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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today released the following statement about the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals' ruling on the Biden-Harris Administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan:

“Today’s ruling from the 8th Circuit blocking President…

The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced that the Colonial School District near Wilmington, Delaware, has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure the district’s compliance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504) and Title II…

The Biden-Harris Administration announced today the approval of roughly $1.2 billion in additional student loan relief for 35,000 borrowers across the country who work in public service. These approvals are the result of significant fixes that the Administration has made to the Public Service Loan…

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released proposed regulations that would increase college access for high school students, provide better public data on student outcomes, including to increase oversight over distance education programs, and ensure the student aid programs work…

On Thursday, July 18, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, along with U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn, will travel to Denmark, South Carolina to tour two Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Voorhees University and Denmark Technical College. Following the tours, Secretary…

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department, in close coordination with the Department of Education, announced today the continued and growing success of a process instituted in November 2022 for handling cases in which individuals seek to discharge their federal student loans in bankruptcy. Data and…

On Wednesday, July 17, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Atlanta, Georgia, to speak with Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) presidents and speak to borrowers who recently benefited from various debt relief programs.

Secretary Cardona will first head to Clark…

On Tuesday, July 16, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) will host the 2024 Engage Every Student Summit in Washington, D.C. In addition to recognizing this year's Engage Every Student Recognition Program Champions, the summit will convene youth, state, and local school leaders; state and…

Representatives from the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees will be honored in a ceremony Wednesday, July 10, in Washington, D.C.

The awardees will be recognized for their innovative efforts to reduce…