Statement from Education Secretary Arne Duncan U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue's announcement to extend early childhood education to 2,000 at-risk North Carolina children:

Plenty of Room at the Teachers’ Table I’ve been a Spanish teacher for more than 30 years. All of the voices of educators I’ve known – in urban, suburban, public and private schools – sounded in my head last Wednesday as I listened to Secretary Duncan launch … Continue reading ?

Financial Aid Awareness Month: Join ED for February #AskFAFSA Office Hours It is an especially exciting time for us here at Federal Student Aid because February is Financial Aid Awareness Month. With many state financial aid deadlines approaching, now is a great time to complete that FAFSA you’ve been putting off.

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education on New York's Agreement on Evaluation Guidelines U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today issued the following statement on New York's agreement on evaluation guidelines.

ED’s Wilson Discusses Importance of Historically Black Colleges & Universities Ed. Note: This post is the first in a series of blog posts that highlights leaders at the Department of Education. John Silvanus Wilson, Jr.’s heroes as a student were college presidents.