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BUILDING TOWARD EQUITABLE SCHOOLS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

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   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * June 2, 2023
 * Headlines, News
   

By: Loredana Valtierra, U.S. Department of Education Policy Advisor

As schools reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, indoor air quality arose as a
top concern among K-12 education stakeholders. Many school administrators,
parents, and others in school communities were wondering: What should we do to
address indoor air quality? What will help most when school buildings are old?
Do we need HVAC upgrades to comply with the highest recommended standard of air
ventilation, and aren’t those expensive? 

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PARENT EMPOWERMENT POP-UPS: PARTNERING WITH PARENTS FOR PERSPECTIVE

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * May 31, 2023
 * Headlines, News
   

“Raise the Bar: Lead the World” is the U.S. Department of Education’s call to
action to transform P-12 education and unite around what truly works. Raising
the bar means recognizing that our nation already has what it takes to continue
leading the world. Through initiatives such as the Parent Empowerment Pop-Ups,
which are interactive sessions in which parents and representatives from the
Department of Education have the opportunity to meet in-person, we are creating
opportunities to harness the human and social capital of parents across the
nation by inviting them to play a leading role in creating effective and
sustainable support systems to meet student needs. Our efforts anchor in the
belief that parents desire what is best for their children and are willing and
eager to support the dreams of students. 

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A TIMING UPDATE ON TITLE IX RULEMAKING

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * May 26, 2023
 * Headlines, News, Title IX
   

The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring all students are
guaranteed an educational environment free from discrimination on the basis
of sex. To that end, amending the Department of Education’s (Department’s)
regulations that implement Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title
IX) is a top priority to ensure full protection against sex discrimination for
all students in federally funded education programs and activities.

The Title IX proposed regulations that the Department released in July 2022 are
historic. They would strengthen protections for students who experience sexual
harassment and assault at school, and they would help protect LGBTQI+ students
from discrimination. The Department received more than 240,000 public comments
on the proposed rule – nearly twice as many comments as the Department received
during its last rulemaking on Title IX.Carefully considering and reviewing these
comments takes time, and is essential to ensuring the final rule is enduring.
That is why the Department is updating its Spring Unified Agenda to now reflect
an anticipated date of October 2023 for the final Title IX rule. In addition,
the Department is updating its Spring Unified Agenda to reflect an anticipated
date of October 2023 for its proposed Athletics regulation, which received over
150,000 comments during its recent public comment period from April 12 – May 15,
2023.  The Department is currently reviewing each of these comments, and is
grateful for the extensive public participation and comments received in this
rulemaking process.

You can access the July 2022 NPRM here, view submitted comments here  and find a
fact sheet about the July 2022 NPRM here.  You can access the Athletics NPRM
here, view submitted comments here, and find a fact sheet about the Athletics
NPRM here.


TEACHER LEADERSHIP AT A NATIONAL LEVEL

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * May 11, 2023
 * News, Teaching Profession
   

ED’s School Ambassador Fellowship Program supports national education
initiatives with the expertise of school-based practitioners.

The program fosters collaboration between education practitioners and the
federal government, involves educators in education policy, and amplifies
practitioners’ voices in the national dialogue.

JoLisa Hoover served previously as a Fellow at ED. She was a member of the first
class of Fellows in 2008, at which time she had 23 years of experience in the
classroom. She describes the Fellows as translators who speak the language of
policy and the language of the classroom. They use that skill to make
connections between policy and practice.

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4 WAYS TO FLEX YOUR LEADERSHIP FROM THE CLASSROOM

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * May 8, 2023
 * News, Teaching Profession
 * Teacher Appreciation Week
   

By: Lauren Pfeffer Stuart

Did you know there are ways to lead while still keeping your classroom position?
I didn’t! In 2014, I was feeling burnt out, as many educators often feel. I
loved being with kids, but felt I wanted to impact education on a larger scale,
and I needed a change of pace. As teacher burnout is on the rise, it is of
critical importance to find ways to keep our most effective educators in the
classroom. Finding opportunities that allow you remain teaching while also
flexing your leadership potential is one way to stave off the burnout. Here are
4 of my tips.

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PREPARING YOUR MILITARY-CONNECTED CHILD FOR (ANOTHER) NEW SCHOOL

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 28, 2023
 * News, Students
   

By: Lizann Lightfoot

PCS season – when service members receive permanent change of station orders –
is right around the corner, which means that military-connected children across
the country are preparing to move and enroll in a new school. If you’re a parent
or caregiver of a military-connected child, you’ve likely witnessed how
challenging it can be for your child to start over and make new friends … again.
However, there are steps you can take to ensure your child’s transition to a new
school goes as smoothly as possible.

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SECOND CHANCES: EDUCATION AND JUSTICE INVOLVED STUDENTS

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   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 28, 2023
 * Headlines, News, Students
   

By: Amy Loyd, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Career, Technical and Adult
Education

On the first work day of April, during which we celebrate Second Chance Month, I
had the honor of joining colleagues from the Department of Justice and local and
state leadership at an event held at a Miami-Dade College campus located within
Everglades Correctional Institution in Florida.  The event celebrated the
upcoming reinstatement of federal Pell Grant eligibility to incarcerated
individuals and was an important reminder of how essential postsecondary
education in prison is for students, their families, correctional staff, and our
communities.  As we come to the close of Second Chance Month, the Department of
Education (ED) lifts up and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable
access to and engagement in high-quality education and training for people who
are justice-involved, including people who are incarcerated and those returning
home from jail and prison. Education has the power to transform lives and
communities and open doors to rewarding careers and meaningful community
engagement. Research demonstrates that people who obtain their high school
equivalencies while in prison increase their earnings by 24-29% within the first
year of release, and those who participate in correctional education programs
are 13% less likely to recidivate than those who do not.  The Department calls
upon institutions of higher education (institutions) to join us in celebrating
Second Chance Month and treating all people who are justice-involved with
dignity and respect by banning the box and equitably mitigating barriers to
high-quality postsecondary education.   

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INVESTING IN STUDENT AND COMMUNITY SUCCESS

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 27, 2023
 * Headlines, News
   

By Dr. Mary S. Graham, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College president 

As president of a large community college in South Mississippi, I have the
privilege of investing in our community and local economy and the responsibility
to ensure the training we provide to our students is innovative, relevant, and
career-advancing.  We partner with local businesses to train quality employees
they need while strengthening student employment opportunities here in our
region in the information sciences, health care, and maritime. 

Our students are trailblazers.  We have advanced cybersecurity training so our
students find employment protecting the government, business, industry,
education, and the military from fraud at the state and national levels.  To
deliver the highest-quality cyber skills training to our students, we are
partnering with Microsoft and the American Association of Community Colleges for
the Cyberskills for All initiative, including grant money to further expand this
program.  The college values our role in community economic development and
works hard to foster industry partnerships to play an integral role in student
success.  We have the distinction of being a Center for Academic Excellence in
Cybersecurity—a point of pride for both our college and students who hold our
credentials. 

Beyond Cybersecurity, every year we engage nearly 200 students in Coding,
Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Data Analytics, IT Specialist, and
Simulation and Game Design training. These programs are CompTIA, CIW, and Cisco
certified, so students have documentation demonstrating they meet or exceed
industry standards to work in these high-demand fields—and they do! This year,
Cisco chose two students in information technology programs to serve on teams to
provide network security and technology troubleshooting at large, national
events. 

Health care is another high-demand field, and we offer eighteen credit and nine
non-credit health care programs.  The more than 500 students we train annually
through MGCCC’s nursing programs are leading the state and nation in health care
training.  The Bryant Center at Tradition, home to all our nursing programs, has
a state-of-the-art health care simulation center accredited by the Society
for Simulation in Healthcare.  The Associate Degree Nursing program ranks sixth
in the nation and first in the state.  The Practical Nursing program ranked as
the number one online program in the nation last year.  In our health care
programs, students have a ninety percent pass rate or better on national exams,
demonstrating their hard work in applying their outstanding training.   

Additional programs significant to our region include our Kubota Tech and
National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) training in Maritime
Multi-Craft and Maritime Technology programs, training in underwater drone
construction, and maintenance in the Unmanned Maritime Systems program.  MGCCC
also is an official training provider for Commercial Truck Driving through the
U.S. Department of Transportation. 

At MGCCC we want our students to thrive, and we empower them to do so through
high-quality, industry-specific, and certified training, opening matchless
opportunities for advancement in their careers.   We are proud to vitalize our
community through preparing students for success and providing local businesses
with highly qualified employees:  we build legacies—one career and one
generation at a time.  

Dr. Mary S. Graham has served as president of Mississippi Gulf Coast Community
College since 2011. A native of Mississippi, and a proud graduate of MGCCC
alumna, she embraces the philosophy of the community college and the rich
tradition of excellence in education.  Dr. Graham is the recipient of numerous
awards and honors and has led at the local, state, and national levels,
including as Chair of the American Association of Community Colleges. 


2023 RISE AWARDEE ANNOUNCED

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 26, 2023
 * Headlines, News
   

By: Frances W. Hopkins is Director of the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees
Award, as well as Director of President’s Education Awards Program.

A charge: Shine a Light on the staff that have been designed to have such impact
within the school walls. These staff are often not highlighted nor recognized
nearly enough. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is thrilled, along with the
RISE Coalition, to honor one extraordinary education support professional
annually and to generate appreciation for all classified school employees under
the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award. This is the third year
of the award, with nominations from governors and state education agencies,
often working together, due by November 1 annually. 

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UPDATED COLLEGE SCORECARD WILL HELP STUDENTS FIND HIGH VALUE POSTSECONDARY
PROGRAMS

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 25, 2023
 * Headlines, News, Students
   

By: Roberto J. Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation
and Policy Development

> We need a system that’s inclusive, that delivers value, and that produces
> equitable outcomes. We need transparency in data more now than ever before.
> 
> – Secretary Miguel Cardona

The U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard is a free online tool to
help students of all ages, families, educators, counselors, and other college
access professionals make data-informed decisions when choosing a college or
university to attend. Through an open and easy-to-use website, the Scorecard
supports students on their pathway to college and future careers by increasing
the transparency of information that will help them understand the benefits of a
higher education, such as college costs, student debt, graduation rates,
admissions test scores and acceptance rates, student body diversity,
post-college earnings, and much more.

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MY HOMETOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE & THE CHANGE IT’S MADE IN ME

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 24, 2023
 * Headlines, News
   

By: Ángel Gabriel Garcia, Student at Oxnard College

My name is Ángel Gabriel Garcia, and I am a proud first-generation community
college student at Oxnard College. I was born and raised in Oxnard, California,
a city that’s often ridiculed and overlooked due to its high concentration of
immigrant families and poverty. The ugly and negative stereotypes I’ve heard
about my community over the years have instilled a burning passion in me to
prove the cynics wrong and show my community’s beauty. Thanks to my community
college, I’ve been able to start doing just that. 

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SCHOOLS ACROSS THE NATION EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES

 * Posted by
   U.S. Department of Education
   
 * April 20, 2023
 * Headlines, News
   

Congratulations to the 2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools,
District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees! The
2023 cohort, announced April 20th, includes 26 schools, 11 districts, and four
postsecondary institutions. These honorees employ sustainability practices and
policies to reduce environmental impact and utility costs, improve health and
wellness, and ensure effective environmental sustainability education. This
year, two-thirds of honorees are schools and districts in underserved
communities, illustrating that any school can adopt sustainability into their
daily operations, wellness programs, and curriculum.

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