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2025-08-01 23:30:13 GMT

The Second Lady’s Summer Reading Challenge is as easy as 1-2-3:
1. Read 12 books this summer.
2. Submit your Reading Log by Sept. 5.
3. Receive a certificate & chance to visit Washington, DC!
Don’t wait – start today! https://www.whitehouse.gov/read/.
#2ndLadySummerReads @nprofile…yrhr
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2025-08-01 18:30:18 GMT

Wagner College wrongfully allowed a male to compete on the women’s fencing team. Today, they entered into a Resolution Agreement with ED to fully comply with Title IX’s protections for women and girls in sports.
https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-announces-wagner-college-has-entered-resolution-agreement-resolve-its-title-ix-concerns
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2025-08-01 15:15:00 GMT

🚨 Starting today, we will begin charging interest for student loans in the illegal SAVE Plan.
If you are a borrower in the SAVE Plan, please visit http://StudentAid.Gov to switch plans today.
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2025-07-30 20:05:14 GMT

ED urges all borrowers in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan to quickly transition to a legally compliant repayment plan, such as Income-Based Repayment (IDR).
Learn more: https://studentaid.gov/loan-simulator/
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2025-07-29 00:15:03 GMT

“The beauty of school choice is that there are options available to meet the needs of your individual child.”
Dr. Amy Moore shares how school choice - public school, dual enrollment, & online learning - helped her children find an education that fit their academic needs.
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2025-04-22 18:15:06 GMT

Community colleges can help set students up for careers in agriculture & natural sciences. As Acting Under Secretary James Bergeron notes, this creates more economic prosperity & environmental engagement in our communities, country, and world. #EarthDay #CommunityCollegeMonth
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2025-04-08 15:40:14 GMT

Grade 3-12 students, parents, and educators:
Enter America’s Field Trip for the opportunity to explore America’s landmarks, including @nprofile…2gy9 and @nprofile…9euq’s @nprofile…es42.
Students: Submit your entries by April 16!
https://america250.org/fieldtrip
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2025-04-07 22:20:11 GMT

Need ideas to celebrate #NationalLibraryWeek?
Help your kids get a library card and unlock a world of endless reading, adventures, educational resources, and activities!
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2025-04-06 19:00:33 GMT

Whether at school or in your community, libraries offer a world of literacy & learning! This week especially, we're celebrating our libraries and the people who make them run each day. #NationalLibraryWeek
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2025-04-04 17:45:11 GMT

"American education can be the greatest in the world. It ought not to be corrupted by political ideologies, special interests, and unjust discrimination. Parents, teachers, and students alike deserve better.” -@EdSecMcMahon.
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2025-03-10 23:20:12 GMT

A new era of accountability in federal government harkens back to Ronald Reagan & his plan to end the Department of Education in 1982.
As Professor Scott Yenor explains, that vision wasn’t about abandoning education, but trusting those closest to it. https://blog.ed.gov/2025/03/education-whose-job-is-it/
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