Tag: Department of Education

  • U.S. Department of Education Names Committee Members to Draft Proposed Regulations for Every Student Succeeds Act

    TEDNA Member Representative Leslie Harper Named Tribal Leadership Negotiator on ESSA Rulemaking Committee The U.S. Department of Education today named committee members who will draft proposed regulations in two areas of Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This is the latest step in the process of implementing ESSA. “We look…

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  • OIE ANNOUNCES 2016 NATIVE YOUTH COMMUNITY PROJECTS COMPETITION

    The Office of Indian Education announces on Monday, February 29, 2016 the availability of the 2016 Native Youth Community Projects applicaton. The announcement published today, February 29, 2016 and will close May 31, 2016. The 2016 competition is the second year under the Native Youth Community Projects priority under the demonstration program. In 2015 twelve…

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  • WEBINAR SERIES – FY 2016 NATIVE YOUTH COMMUNITY PROJECTS PROGRAM WILL HOST WEBINAR SESSIONS

    The Office of Indian Education will host a series of online webinar sessions for the 2016 NYCP competition. The first webinar is scheduled for March 9, 2016 and titled Native Youth Community Projects Pre-Application Webinar Session. You are invited to participate in a webinar event sponsored and presented by the U. S. Department of Education,…

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  • Department of Education Press Release: Historic Investment: $17.4 Million in Grants Available to Help Native Youth

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                               Feb. 29,2016 Contact: Press Office (202) 401-1576 or press@ed.gov Support Aimed at Helping Native Students Become College-, Career-Ready The U.S. Department of Education today announced it is more than tripling – from $5.3 million to $17.4 million – the availability of funding for grants to help Native American youth become college- and career-ready. The…

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  • Department of Education: Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; Negotiator Nominations

    The Department of Education announces their intention to establish a negotiated rulemaking committee prior to publishing proposed regulations to implement part A of title I, Improving Basic Programs Operated by Local Educational Agencies, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The negotiating committee…

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  • NYCP & STEP Grantees FERPA Webinar TOMORROW

    You are invited to participate in a Webinar event sponsored and presented by the U. S. Department of Education, and coordinated by The Millennium Group’s (TMG’s) Technical Assistance Team. This Webinar will be the first in a series of presentations designed to strengthen your capacity to achieve your project outcomes. Webinar Topic: Understanding FERPA (The Family…

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