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# Press Releases 

                                    -  May 3, 2023  Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on New Nation’s Report Card on History and Civics Education  
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on the latest Nation’s Report card showing a decline in history and civics scores for eighth graders:
  **Tags:**Nation’s Report CardPress Releases
                                    -  May 2, 2023  U.S. Departments of Commerce, Labor, and Education Announce SelectTalentUSA, New Partnership to Increase Quality Jobs through FDI  
WASHINGTON – Today, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su  announced the launch of SelectTalentUSA, a joint initiative to help build a  pipeline of skilled workers to meet the growing workforce needs of foreign  multinationals as they establish new – or expand existing – operations in the  United States.
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                                    -  April 26, 2023  Nevada's Carlene Pacheco Named 2023 'Recognizing Inspiring School Employees' (RISE) Awardee   
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced today the selection of Carlene Pacheco, paraprofessional, Title VI liaison, and family service specialist at Churchill County High School in the Churchill County School District in Fallon, Nevada, as the 2023 Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) awardee.   
  **Tags:**Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) AwardPress Releases
                                    -  April 25, 2023  FACT SHEET: House Republican Proposals Hurt Children, Students, and Borrowers, and Undermine Education  
Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an effort to impose devastating cutbacks that would hurt children and undermine education, raise costs for hardworking families, and set back economic growth. And they are demanding these slashes while separately advancing proposals to add over $3 trillion to deficits through tax giveaways skewed to the wealthy and big corporations.
  **Tags:**BudgetsPress Releases
                                    -  April 24, 2023  U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Federal Student Aid Awards New Contracts to Five Companies to Serve Borrowers, Reduce Delinquency, and Improve Accountability    
Today, the U.S. Department of Education’s (Department’s) office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) announced it has signed contracts with five  companies to modernize and enhance loan servicing for more than 37 million borrowers with federally managed loans.
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                                    -  April 21, 2023  Statement from U.S. Education Secretary on Appointment of Distinguished Black Americans to Presidential Advisory Commission on Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans  
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued the following statement on the President's appointment of a group of distinguished Black Americans to the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans: 
  **Tags:**Advisory CommissionPress Releases
                                    -  April 20, 2023  U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Announced  Award Honors Schools, Districts, and  Postsecondary Institutions for Reducing Environmental Impact and Costs, Improving  Health and Wellness, Offering Effective Sustainability Education
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the  2023 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability  Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees.
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                                    -  April 19, 2023  Statement from Secretary Cardona on Speaker McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Proposal  
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona issued  the following statement after Speaker Kevin McCarthy released a proposal that  would cancel the Biden-Harris Administration’s targeted, one-time debt relief  program:
  **Tags:**Press Releases
                                    -  April 11, 2023  Federal Student Aid Denies Florida Career College Application to Continue Offering Federal Grants, Loans, and Work-Study Funds  
Following a thorough investigation, the U.S. Department  of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) informed Florida Career  College (FCC) today that its application to continue to participate in the  federal student aid programs has been denied. FCC’s application was denied  based upon evidence demonstrating:
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                                    -  April 6, 2023  FACT SHEET: U.S. Department of Education's Proposed Change to its Title IX Regulations on Students' Eligibility for Athletic Teams  
Since Title IX was signed into law more than 50 years ago, it has enabled tremendous strides in educational opportunity free from sex discrimination, including in athletics, for millions of students across the country.
  **Tags:**Title IXAthleticsPress Releases

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