# Raise the Bar

- Raise the Bar: Lead the World "Raise the Bar: Lead the World" is the U.S. Department of Education's call to action to transform P-12 education and unite around what truly works—based on decades of experience and research—to advance educational equity and excellence.
- Biden-Harris Administration Convenes Higher Education Leaders to Improve Student Transfer to Increase Completion of College Degrees 
- U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $115 Million to Help Increase Educator Compensation and Promote Educator Diversity The U.S. Department of Education today announced new  awards totaling nearly $115 million to support 29 Teacher and School Leader (TSL) Incentive projects, bolstering the Department's commitment to  ensuring a well-prepared, diverse, and sustainable educator workforce.
- The Biden-Harris Administration Announces Technical Assistance Centers to Accelerate Learning and Support Student Wellbeing The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced technical assistance centers to support state and local efforts to support and enhance student wellbeing, academic success, and school safety.
- U.S. Department of Education Announces National HBCU Week Conference Today,  the Biden-Harris administration is announcing that it will host the 2023  National HBCU Week Conference in Arlington, Virginia on September 24-28th. The  annual National HBCU Week Conference is the nation's premier convening of key  influencers in the HBCU space.
- Raise the Bar: Eliminate the Educator Shortage Goal: Eliminate the educator shortage for every school by ensuring that schools are appropriately staffed, paying educators competitively, and strengthening pathways into the profession.
- Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Resources “The investments proposed in President Biden’s new budget reflect this Administration’s deep belief in education as the foundation of all opportunity in America.
- Raise the Bar: Create Pathways for Global Engagement Goal: Ensure every student has a path   to postsecondary education and training, including by establishing and scaling innovative systems of college and career pathways that integrate high schools, colleges, careers, and communities and lead to students earning industry-recognized credentials and securing in-demand jobs.The Problem
- Raise the Bar: College Excellence and Equity "Some of the most important innovations in higher education today are being driven by institutions that get little glory but that are narrowing gaps in access to college opportunity and accelerating their graduates' economic mobility ...
- Raise the Bar: Boldly Improve Learning Conditions Goal: Eliminate the educator shortage for every school by ensuring that schools are appropriately staffed, paying educators competitively, and strengthening pathways into the profession.
- Raise the Bar: Achieve Academic Excellence Goal: Develop a comprehensive and rigorous education for every student with high-quality instruction that prepares them to be active, engaged, and lifelong learners.The Problem
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Finalists in the Future Finder Challenge to Advance Digital Career Navigation Tools for Adult Learners Today, the U.S. Department of Education is announcing five finalists in the Future Finder Challenge, a $1 million challenge to reimagine career navigation for adult learners. This is the first time the Department has launched a challenge to advance the education technology space for adult learners.
- U.S. Secretary of Education to Participate in National Read Across America Day by Reading to Students in Dual Language Program On Thursday, March 2, U.S. Secretary of  Education Miguel Cardona will read to students at Tyler Elementary School in  Washington, D.C., during National  Read Across America Day.
- U.S. Department of Education Announces First-Ever Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program Grants to Strengthen Teachers of Color Pipeline and Address Teacher Shortage Today, the U.S. Department of Education (Department)  announced first-ever awards, totaling over $18 million, for the Augustus F.  Hawkins Centers of Excellence Program grants to increase high-quality teacher  preparation programs for teachers of color, strengthen the diversity of our  teacher pipeline, and address teacher shortages.
- U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education to Visit Nashville, Tennessee During “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” Tour On Monday, Jan. 30, U.S. Deputy Secretary of  Education Cindy Marten will continue her “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” tour  by traveling to Valor Collegiate Academies in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss  ways the campus—three schools serving grades 5 through 12—can continue to  promote academic excellence and prepare its students for global  competitiveness.
- Secretary Cardona Announces the U.S. Department of Education’s “Raise the Bar: Lead the World” Initiative In a major address, U.S.  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona laid out his vision for the direction the  agency will follow in 2023 to promote academic excellence, improve learning  conditions, and prepare our students for a world where global engagement is  critical to our nation’s standing.
- Remarks by U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Raise the Bar: Lead the World Thank  you to everyone, here and on the livestream, for joining us today for an  important conversation on what it will take to Raise the Bar in education – and  Lead the World – in three key areas: academic excellence, boldly improving  learning conditions, and preparing our students for a world of global  competitiveness.