News Posts: School Support and Accountability

Performance Review

As part of ED’s responsibility for fiscal and programmatic oversight and identify areas in which States need assistance and support to meet their goals and obligations, SSA periodically assesses the extent to which State educational agencies (SEAs) provide leadership and guidance for local educational agencies (LEAs) and schools in implementing policies and procedures that comply […]

Students in Foster Care

Program Description Children and youth in foster care represent one of the most vulnerable student populations in the United States.  Of the approximately 437,000 children in foster care in 2018, approximately 270,000 were school-aged.  Studies have demonstrated that students in foster care are more likely than their peers to struggle academically and to drop-out of […]

Performance

Data Collection Information ED Data Express To access data collected and published by the Department of Education, please see ED Data Express.  EDFacts File Specifications The specific file specifications (FS) relevant to the collection and submission of Title I, Part D data are FS 113, FS 119, FS 125, FS 127, FS 180, and FS […]

Performance

Data Collection Information ED Data Express To access data collected and published by the Department of Education, please see ED Data Express. EDFacts File Specifications The specific file specification relevant to the collection and submission of teacher data is FS 203. To access all file specifications for all EDFacts data files, please see the following […]

Legislation, Regulations, & Guidance

Legislation Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, Title II, Part A; 20 U.S.C. 6301-6339, 6571-6578 TITLE II—Preparing, Training, and Recruiting High-Quality Teacher, Principals, or Other School Leaders Sec. 2001. Purpose. Sec. 2002. Definitions. Sec. 2003. Authorization of Appropriations. PART A—Supporting Effective Instruction Sec. 2101. Formula grants to States. Sec. 2102. Subgrants to […]

Application

Federal Register Notices Notice Inviting Applications (June 22, 2020) Correction Notice  (July 27, 2020) Notice Inviting Applications PDF 2020 Application Grant Application Package Application Package Instructions 2020 COMPETITION PRE-APPLICATION SLIDE DECK Application Webinar  CALL FOR PEER REVIEWERS (CLOSED) Instructions for Joining ED’s Pool of Reviewers  

Legislation and Regulations

Program Authority: Title IV, Part B of the ESEA, Section 4202(a)(2), 20 U.S.C. 7172(a)(2). Applicable Regulations: (a) The Education Department General Administrative Regulations in 34 CFR parts 75, 76, 77, 79, 81, 82, 84, 86, 97, 98, and 99. (b) The Office of Management and Budget Guidelines to Agencies on Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension (Non-procurement) in 2 CFR part 180, […]