Department of Education: Information Needs Are at the Core of ManagementChallenges Facing the Department. Statement for the Record by Cornelia M. Blanchette, Associate Director, Education and Employment Issues, Health, Education and Human Services Divisio

摘要

The Department, created in 1980, manages the federal investment in education andleads to the nation's long-term effort to improve the quality of education and ensure equal access. The Department accomplishes this by providing financial support to states, local education agencies, and postsecondary students. It also promotes challenging educational achievement standards and family and community involvement in schools, provides information on the best educational practices, and provides statistics on and evaluations of federal programs. The Department has a special obligation to ensure that all students have the opportunity to achieve the challenging academic standards. In this regard, this committment often requires that the Department focus its resources and activities on students who risk educational failure as a result of the disadvantages they face.