The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions approved legislation in December
to reauthorize the mission of the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED’s) research arms, the National
Center for Education Statistics and the Instit...

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has published a final version of its updated guidance on providing equitable services under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). This is the final version of guidance updates or...

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) published updates to the document, Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as Amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act: Providing Equitable Services to Eli...

Latest OSERS Newsletters

Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) is releasing Notices Inviting Applications for two grant programs to increase access to mental health services for students and young people, totaling $280 million, that were funded thr...

SAVE THE DATES: 
October 2022 Mental Health Learning Series

Join the U.S. Department of Education for a 3-part webinar series on promoting promising practices, resources and understanding existing barriers to mental health services for s...

September 13, 2022

Dear Colleague,

The last two years have had a profound impact on our students and schools. National data released earlier this month from the National Assessment of Educational Progress confirm this impact and sho...

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today issued the following statement in response to the tragic events at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas:

“My heart is aching for all the families in Uvalde, Texas who are living throug...

Today, the U.S. Department of Education will host a first-of-its-kind virtual summit, From Recovery to Thriving: Supporting Mental Health & Students with Disabilities, to highlight steps schools, colleges, and communities can take to suppor...

We're celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week at the U.S. Department of Education. Today, Secretary Cardona wrote this piece for USA TODAY...

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As a high school student in Connecticut, I always looked forward to art class with Linda Ranso...

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona testified in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies regarding the Biden administration’s request for fiscal year (FY) 2023 fu...

The National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators submitted the below letter to the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, commenting on the provided draft guidance for Equitable Services cov...

A survey released this week by the American Psychological Association says that nearly half of teachers and a third of administrators said they are planning or want to leave their current positions due to concerns about school climate and s...

As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting districts and schools across this country in addressing teacher and staff short...

As part of its ongoing commitment to supporting districts and schools across this country in addressing teacher and staff short...

ED Updates Guidance on Missing School Lunch Data

The U.S. Department of Education updated guidance this week regarding how districts should calculate indicators which require data on the number of low-income students in a school or distric...

DEC 17, 2021

Dear colleagues,

I am pleased to share the Draft Frequently Asked Questions: Impact of COVID-19 on 2021-2022 Accountability Systems Required under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). The pur...

Today, the U.S. Department of Education released the 2022 application for the Statewide Family Engagement Centers program,...

Save-The-Date

- Lessons from the Field Webinar Series -

Addressing Student Behavioral Needs & Supporting Their Mental Health

Wednesday, December 8, 2021 | 3:00 - 4:15 PM ET

Attention: State and District Leaders, School Administrato...

IDEA46 | Transcending Barriers, Past and Present

By Katherine (Katy) Neas, Deputy Assistant Secretary
Delegated the authority to perform the functions and duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilit...

U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Solicits Public Input on Civil Rights Data Collection for 2021-22 School Year

Dear Colleague,

The U.S. Departments of Education and Treasury invite you to an upcoming two-part webinar series – “Using American Rescue Plan Funds and Other Federal Supports to Address State and Local Teacher and School Staff Labor Sh...

U.S. Department of Education Announces Return-to-School Road Trip to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning

U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2021-22 School Year

APPROVED STATE PLANS

This week, the Department announced approval of seven American Rescue Plan (ARP) Elementary and Secondary Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund state plans -- Arkansas, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, a...

Dear colleagues,

I want to share the email below and the information attached that was sent to chief state school officers on Friday, July 2.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

From: Hone...

Colleagues...

As we end Teacher Appreciation Week, I wanted to share a blog from Secretary Cardona to America’s teachers.  Please share with your members and networks.

https://blog.ed.gov/2021/05/a-letter-to-americas-teachers/

Save-The-Date

Lessons from the Field: How Schools and Districts are

Meeting the Social-Emotional and Mental Health Needs of Students and Staff

Wednesday, May 12, 2021 3:00 - 4:15 PM ET

Attention: Education Agencies, Education Pr...

April 22, 2021

Dear Superintendent:

    I hope this letter finds you well in these challenging times. I write to let you know about current efforts by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) to address question...

YOU'RE INVITED 

You are invited to join the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Data Summit Series. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to a...

YOU'RE INVITED 

You are invited to join the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2021 Data Summit Series. Designed for the novice data user, the series will present a high-level overview of several data products and demonstrate how they can be used to a...

MARCH 18, 2021

Dear Colleagues,

On January 21, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14000, “Supporting the Reopening and Continuing Operation of Schools and Early Childhood Education Providers.” This E.O. directs t...

March 9, 2021

Dear Education Partners,

On March 2, 2021, President Biden challenged all states, territories, and the District of Columbia to ensure every pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade (pre-K through 12) educator and school sta...

March 8, 2021

Dear colleagues,

Please see the information below that was shared with chief state school officers earlier this morning.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

From: Honeysett, Ada...

from: Honeysett, Adam <Adam.Honeysett@ed.gov>
date: Mar 2, 2921, 3:01 PM
subject: Letter from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona: Working Together for Students

To our Nation’s Educators and Education Stakeholders:  

Thank you for givi...

February 22, 2021

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter below that was sent to all chief state school officers earlier this afternoon.

Best,

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Assesssment and Accountability

From: Honeysett, Adam...

Dear Colleagues,

Last summer, States and school districts reported, for the first time, school-by-school spending data required by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the below information with a correction from what I shared last week – with the password to join the webinars this week.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney, Director
School Support and Accountability

****...

The Honorable Betsy Devos
Secretary
United States Department of Education
400 Maryland Ave SW
Washington, DC 20202 

Dear Secretary DeVos, 

This letter is in response to the recent release of a portal to track spending of CARES Act Education...

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"Available for instructors worldwide, this free course covers ...

Dear Chief State School Officers,

Today (10/09/2020), the U.S. Department of Education released Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools under CARES Act Programs.  This document revises previous (April...

Secretary DeVos Launches New Web Tool to Help Parents, Educators Easily Access School Spending Data

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov

• WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos launched ...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the attached flyer that announces two upcoming webinars from the U.S. Department’s Office of English Language Acquisition. Please feel free to share this with your districts and schools. Have a good weekend, ...

September 3, 2020

Dear Chief State School Officer:

During the past several months, we have experienced unprecedented challenges across this nation, and I thank you for your efforts to meet the needs of all your students and safely...

On Monday, August 10, 2020, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department), Office of Safe and Supportive Schools (OSSS) and its Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools (REMS) Technical Assistance (...

Department launches $600,000 competition to advance student-centered technology education

As part of her continuing charge to state and local education leaders to rethink school, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today a...

Dear K-12 education stakeholders,

Please join U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Frank Brogan, as he leads a panel discussion on the use of technology to support meaningf...

We are still collecting responses for the 2020 Census. Please remind your members, coworkers, friends and family that they can still respond online, by phone, or on the paper questionnaire received in the mail.  As we delve into summer, I w...

Reminder Grant Assistance Information

Dear Grantee,

Tomorrow, 06/18 and Friday, 06/19, the State and Grantee Relations (SGR) will host two office hours sessions.  During office hours, ESSER grantees may connect with SGR through Skype or by ph...

National Association of ESEA State Program Administrators (NAESPA)
Ensuring Student Equity and Access

All of us have witnessed unconscionable recent acts of violence that are just the latest in an unending series of crimes that have devalue...

Dear K-12 education stakeholders,

Please join U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, Frank Brogan, as he leads a panel discussion on the practical application of virtual lear...

The Department of Education is seeking peer reviewers for its FY 2020 Education Stabilization Fund-Rethink K-12 Education Models (ESF-REM) discretionary grant competition.

The Education Stabilization Fund-Rethink K-12 Education Models (...

Dear colleagues,

Please see this note and attached fact sheet that were sent to chief state school officers earlier this afternoon.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney
Director, School Support & Accountability

From: Hone...

Dear Colleagues,

On May 11, 2020, the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced a $3 million grant competition to support school districts that build equitable, student-centered funding (SCF) systems under a pilot program author...

[NOTE: 05/19/2020--The message below was forwarded to the ESEA Network by Patrick Rooney, Director, School Support and Accountability, US Department of Education.]

OESE CAREER OPPORTUNITY

The following OESE position is currently ann...

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) published a question and answer (Q&A) document yesterday that addresses local educational agencies’ (LEAs’) responsibility to provide equitable services to non-public school students and teachers under ...

Dear Colleagues:

I wanted to let you know that the Department today released the notice inviting applications for the Competitive Grants for State Assessments (CGSA) program. The purpose of this program is to enhance the quality of asse...

Dear Intergovernmental stakeholders,

Today, the U.S. Department of Education released Providing Equitable Services to Students and Teachers in Non-Public Schools under CARES Act Programs.  

The purpose of this document is to provide...

FCC Media Contact:

Press Office, (202) 418-2156

mediarelations@fcc.gov

ED Media Contact:   

Press Office, (202) 401-1576 

press@ed.gov

For Immediate Release

FCC AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROMOTE REMOTE EDUCATION...

Dear colleagues,

Please see the letter and attached waiver template that was shared with chief state school officers earlier today.

Best,

Patrick

Patrick Rooney
Director, School Support and Accountability

From: Honeysett, A...

February 10, 2017

Dear Chief State School Officer:

Thank you for the important work you and stakeholders in your State are engaged in to develop new State plans and transition to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which reauthor...

NOTE: U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., joined by Deputy Assistant to the President Roberto Rodríguez and President and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, will hold a press call at 2:30 p.m. ET today (Au...

Denise Juneau is the first American Indian woman in the country to be elected to any statewide office. She is a former classroom teacher, holding a bachelor's degree in English from Montana State University, a MEd from Harvard, and a JD fro...

An educational psychologist, David Berliner is the co-author of the books: "Collateral Damage: How High Stakes Testing Corrupts American Education" and "The Manufactured Crisis: Myths, Fraud and the Attack on America's Public Schools."  He ...