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# Press Releases 

                                    -  November 16, 2023  U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Announces List of Open Title VI Shared Ancestry Investigations of Institutions of Higher Education and K-12 Schools    
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s continued  efforts to take aggressive action to address the alarming nationwide rise in reports of antisemitism, anti-Muslim, anti-Arab, and  other forms of discrimination and harassment on college campuses and in K-12 schools since the October 7 Israel-Hamas conflict, today the U.S.
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                                    -  November 16, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Launches “Being Bilingual is a Superpower” to Promote Multilingual Education for a Diverse Workforce   
As part of its Raise the Bar: Create Pathways for  Global Engagement, the Biden-Harris Administration today launched  “Being Bilingual is a Superpower,” an initiative by the U.S. Department of  Education (Department) to promote multilingual education and bolster  high-quality language programs and a diverse multilingual educator workforce  across the country. 
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                                    -  November 15, 2023  U.S. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights Releases New Civil Rights Data on Students’ Access to Educational Opportunities During the Pandemic  
The U.S. Department of Education’s (Department)  Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today released new civil rights  data from the 2020–21 school year, offering critical insight regarding  civil rights indicators during that coronavirus pandemic year.
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                                    -  November 15, 2023  U.S. Department of Education Releases New Data Highlighting How the Simplified, Streamlined, and Redesigned Better FAFSA® Form Will Help Deliver Maximum Pell Grants to 1.5 Million More Students  
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released new state-by-state data and details showing that the simplified, streamlined, and redesigned 2024–25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form will help 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds receive Federal Pell Grants.
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                                    -  November 14, 2023  FACT SHEET: The U.S. Department of Education Announces New Tools to Tackle Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and Related Forms of Discrimination and Bias  
In May 2023, President Biden announced the historic U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. This whole-of-government approach represents the most comprehensive and ambitious U.S. government effort to counter antisemitism in American history.
  **Tags:**DiscriminationPress Releases
                                    -  November 9, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Framework for Student Loan Servicer Accountability To Protect Borrowers Nationwide  
The Biden-Harris Administration is fully committed to supporting student loan borrowers as they navigate return to repayment and  fixing problems in the student loan system. To further the goal of protecting  borrowers nationwide, the Biden-Harris Administration is taking steps to hold  student loan servicers accountable for meeting their obligations to students,  borrowers, and taxpayers when managing student loans. Today, the U.S.
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                                    -  November 9, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Premiers Public Service Announcement Elevating the Teaching Profession    
The U.S. Department of Education today launched its campaign to elevate the teaching  profession and promote educator diversity. The campaign titled “Teachers:  Leaders Shaping Lives” is headlined by a new Public Service Announcement (PSA)  developed in partnership with TEACH.org and One Million Teachers of Color.
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                                    -  November 9, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Convenes Higher Education Leaders to Improve Student Transfer to Increase Completion of College Degrees    **Tags:**Raise the BarPress Releases
                                    -  November 8, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Announces Nearly 5.5 Million Borrowers Are Enrolled in the SAVE Plan  
The Biden-Harris Administration released data today  showing that nearly 5.5 million borrowers are now enrolled in the Saving on a  Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan, including 2.9 million who have $0 payments. All  other borrowers enrolled in SAVE are saving an estimated $102 a month ($1,224 a  year) compared to what they would have paid on the Revised Pay As You Earn  (REPAYE) plan.
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                                    -  November 7, 2023  U.S. Department of Education Reminds Schools of Their Legal Obligation to Address Discrimination, Including Harassment  
As part of the Biden-Harris  Administration’s continued efforts to take aggressive action to address the  alarming rise in reports of antisemitic, Islamophobic, and other hate-based or  bias-based incidents at schools and on college campuses since the October 7th  Israel-Hamas conflict, today the U.S.
  **Tags:**DiscriminationPress Releases

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