Category Archives: Join the Conversation

Duncan & Mills host #GradStartup Twitter Q&A

Posted on April 26, 2012 by David Terry

Small Business Administrator Karen Mills made her Twitter debut yesterday as she and Secretary Arne Duncan hosted an online Q & A responding to questions about how to start a new business, the loan repayment and forgiveness plans available to … Continue reading →

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ED & SBA Host Twitter Chat: Connecting Grads to Resources to Help Them Startup

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Guest Blogger

Cross-posted from SBA.gov Graduation season is right around the corner and to help grads that are looking to start a small business, SBA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a Twitter Q & A Session on April 25 … Continue reading →

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#RuralED Chat Addresses Partnerships and Community Resources

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White joined W.K. Kellogg Foundation CEO Sterling Speirn recently in a discussion on Twitter about using partnerships and other resources to address the needs of high poverty rural schools. A snapshot of the … Continue reading →

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Busting Silos

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Karen Gross

Earlier this year the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) held a summit that brought together a group of education stakeholders who don’t typically engage with each other on a regular basis.  During the summit, researchers, practitioners, policy makers and government … Continue reading →

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Plenty of Room at the Teachers’ Table

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Guest Blogger

I’ve been a Spanish teacher for more than 30 years. All of the voices of educators I’ve known – in urban, suburban, public and private schools – sounded in my head last Wednesday as I listened to Secretary Duncan launch … Continue reading →

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Financial Aid Awareness Month: Join ED for February #AskFAFSA Office Hours

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Guest Blogger

It is an especially exciting time for us here at Federal Student Aid because February is Financial Aid Awareness Month. With many state financial aid deadlines approaching, now is a great time to complete that FAFSA you’ve been putting off. … Continue reading →

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Launching Project RESPECT

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

“Our goal is to work with educators in rebuilding their profession—and to elevate the teacher voice in shaping federal, state and local education policy,” said Secretary Duncan today at the launch of the RESPECT Project. “Our larger goal is to … Continue reading →

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Budget Questions? Join Asst. Secretary Carmel Martin for #AskED Twitter Q&A

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

THIS TWITTER Q&A HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Yesterday, the Obama Administration released its 2013 budget request, which included new investments in education. The budget seeks to make college more affordable, align job training and education with the demands of the workforce, … Continue reading →

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Join Arne for a Twitter Town Hall on Hispanic Education

Posted on February 2, 2012 by David Terry

To follow up on the President’s State of the Union Address—in which critical topics like college affordability, dropout rates, teachers, and job training were addressed—Secretary Duncan will engage with the Hispanic community through a Twitter town hall at 3:00 p.m. … Continue reading →

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Join the Conversation During the State of the Union

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Save the date for Tuesday January 24, at 9 pm EST, when President Obama will give his annual State of the Union address, with education being a likely topic of discussion during the speech. You can watch an enhanced version … Continue reading →

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Join ED and Teachers for a #TeachTalk Discussion on Twitter

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Guest Blogger

“Teachers make thousands of decisions a day, and they don’t do it about an abstract idea, they do it about the life of a child. You can’t imagine anything harder.” -Brad Jupp, Senior Program Adviser on Teacher Initiatives, Office of … Continue reading →

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Talking Title IX on Twitter

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Title IX, the civil rights law that ensures educational institutions that receive federal funding do not discriminate on the basis of sex. Secretary Duncan has said that Title IX is “one of the … Continue reading →

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