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Department of Education

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Mission

Promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

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Where is this agency headed?

Strategic goals are updated every four years and represent the broad outcomes and impacts an agency aspires to achieve over the course of an Administration's term. To advance those goals, agencies define more specific, targeted Objectives to complete.

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1

Promote equity in student access to educational resources, opportunities, and inclusive environments

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2

Support a diverse and talented educator workforce and professional growth to strengthen student learning

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3

Meet students’ social, emotional, and academic needs

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Increase postsecondary value by focusing on equity-conscious strategies to address access to high-quality institutions, affordability, completion, post-enrollment success, and support for inclusive institutions

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Enhance the Department’s internal capacity to optimize the delivery of its mission