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# Press Releases 

                                    -  September 5, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than 4 Million Student Loan Borrowers Are Enrolled in the New SAVE Plan  
The U.S. Department of Education today announced more than 4 million student loan borrowers are enrolled in the Biden-Harris Administration's new Saving on A Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven repayment (IDR) plan, including those who were transitioned from the previous Revised-Pay-As-You-Earn (REPAYE) plan.
  **Tags:**Student Financial AidStudent Loan ProgramsPress Releases
                                    -  September 5, 2023  U.S. Department of Education to Promote Educator Diversity Through National Convenings  
Extending its commitment to support school systems as they find new and innovative ways to encourage, invest in, and support teachers across America, the U.S. Department of Education (Department) will host two convenings focused on educator diversity.
  **Tags:**Elementary Secondary EducationDiversityPress Releases
                                    -  August 30, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Approves $72 Million in Borrower Defense Discharges for over 2,300 Borrowers who Attended Ashford University  
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the  approval of $72 million in borrower defense to repayment discharges for more than 2,300 students who applied for relief from loans they took out to attend  Ashford University (Ashford), which was an online for-profit school based in  San Diego. The approvals come from a review by the U.S.
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                                    -  August 29, 2023  Biden-Harris Administration Seeks Nominations for Non-Federal Negotiators to Continue Rulemaking Process on Student Debt Relief     
The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the next step in its work to open a new pathway to student debt relief by soliciting nominations for negotiators who will participate in public rulemaking negotiation sessions this Fall. The Department is seeking  nominations from 14 different constituency groups for the Student Loan Relief committee, which will meet for three virtual sessions beginning October 10.
  **Tags:**Press Releases
                                    -  August 28, 2023  U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Resolves Sexual Harassment Compliance Review of Newark Public School District in New Jersey   
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the Newark Public School District in New Jersey has entered into a resolution agreement to ensure the district’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 when  responding to notice of sexual harassment of its students by other students and  employees.
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                                    -  August 28, 2023  FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Highlights Efforts to Support K-12 Education as Students go Back-to-School  
The  President and First Lady will mark the start of the school year by visiting  students at Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, D.C. When President Biden  took office, less than half of K-12 students were going to school in person.  Today, thanks to the President’s swift actions and historic investments, every  school in America is open safely for in-person instruction.
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                                    -  August 24, 2023  Secretary Miguel Cardona Announces “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar”  
On Tuesday, Sept. 5, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will launch the “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar” from  Sept. 5 to Sept. 8. The week-long, multi-state road trip will showcase the many ways schools, families, and communities are doubling down on accelerating student learning and raising the bar in education.

The “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar” will feature stops in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
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                                    -  August 24, 2023  U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights Issues Resource on Race and School Programming  
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                                    -  August 24, 2023  U.S. Department of Education Takes Action Against Five Schools for Disbursing Federal Student Aid to Students Enrolled in Unaccredited Programs  
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department)  announced settlement agreements with five law schools after a Federal Student  Aid (FSA) investigation revealed that the schools improperly disbursed Title IV funds to students enrolled in unaccredited Master of Laws (LL.M.)  programs.
  **Tags:**Student Financial AidTitle IVPress Releases
                                    -  August 23, 2023  Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on the Transformation and Decentralization Plan for the Puerto Rico Department of Education   
U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today released  the following statement on the Initiative for Decentralization of Education and Autonomy of Regions (IDEAR)’s recommendations and plan for the transformation of the Puerto Rico Department of Education (PRDE):
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