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# Press Releases 

                                    -  May 28, 2021  Statement by Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget  
The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President's budget for fiscal year 2022. As the Administration continues to make progress defeating the pandemic and getting our economy back on track, the budget makes historic investments that will help the country build back better and lay the foundation for shared growth and prosperity for decades to come.
  **Tags:**BudgetsPress Releases
                                    -  May 26, 2021  Statement by Secretary Cardona on President Biden’s Nomination of Lisa Brown  
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today issued the following statement on President Biden’s intent to nominate Lisa Brown for General Counsel in the Office of General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Education:
  **Tags:**Press Releases
                                    -  May 26, 2021  Secretary Cardona Holds Virtual Roundtable to Discuss the Importance of Providing Pell Grants for Incarcerated Individuals  
This afternoon, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona held a virtual roundtable to showcase the importance of providing Pell Grants for incarcerated individuals by speaking with students and former students who took college courses in prison.

This session allowed the Secretary to hear directly from students who have gone through college in prison programs and provided insight on how we can best serve these students going forward.
  **Tags:**Federal Pell Grant ProgramPress Releases
                                    -  May 24, 2021  Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education Announces Public Hearings on Protections for Students, Loan Repayment, Targeted Loan Cancellation Programs, and Other Higher Education Regulations    
The U.S.  Department of Education’s Office of Postsecondary Education announced today  that it will hold virtual public hearings on June 21, 23, and 24 to receive  stakeholder feedback on potential issues for future rulemaking sessions. 
  **Tags:**Postsecondary EducationRegulationStudent Loan ProgramsPress Releases
                                    -  May 18, 2021  Washington State's Melito Ramirez Named America's First ‘Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE)’ Awardee  
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona announced today the selection of Melito Ramirez, an intervention specialist at Walla Walla High School in Washington state, as the nation's first Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) awardee. 

This new honor, established by Congress in 2019, spotlights classified school employees' outstanding contributions to quality K-12 education in the United States.
  **Tags:**Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) AwardPress Releases
                                    -  May 17, 2021  Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights Announces Virtual Public Hearing to Gather Information for the Purpose of Improving Enforcement of Title IX  The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) today announced a virtual public hearing to be held from June 7, 2021, to June 11, 2021, to gather information for improving enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.   **Tags:**Title IXPress Releases
                                    -  May 13, 2021  Department of Education’s Federal Student Aid Denies Reinstatement Application of For-Profit Law School  
Today, the office of Federal Student Aid (FSA) in the  U.S. Department of Education (ED) informed Florida Coastal School of Law that  its application for reinstatement to participate in federal student aid  programs has been denied.
  **Tags:**Press Releases
                                    -  May 13, 2021  Statement by Secretary Cardona on President Biden's Nomination of Catherine Lhamon  
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today issued the following statement on President Biden's intent to nominate Catherine Lhamon for Assistant Secretary of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education:
  **Tags:**Press Releases
                                    -  May 13, 2021  U.S. Department of Education Announces 161 Students from Across the Country As 2021 U.S. Presidential Scholars  
U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona today announced the 57th class of U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields.
  **Tags:**Presidential Scholars ProgramPress Releases
                                    -  May 12, 2021  Secretary Cardona Holds Virtual Roundtable with Members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Community  
This afternoon, U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona held a virtual roundtable with members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community to discuss their experiences during the pandemic and ongoing challenges related to education in their communities.  
  **Tags:**Press Releases

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