MORE WONDERFUL NEWS FOR OUR FAITH AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS FROM USDE!
Over the past eight years, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and its centers across 12 federal agencies have worked with a wide range of ...
Posted Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 6:56PM
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HOW USDE IS EXPANDING COLLEGE OPPORTUNITY!!!
(It must be Christmas - Smile #BetterMakeRoom)
The Department recently released a report, “Advancing Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education,” building on the Obama Administration’s efforts t ...
Posted Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 6:22PM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!
PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANTS
This week, Secretary King announced more than $247 million in awards (http://www.ed.gov/…/us-departments-education-and-health-and…) to 18 states under the Preschool Development Grants (PD ...
Posted Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 6:00PM
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USDE ISSUES FACT SHEET ON REDUCING YOUTH RECIDIVISM
FACT SHEET: Reducing Recidivism for Justice-Involved Youth
The U.S. Department of Education announced today the release of new guides and resources to help justice- ...
Posted Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 4:51PM
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USDA FREE WEBINARS HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULE!
In November, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) scheduled several sessions of an informational webinar for lenders regarding FSA’s new EZ Guarantee program. Unfortunately, due ...
Posted Friday, December 2nd 2016 at 4:24PM
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HOT OFF THE PRESS!
Pres. Obama remarks on Coming Together, FLOTUS on #ReachHigher, HHS Sec. Sylvia Matthew Burwell on Impacting Our Communities, USDE Sec. Dr. John King on Awarding $247M in Grants to Pre-Schools, Agnes ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 8:40PM
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Enjoy an excellent read about a young woman faced with the suicide of her college roommate. Years later she becomes the victim of domestic violence and must reclaim her mental health.
Reenie, does so with the help of family, peer support, and c ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 2:38PM
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Dept. of Health & Human Services
The Fight With HIV: No Health without Mental Health
By: Joshua A. Gordon, M.D., Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Jimmy Kolker, HHS Assistant Secretary for Globa ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 2:07PM
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READ MORE VOICES BY CLICKING THE LINK BELOW!
So what does teacher leadership mean for our kids and community?
By Keri Randolph Imagine you read the following job posting on Twitter: Dynamic, creative, committed leaders needed to join ta ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 1:54PM
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VOICE FROM THE CLASSROOM
William Anderson works at Manual High School in Denver as the school AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) site-team coordinator, teacher leader overseeing equity, and teaches social studies and AVID. Read his ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 1:31PM
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FOR YOUR INFORMATION FROM USDE!
Teach to Lead Inclusion, Equity and Opportunity Summit
Teach to Lead participants will gather in Chicago, Ill., for a topical summit focused on ideas that will further inclusion, equity, and opportunity for stude ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 1:09PM
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THIS JUST IN!:
COMMITTING TO MORE ADULT SCHOOLS BY 2020!
USDE SECRETARY DR. JOHN KING shares that:
Over the last few months, staff of the Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) visited adult charter schools and schools fo ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 12:38PM
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Learning to Lead at a Teach to Lead Summit … Priceless
“Our kids need an education that is reflective of them, that challenges them, and helps them to better understand who they are in the world.” Last April, I was able ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 12:11PM
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Justice Department Announces Reforms at Bureau of Prisons to Reduce Recidivism & Promote Inmate Rehabilitation
Read and learn more HERE! https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-reforms-bureau-priso ...
Posted Thursday, December 1st 2016 at 11:22AM
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Connecticut’s East Hartford Public Schools’ Enrollment, Registration Methods Found in Violation of Civil Rights
The U.S. Department of Education announced today that its Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has reached an ag ...
Posted Wednesday, November 30th 2016 at 3:09PM
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Please follow the links to a few blogs and articles highlighting some of the great work we have done together.
White House Power Partnerships Blog
https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/11/29/power-partnerships?utm_content=&utm_medium=email& ...
Posted Wednesday, November 30th 2016 at 12:21PM
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ARI provides obstetricians, pediatricians and nurses with links to the latest research on ways to understand and to help children and adults on the autism spectrum. Please feel free to send us your comments and feedback to:
ClinicalResearchIn ...
Posted Wednesday, November 30th 2016 at 11:55AM
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The Mental Health Reform legislation we have all worked hard on has been added to a bill-the 21st Century Cures Act-that Congress will vote on as early as this week.
Adding to our excitement, language supporting CIT, mental health courts and ot ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2016 at 12:32PM
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As we reflect on the important work that we have been able to do throughout the Administration, we wanted to highlight some of our key messages. This is part of a reflection series presented by the White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2016 at 9:43AM
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Wednesday, November 30th
Ask the Clinician - Live Q & A with Nancy O'Hara, MD
Have questions you would like to ask a physician? Struggling to navigate evidence-based treatment for yourself or your loved one on the autism spect ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2016 at 9:21AM
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!:
You are invited to join an Asian American/Pacific Islander leaders conference call on Wednesday, November 30th at 5:00 PM EST with Tina Tchen, Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff to the First Lady, and other W ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2016 at 9:01AM
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Trump has chosen Representative Price for health secretary: New York Times!
WASHINGTON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican U.S. Representative Tom Price of Georgia to be secretary of health and human ser ...
Posted Tuesday, November 29th 2016 at 8:15AM
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DID YOU KNOW?
After considering and incorporating extensive feedback from stakeholders across the education system and the public, the U.S. Department of Education today announced final regulations to implement the accountability, data reporting ...
Posted Monday, November 28th 2016 at 11:43AM
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November 24, 2016
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WEEKLY ADDRESS: Coming Together On Thanksgiving
In this week's address, President Obama wished the American people a happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving reminds us that no matter our differences, we are still on ...
Posted Saturday, November 26th 2016 at 4:26PM
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MENSAJE SEMANAL: Uniéndonos en el Día de Acción de Gracias
Comentarios del Presidente Barack Obama
Mensaje semanal
La Casa Blanca
24 de noviembre de 2016
Hola a todos. Les deseo un feliz Día de Acción de Gracias en nombr ...
Posted Saturday, November 26th 2016 at 4:06PM
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