📚Request for Information on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education. IES is responsible for generating, disseminating, and promoting the use of rigorous evidence to improve education outcomes nationwide. IES is undertaking a comprehensive reexamination to ensure that its core functions-- research, statistics, evaluation, and dissemination--are carried out in ways that maximize relevance, timeliness, and usability for the education stakeholders who rely on them. Specifically, the goal is to ensure that IES' high-quality work is translated in ways that inform teacher and practitioner practice and has a meaningful, positive impact on students' academic achievement and other outcomes. Through this RFI, we seek public input on how IES can modernize its programs, processes, and priorities to better serve the needs of the field and American students.
Learn More🎓Proposed Definitions for Meaningful Learning Opportunities in Education
The Secretary proposes one additional priority and related definitions for use in currently authorized discretionary grant programs or programs that may be authorized in the future. The Secretary may choose to use the entire priority for a grant program or a particular competition or use one or more of the priority's component parts. This priority and definitions augment the initial set of three Secretary's Supplemental Priorities on Evidence-Based Literacy, Educational Choice, and Returning Education to the States published as final priorities on September 9, 2025 (90 FR 43514), the Secretary's Supplemental Priority on Artificial Intelligence published as a proposed priority on July 21, 2025 (90 FR 34203), and the Secretary's Supplemental Priority on Promoting Patriotic Education published as a proposed priority on September 17, 2025 (90 FR 44788). In addition, this priority complements the additional Secretary's Supplemental Priority and Definitions on Career Pathways and Workforce Readiness published as a proposed priority elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register.
Learn More🇺🇸Constitution Week 2025 Proclamation by the President
Proclamation 10971 celebrates Constitution Week, highlighting the importance of American citizenship, national values, and the principles of democracy enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. It calls for a recommitment to preserving these values and emphasizes the role of education in fostering responsible citizenship among young Americans.
Learn More✈️FAA Notice on Exemption Petition by Southeast Missouri State University
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion nor omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Learn More📚Bureau of Indian Affairs Information Collection Announcement
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE, we) is proposing to renew an information collection.
Learn More📜Correction on Regulations Rescinding Nondiscrimination in Education
The Department of Energy's recent document outlines a correction regarding regulations on nondiscrimination based on sex in educational programs that receive federal financial assistance. This correction clarifies a date error, ensuring precise communication of regulatory timelines. The document does not contain substantive changes to existing regulations.
Learn More🎓2024-2025 Federal Student Aid Programs Deadline Updates
For each award year, the Secretary publishes in the Federal Register a notice announcing deadline dates for the receipt of documents and other information from applicants and institutions participating in certain Federal student aid programs authorized under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA), for the 2024-2025 award year. This updated notice supersedes the 2024-2025 Award Year deadline dates for reports and other records associated with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant Program, the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant Program (89 FR 76459) published on September 18, 2024. The Federal student aid programs (title IV, HEA programs) covered by this deadline date notice are the Pell Grant, Direct Loan, TEACH Grant, and Campus-Based (FSEOG and FWS) programs. These programs, administered by the Department of Education (Department), provide financial assistance to students attending eligible postsecondary educational institutions to help them pay their educational costs. Assistance Listing Numbers: 84.007 FSEOG Program; 84.033 FWS Program; 84.063 Pell Grant Program; 84.268 Direct Loan Program; and 84.379 TEACH Grant Program.
Learn More🚫Notices Inviting Applications Withdrawn for HEP and CAMP Programs
The Department of Education (Department) withdraws the NIAs for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for new awards under HEP and CAMP.
Learn More🇺🇸DHS Announces Implementation of 2025 Naturalization Civics Test
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS or the Department), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is reimplementing the 2020 Naturalization Civics Test, which was originally announced on November 13, 2020, with some modifications (henceforth "2025 Naturalization Civics Test"). This 2025 Naturalization Civics Test satisfies the statutory requirement for aliens to demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of American history, and of the principles and form of government of the United States in pursuit of naturalization. This notice does not change the English language parts of the naturalization test (reading, writing, speaking, and understanding).
Learn More📚Cancellation of Education Grant Competitions by U.S. Department of Education
The Department of Education (Department) withdraws the NIAs for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for new awards under the ANNH Part A, AANAPISI Part A, NASNTI Part A, and DHSI programs.
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