By the end of this week, more than 62 percent of students across the country will complete their first day of school.  As a teacher, a principal, and a parent, I always loved those first few days – students seeing each other for the first time after summer break, getting to know their teachers, reading a book or participating in a

On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Henrico County, Virginia where he will join Virginia Governor Ralph Northam and U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger to tour Glen Allen High School and learn how the school utilized American Rescue Plan funds to prepare students and staff for the new school year.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor, launched an initiative to help connect millions of unemployed Americans to postsecondary education, especially those displaced from their employment during the pandemic. To help all Americans seek educational opportunities or training that lead to good jobs, the Departments of Education and Labor will alert institutions of higher education and state workforce agencies about ways to help unemployment insurance (UI) beneficiaries access postsecondary education opportunities.

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced the approval of Indiana’s American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) plan and distributed remaining ARP ESSER funds to them.