Department of Education By Asya Clayton By Asya Clayton
The original Department of Education was created in 1867 to collect information on schools and teaching that would help the States establish effective school systems. Agency's name and location within the Executive Branch Education to teachers and education policymakers continues down to the present day. History
the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with education Definition of Department of Education
The different programs the department represents' No children left behind OSEP( Office of Special Education Programs ) FASA( Financial Aid ) G.E.D. ( General Educational Development )
Why is education important? Why is education important? A. Its important because it makes you have a better under standing of life B. Education gives us the knowledge of the world around us. C. it helps us build opinions and have points of view on everything in life. D. Education is not about lessons and poems in textbooks. It is about the lessons of life. A. Its important because it makes you have a better under standing of life B. Education gives us the knowledge of the world around us. C. it helps us build opinions and have points of view on everything in life. D. Education is not about lessons and poems in textbooks. It is about the lessons of life.
“Education is a social process. Education is growth. Education is, not a preparation for life; education is life itself’’ John DeweyJohn Dewey We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have the grades, the desire and the will, but not the money, can still get the best education possible. Barack ObamaBarack Obama Genius without education is like silver in the mine. Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin
The departments also provides After school programs Libraries Saturday school Special programs for math and reading
How do the department plans to deals with the drop out rate? President Obama challenged states to identify high schools with graduation rates below 60% Administration’s investments to help them turn those schools around. The Obama Administration has committed $3.5 billion to fund transformational changes in America’s persistently low-performing schools. Additionally, the President’s FY 2011 budget includes $900 million to support School Turnaround Grants. President Obama also emphasized the importance of investing in dropout prevention and recovery strategies to help make learning more engaging and relevant for students, and announced new efforts to invest $100 million in a College Pathways program to promote a college readiness culture in high schools, through programs that allow students to earn a high school diploma and college credit at the same time.
The department is divided by p re-K EE lementary MM iddle/ Jr. high school HH igh school CC ollege /Secondary school
“Education is the key to success without it we wouldn’t be who we are or who were going to be ” We have the department of education to thanks for that