Department of Education

This policy fact sheet supports educators and community leaders as they work to protect all students from discrimination and to create safe and supportive learning environments. 

This resource highlights ED’s efforts to foster socioeconomic diversity in schools and narrow opportunity gaps for students. 

This report offers a first look at the 2013-14 Civil Rights Data Collection, a survey of all public schools and school districts in the United States that highlights data related to equity and opportunity gaps in public schools.

This microsite features national data on chronic absenteeism.

This toolkit includes tips and resources to help current and former foster youth as they transition to adulthood and pursue college and career opportunities.

This report is the first-ever nationally-representative assessment of technology and engineering literacy among eighth-grade students.

This Congressionally-mandated report presents 43 indicators related to education, grouped under four areas: population characteristics, participation in education, elementary and secondary education, and postsecondary education. It also describes issues of current policy interest.

This joint guidance provides information to help educators ensure all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex.

This guide helps financial aid professionals better understand the administration and processing of Title IV federal student aid. 

This fact sheet explains how ED will allow students in 44 postsecondary institutions, taking dual enrollment college-credit courses, to access Federal Pell Grants as early as high school.