka
#ICYMI: In Topeka, KS last week, the Second Gentleman and Secretary Miguel Cardona met students ready to get back to the classroom, back to sports, and back to their school community – which is why they’re getting vaccinated against #COVID19. #BackTogether
CTE Mission: CubeSat Flight Week
From August 2020 to May 2021, students across the nation designed, built, and launched #CubeSat prototypes into the sky — building skills for careers in aerospace and beyond 🚀 Watch the CTE Mission: CubeSat video to learn more about the challenge that transformed career and technical education. #CTEMission #CTE
Townhall Conversation with Secretary Cardona and Dr. Walensky
Live: Secretary Miguel Cardona & CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky answer questions from students & parents on the safe return to the classroom this fall at a town hall hosted by the YMCA of Greater Boston and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston.
Return to School Roadmap
Return to School Roadmap
ADA's 31st Anniversary
As we mark #ADA31 today, learn how ED's Office for Civil Rights supports the American with Disabilities Act by ensuring accessibility in schools and guarding against disability discrimination: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/index.html
Conversations with Cardona – 2021 National Teacher of the Year, Juliana Urtbuey
Recently, Secretary Miguel Cardona sat down with Juliana Urtubey, the 2021 National Teacher of the Year, to chat about school reopening and post-pandemic education. Check it out!
57th class of Presidential Scholars - All Regions
ICYMI: This past week, we honored the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, featuring 161 exceptional high school seniors from across the U.S. Learn more about these students and their accomplishments:
Region 8 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 8: Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Americans Abroad!
Region 7 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 7: Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, and Utah!
Region 6 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 6: Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Wyoming!
Region 5 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 5: Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Wisconsin!
2021 A Salute to the US Presidential Scholars
While we’re not able to meet in-person to honor our 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars, we can still connect virtually to celebrate all 161 Scholars through the work of the U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts. Join us for a Salute to the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars, a showcase of outstanding expression in the visual, creative and performing arts.
Region 4 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 4: Alabama, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Puerto Rico and Tennessee!
Region 3 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 3: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia!
Region 2 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 2: Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania!
Region 1 - 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Congratulations to the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars from Region 1: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont!
Secretary Cardona congratulates the 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars
The Department of Education is proud to announce the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, honoring 161 distinguished graduating high school seniors from across the country for their academic, artistic, and technical achievements. As Secretary Cardona notes, the qualities these students possess would be exceptional at any time, but are even more exceptional given the struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. Watch the ED page over the next 48 hours as we celebrate these accomplished and extraordinary students!
Education Equity Summit
⭐ Secretary Miguel Cardona on the opportunity to have the difficult conversations and lead transformatively to ensure that is it not race and place, but the aptitude of our learners that drives outcomes. #EquitySummit
📢 All voices matter when we’re talking about the important work of building equitable learning environments. These are the voices from today’s #EquitySummit.
Equity in Education
“Equity is at the heart of everything we do at ED – it’s the core of our mission!” ~Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten Join Secretary Miguel Cardona, Deputy Secretary Marten, and education leaders tomorrow, June 22, for a talk on building equitable environments in all schools: https://equitysummitseries.eventbrite.com
✨The Education Equity Summit Series kicks off tomorrow!✨ Not registered yet? There's still time: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-equitable-learning-environments-in-our-schools-registration-157257849461
Conversation with Cardona | Alex
Conversations with Cardona: Secretary Miguel Cardona recently sat down with his cousin Alex, a transgender college student, to discuss Alex's experiences and how schools and teachers can support LGBTQ+ young people. #pride