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      April 6, 2021  
  Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Launches Comprehensive Review of Title IX Regulations to Fulfill President Biden’s Executive Order Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Sex Discrimination  
  The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced a comprehensive review of the Department's regulations implementing Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as part of implementing President Biden's March 8 Executive Order on Guaranteeing an Educational Environment Free from Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Including Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity.
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          April 2, 2021  
  Department of Education Discharges Over $1.6 billion in HBCU Capital Finance Debt  
  The U.S. Department of Education recently discharged approximately $1.6 billion of debt provided to Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that participate in the HBCU Capital Financing Program. This action will provide debt relief to 45 HBCUs – 13 public institutions and 32 private institutions.  
  **Tags:**Federal AidHistorically Black College and University Capital Financing Program  Press Releases
          April 2, 2021  
  Secretary of Education Joins Senator Elizabeth Warren and Senator Chuck Schumer for a Roundtable Discussion With Student Loan Borrowers and Advocates  
  Today, Secretary Cardona joined a roundtable discussion alongside Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Elizabeth Warren to listen as student loan borrowers and advocates shared their stories about the impact student loan debt has had on their lives. The borrowers and advocates included a veteran father of five who was misled by a for-profit college, a recent college graduate, and a mother whose student loan debt led her to experience homelessness.  
  **Tags:**Student Loan Programs  Press Releases
          March 30, 2021  
  Department of Education Announces Expansion of COVID-19 Emergency Flexibilities to Additional Federal Student Loans in Default  
  Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) announced an expansion of the pause on federal student loan interest and collections to all defaulted loans in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program. This action will help more than one million additional borrowers burdened by debt during the COVID-19 emergency.  
  **Tags:**Student Loan ProgramsCoronavirus  Press Releases
          March 29, 2021  
  Education Department Announces Relief for Student Loan Borrowers with Total and Permanent Disabilities During the COVID-19 Emergency  
  The Department of Education (Department) today announced relief for certain borrowers who have received student loan discharges due to total and permanent disability. These changes will ensure no borrowers are at risk of having their loans reinstated, meaning they would have to repay their debt—for failure to provide earnings information during the COVID-19 emergency.  
  **Tags:**DisabilitiesStudent Financial AidCoronavirus  Press Releases
          March 25, 2021  
  ICYMI: Department of Education hosts National Safe School Reopening Summit  
  On March 24, 2021, the Department of Education hosted the National Safe School Reopening Summit. The summit gathered key education stakeholders from around the nation to discuss best practices on reopening schools quickly and safely.  
  **Tags:**National Safe School Reopening Summit  Press Releases
          March 24, 2021  
  Statement from U.S Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona regarding NAEP 2021 School Survey  
  “Today’s findings from the National Center for Education  Statistics show encouraging early progress in states and communities’ efforts  to reopen schools safely and quickly. As of February, 76% of schools were open  for full-time or hybrid learning. While schools continue to show us what’s  possible as they work to open their doors and meet students’ needs, we know  that we still have a lot of ground to go.  
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          March 24, 2021  
  Biden-Harris Administration to Announce New Actions to Help Schools Reopen Safely and Meet Students’ Needs  
  Today, at the National Safe School Reopening Summit  hosted by the U.S. Department of Education (Department), President Biden and  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will announce additional steps the  Biden-Harris Administration is taking to help schools safely and quickly reopen  and meet the needs of all students.  
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          March 23, 2021  
  How the U.S. Department of Education is Helping Schools Reopen Safely and Meet the Needs of Students  
  COVID-19  has been devastating for students and families. Despite heroic work by  educators, staff, and families, the pandemic has led to increased absences,  interruptions in learning opportunities and outcomes, more hungry kids and  families, and more social isolation.  
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          March 22, 2021  
  National Safe School Reopening Summit to Include President Biden, Vice President Harris, First Lady Jill Biden, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, and More  
  The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today  announced that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will  deliver pre-taped remarks during the virtual National Safe School Reopening  Summit, which will be held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 from 12 p.m. – 3:30 p m  EDT.  
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