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Duncan & Posny Join CEC for Twitter Town Hall

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS), Alexa Posny, joined the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) yesterday for a Twitter town hall to address topics ranging from IDEA funding, social inclusion … Continue reading →

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Duncan and Posny Join CEC Convention for Twitter Town Hall

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Alexa Posny, will join the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) during their 2012 Convention and Expo, for a Twitter Town Hall on Wednesday, April 11, … Continue reading →

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@RuralED’s John White Answers Questions During #AskFAFSA Office Hours on Twitter

Posted on March 28, 2012 by John White

Did you know that completing and submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) increases the likelihood that a student will enroll in some form of post-secondary education? Students in rural communities are least likely to enroll and complete … Continue reading →

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#AskFAFSA Hours with @RuralED’s John White

Posted on March 20, 2012 by John White

For students in rural areas who may need help paying for college, it’s important that you complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA.) We understand the financial aid process can often be overwhelming, especially if you’ve never gone … Continue reading →

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#RuralED Chat Addresses Partnerships and Community Resources

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White joined W.K. Kellogg Foundation CEO Sterling Speirn recently in a discussion on Twitter about using partnerships and other resources to address the needs of high poverty rural schools. A snapshot of the … Continue reading →

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#AskFAFSA Office Hours with Loyola New Orleans’ Cathy Simoneaux

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Ed. Note: Cathy Simoneaux is the Director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at Loyola University New Orleans To celebrate Financial Aid Awareness Month, I hosted @FAFSA’s February #AskFAFSA Office Hours last night. Many students took advantage of … Continue reading →

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Financial Aid Awareness Month: Join ED for February #AskFAFSA Office Hours

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Guest Blogger

It is an especially exciting time for us here at Federal Student Aid because February is Financial Aid Awareness Month. With many state financial aid deadlines approaching, now is a great time to complete that FAFSA you’ve been putting off. … Continue reading →

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How Are You Increasing Opportunities in Rural Schools?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by John White

President Obama’s FY2013 budget request includes a discretionary funding increase of $1.7 billion for education, maintains critical formula funding that many rural schools depend on, and proposes new grant opportunities to support innovation. Many rural schools are forming partnerships to … Continue reading →

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Budget Questions? Join Asst. Secretary Carmel Martin for #AskED Twitter Q&A

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

THIS TWITTER Q&A HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Yesterday, the Obama Administration released its 2013 budget request, which included new investments in education. The budget seeks to make college more affordable, align job training and education with the demands of the workforce, … Continue reading →

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#HispanicED Twitter Town Hall with Arne Duncan

Posted on February 9, 2012 by David Terry

An engaged audience with a broad range of questions joined Secretary Arne Duncan on Twitter and via video yesterday to discuss education issues facing the Latino community. Duncan was joined by José Rico, executive director of the White House Initiative … Continue reading →

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Join Arne for a Twitter Town Hall on Hispanic Education

Posted on February 2, 2012 by David Terry

To follow up on the President’s State of the Union Address—in which critical topics like college affordability, dropout rates, teachers, and job training were addressed—Secretary Duncan will engage with the Hispanic community through a Twitter town hall at 3:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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#AskFAFSA Office Hours with ED’s Martha Kanter

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Guest Blogger

With many schools’ FAFSA deadlines quickly approaching, FAFSA season is heating up. Last night, Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter took to Twitter to answer some pressing questions students & parents had about the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. … Continue reading →

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