Department of Education

This webpage provides information on recent policy, practice, and advocacy advances that address the educational barriers and supports needed for students in foster care. The webpage provides links to resources for youth; guidance and regulatory information; and resources on educational stability, special education, postsecondary education and training, and more. Learn ...

This policy brief outlines the Department’s current efforts to support and advance educator diversity and address high-need shortage areas. The brief features visualizations underscoring national and state data on teacher diversity and areas in which states have particular shortages. Learn more.  ...

This webinar recording explores the challenges faced by English learners (ELs) experiencing homelessness, strategies for partnership and collaboration, and promising practices to sustain wraparound supports beyond the availability of American Rescue Plan – Homeless Children and Youth (ARP-HCY) funding. Learn more.  ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 5 pages) describes how students with disabilities (SWDs) should be considered and included during emergency management planning. Tips for administrators and school officials are provided. Learn more (PDF, 5 pages). 

This webpage explains why it is essential for educators and policymakers to understand and respond to the needs of today’s youth through a lens of culturally responsive pedagogy. The webpage features videoclips, Q&A, discussion highlights, and links to related resources. Learn more. 

This animated video offers advice for the school improvement process that was suggested by members of the Equity and School Improvement Community of Practice. The video includes advice within these five areas of the school improvement process:   Designation of low performing schools  Crafting messages  Setting planning requirements  Supporting changes  Sustaining improvements  Learn more.  ...

This webpage contains questions to help guide parents’ conversations with teachers and other school staff. These questions focus on building strong relationships with students' schools year-round, sustaining two-way communication, and structuring support for students between home and school. Additional resources are provided. Learn more.  ...

This webpage features a press release and a video announcing the 2023 Blue Ribbon Schools. The Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. ED formally recognized the 313 ...

This resource (PDF, 3 pages) defines bullying and offers bullying prevention strategies that school leaders, teachers, and staff can implement to help identify, address, and prevent bullying in schools. Additional resources are provided. Learn more (PDF, 3 pages). 

ED announced funding for three technical assistance (TA) centers to support the Department’s Raise the Bar: Lead the World initiative. These TA centers will fund state and local efforts to support and enhance student wellbeing, academic success, and school safety:  Comprehensive Literacy State Development Center   National Technical Assistance Center for 21st Century Community ...