President Obama today tapped Catherine E. Lhamon, who spent a decade working for the American Civil Liberties Union in California, as chief civil rights enforcer at the Education Department. Read Full Post >
Employees at the U.S. Department of Education won't face furloughs due to the cuts from sequestration, according to a memo sent to staff late this afternoon. Read Full Post >
The deadline to apply for $135 million in Investing in Innovation grants is July 2. Read Full Post >
A new survey from the Partnership for Public Service reports that Education Department employees give their agency lower-than-average marks for innovation. Read Full Post >
Organizers of Occupy DOE 2.0 inveighed against high-stakes testing and the "dismantling of public education" as they gathered to protest in Washington. Read Full Post >
Key parts of the U.S. Department of Education's website have been down after federal officials detected "suspicious activity" on Friday and moved to "protect the integrity of the site." Read Full Post >
The deadline to submit a pre-application to the U.S. Department of Education for a $3 million i3 development award is April 26. Read Full Post >
Carmel Martin, who has been one of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's right-hand people, will leave the Education Department and head to the Center for American Progress. Read Full Post >
Auditors found minor problems with oversight of Investing in Innovation grants, but potentially bigger issues if the workload of the U.S. Department of Education grows. Read Full Post >
A commission created by Congress is calling for states, with federal support, to revamp their school funding systems and teacher pipelines to direct more resources to the most at-risk students. Read Full Post >
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