WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education today announces the following new hires: Casey Sacks—Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education Sacks serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education. Sacks provides leadership for initiatives supporting career and technical education, adult education, correctional and re-entry education and community […]
WASHINGTON—After months of research, visiting successful programs around the nation, and receiving testimony from experts and concerned citizens, today the Federal Commission on School Safety (Commission) released a 177-page report detailing 93 best practices and policy recommendations for improving safety at schools across the country. Utilizing the information gathered, the Commission report offers a holistic […]
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that it has not only fulfilled but surpassed President Trump’s directive to invest $200 million in high-quality science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), including computer science, education. In total, the Department obligated $279 million in STEM discretionary grant funds in Fiscal Year 2018. “It’s important that all students […]
GE Healthcare (NYSE: GE), in collaboration with Shirazi Trading, held a series of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging workshops in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The workshops, led by renowned cardiologist Dr. Saima Mushtaq, GE Healthcare’s Clinical Leaders for CT and MRI, Murat Karakoc and Dr. Ibrahim Elmogy, brought together more than 60 specialists […]
Following are UN Deputy Secretary‑General Amina J. Mohammed’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high‑level event “Making the Impossible Possible: Unlocking Human Potential through the International Finance Facility for Education”, in New York today: We gather today to highlight the importance of education — and to assess together the crisis it is facing globally. […]
Sydney, Australia – GE this week announced more than one hundred Australian schools have been selected for its 2018 GE Additive Education Program, the largest rollout of its kind in Australia. The primary and secondary schools from across the country will receive a polymer 3D printer, supporting software and an education curriculum to give students […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos earlier this week visited with sixth through eighth grade girls participating in the Smithsonian’s “She Can” STEM Summer Camp to highlight the exciting opportunities available in STEM fields. The camp, which was open to Washington, D.C. area girls who attend Title 1 Schools, doubled in size with […]
WASHINGTON —U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos today announced the approval of Utah and California’s consolidated state plans under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). “I am pleased to approve Utah and California’s plans, both of which comply with the requirements of the law,” said Secretary DeVos. “I look forward to seeing how these states […]
WASHINGTON – The Institute of Education Sciences today released the 2017 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), commonly referred to as the “Nation’s Report Card”. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos issued the following statement in response: “The report card is in, and the results are clear: We can and we must do better for […]
Today, Secretary DeVos released the application for state educational agencies (SEAs) to apply for initial funding under the Immediate Aid to Restart School Operations (Restart) program. The release follows DeVos’ recent announcement of $2.7 billion in federal assistance to help K-12 school districts and schools as well as institutions of higher education in their recovery […]
