Nine Back-to-School Financial Tips for College Students
Ed. Note: For college students around the country, the newness of the fall semester is probably starting to wear off. And while the admission process may seem like a distant memory, now is a good time...
View Article5 Questions to Ask the Financial Aid Office as You Head Back to School
Time to hang up the bathing suits and hit the books: It’s back-to-school season! For many of you, it’s probably been months since you’ve completed the FAFSA or submitted your school’s financial aid...
View Article3 Things to Do During Your Student Loan Grace Period
Your student loan grace period is a set amount of time after you graduate, leave school, or drop below half-time enrollment, but before you must begin repayment on your loan. The grace period gives you...
View ArticleWhat Is a Loan Servicer and Why Should I Care?
So you took out a federal student loan and now it’s time to pay it back. I was in your exact position a year ago and even though I was working at Federal Student Aid, the student loan repayment process...
View ArticleMore than 500 Colleges Agree to Adopt Financial Aid Shopping Sheet
I am pleased to announce that more than 500 colleges and universities (.xls), enrolling more than 2.5 million undergraduate students (thirteen percent of all undergrads), have committed to adopting the...
View ArticleBack on Track after Being Behind Bars
Secretary Duncan and Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier listen to previously incarcerated youth during a recent Student Voices Series. Official Department of Education photo by Leslie Williams. Returning...
View ArticleKansas Students Weigh in on Education Reform
Dennis Newell and Abbi Moser with their class at Turning Point Academy. Newell is a National Board Certified Teacher who contacted the Department and collaborated on their students’ project. A class of...
View ArticleDuncan Tours Neighborhoods and Schools Impacted by Sandy
Secretary Duncan talks with students at PS 38 during a visit to Staten Island on Thursday. Photo by Andy Kropa for the U.S. Department of Education. The wind and rain of Hurricane Sandy are long gone,...
View ArticleAsst Secretary Delisle and Youth Lend Their Voices to Combatting the...
Last week I met José, who visited the U.S. Department of Education for a roundtable discussion on school discipline policies. He described experiences at his Chicago high school that left him with the...
View ArticleHey Kids, Let’s Get Cooking!
Official White House Photo by Sonya N. Hebert Cross-posted from letsmove.gov. First Lady Michelle Obama is once again challenging America’s most creative junior chefs to put their talents to good use...
View ArticleSexual Assault Awareness Month: Making College Safety a Factor in Decision...
With National College Decision Day (May 1st), just around the corner, many students along with their parents are making the difficult decision on which college to attend in the fall. What factors play...
View ArticleNational Park Week…Did You Know?
Did you know that each year in April, America celebrates National Park Week, a chance to hike, learn, share, and give back in the Nation’s nearly 400 National Parks coast-to-coast? National Park Week...
View ArticlePTA and ED Team Up to Improve School Safety
“This job of keeping our children safe, and teaching them well, is something we can only do together, with the help of friends and neighbors, the help of a community, and the help of a nation.” —...
View ArticleYouth Succeed with Great Educators, Help from ED
Think back to that moment when you decided to pursue your dream. Who influenced your decision? A mentor? A parent? Or maybe a friend? For many people, their moment was sparked by an educator. Earlier...
View ArticleSurgeon General Tastes Healthy Schools’ Recipe in Chicago
Greene 5th grade chefs Daisy Salgado (left) and Gilberto Castaneda share healthy cooking tips with the Surgeon General and Mildred Hunter of the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services – Region V. Photo...
View ArticleFinding the Right College For You – Tools & Resources from ED
If you are a high school senior who has yet to decide where you’re going to college this fall, you are most likely not alone. May 1st marks the National College Decision Day where the vast majority of...
View ArticleClass of 2013: What’s Next for Your Student Loans?
I’m not afraid to admit that being a college senior is a little frightening (okay, slight understatement-it’s extremely frightening!) As the Class of 2013 prepares to say goodbye to the comforts of our...
View ArticleMigrant Life and the Inspiration of a Mother
Left to Right: Merylee’s husband Reymundo Juarez, daughter Lizelena Marie, son Angel Manuel, father Mario Alcala, daughter Alexandra Ines and Merylee Juarez on the day of her GED graduation. “Termine...
View ArticleEvery Child, Every Day, Whatever It Takes!
Michael Yudin, the Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) talks with students in Sanger, Calif. Earlier this...
View ArticleCelebrating Teachers During this Year’s Teacher Appreciation Week
Today marks the final day of an eventful Teacher Appreciation Week (May 6th-10th). The Department of Education joined millions across the country to celebrate teachers for their dedication and hard...
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