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Visiting the zoo is a great way to engage with students outside of the classroom and enjoy a hands-on learning experience. 🐼🐘🦁 #EnvironmentalEducationWeek @NationalZoo https://t.co/UgxGRnROCI — PolitiTweet.org

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From supporting students’ academic & mental health, to addressing achievement & equity gaps, to investing in educators, ED’s priorities provide a roadmap for using American Rescue Plan resources to move from aspiration to action. More from @SecCardona: https://t.co/ztLPpjU50B — PolitiTweet.org

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Stay tuned this Friday, April 22, when we'll reveal our 2022 @EDGreenRibbon awardees! Ahead of this year's announcement, check out some of our past honorees & how they made their school communities greener, cleaner, & healthier for all! 🌲⬇️ https://t.co/tHhvTD7ksa — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SecCardona: Community colleges have produced leaders of industry and world-changing innovators. Our plan is to invest even more in our… — PolitiTweet.org

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Educators & parents: Help your students succeed financially in college & beyond with five valuable financial tips for college students: https://t.co/bTpz6NQZvd #FinancialLiteracyMonth #WednesdayWisdom https://t.co/SeqjH5dA2m — PolitiTweet.org

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Throughout her life Jessica L. Henry endured trauma, neglect, and incarceration. Education was her way out & she received her second chance through the Second Chance Pell program: https://t.co/lq3uKoL4pa #SecondChanceMonth — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SecCardona: What an incredible day! Thank you to the Peer-to-Peer Jazz Quintet for your performance & thank you to the @HancockInst f… — PolitiTweet.org

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“Today, [ED] will begin to remedy years of administrative failures that effectively denied the promise of loan forgiveness to certain borrowers enrolled in IDR plans.” - @SecCardona. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today’s actions complement steps ED has already taken in the past year to cancel more than $17 billion in debt for 725,000 borrowers, in addition to extending the student loan payment pause, saving 41 million borrowers billions of dollars in payments each month. — PolitiTweet.org

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5. ED plans to revise the terms of IDR through rulemaking to further simplify payment counting by allowing more loan statuses to count toward IDR forgiveness, including certain types of deferments and forbearances. — PolitiTweet.org

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4. In 2023, @FAFSA will begin displaying IDR payment counts on https://t.co/yPUdxhU2BI so borrowers can view their progress after logging into their accounts. — PolitiTweet.org

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3. @FAFSA will conduct a one-time revision of IDR-qualifying payments for all Direct Student Loans & federally-managed Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFEL) loans. Any months in which borrowers made payments will count toward IDR, regardless of repayment plan. — PolitiTweet.org

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2. @FAFSA will conduct a one-time account adjustment that will count forbearances of 12+ consecutive months/36+ cumulative months toward forgiveness under income-driven repayment (IDR) & Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). — PolitiTweet.org

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1. ED will address “Forbearance Steering” by: - Restricting servicers’ ability to enroll borrowers in forbearance by text or email - Conducting an external review of patterns of forbearance use by servicers - Partnering with @CFPB to do regular audits of forbearance use — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, ED announced steps to address historical federal student loan program failures, helping at least 3.6 million federal student loan borrowers move closer to forgiveness – including immediate forgiveness for ~40,000 borrowers. https://t.co/Jzl8t82hC9 Learn how: 🧵⬇️ https://t.co/2E15KxS9Yb — PolitiTweet.org

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LIVE: Join ED & the @HancockInst for a live jazz informance by the Peer-to-Peer Jazz Quintet - featuring @SecCardona, @sjonesjazz, & some very talented student musicians! https://t.co/5rDlB4IE0K — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @HeadStartgov: Infants and toddlers learn by interacting with their surroundings. Head Start teachers modify and enhance learning materi… — PolitiTweet.org

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TODAY at 1 PM ET, ED & @HancockInst are spreading the power of jazz to classrooms across the country! Join us for an “informance” by the Peer-to-Peer Jazz Quintet with @SecCardona @herbiehancock @sjonesjazz & some talented student musicians. https://t.co/DXSjDJUov0 https://t.co/HdlFfPAMZC — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @OHEducation: Congratulations to Kurt Russell on being named the 2022 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR!!! We join @OberlinSchools, Ohioans… — PolitiTweet.org

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Congratulations, Kurt! Thank you for leading from the classroom! 🎉🎉 #NTOY22 — PolitiTweet.org

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Learning through listening: Share the unique power of jazz music with your students during a performance of ED & @HancockInst’s Peer-to-Peer Jazz Quintet, with @HerbieHancock on 🎹, @sjonesjazz on 🎺…& @SecCardona on 🪘! https://t.co/Zr2yVZu5C3 https://t.co/oUTy8ftfGU — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SecCardona: We’ve learned a lot about what's working in our schools since passing the American Rescue Plan. One of the most important t… — PolitiTweet.org

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Do you know a student who’s interested in working in the federal government? The Pathways Program offers students paid internships at federal agencies - find out more: https://t.co/nRgEgpnhxq #InternshipAwarenessMonth #MondayMotivation https://t.co/2NSP7uswXf — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SecCardona: Today, the @WhiteHouse had some very special guests for the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. It’s great to see tradition… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @fcpsnews: Our @CooperCougar band had the honor of welcoming guests this morning as they entered the White House Easter Egg Roll! 👏👏👏#Ea… — PolitiTweet.org

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Bring #EnvironmentalEducationWeek into the classroom with resources from @EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agencyoject ideas, & other ways to support environmental education & healthy school environments: https://t.co/28RNTE95Jv https://t.co/BsfrlVPWzs — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @POTUS: Tune in as the First Lady and I deliver remarks at the 2022 White House Easter “EGGucation” Roll. https://t.co/fxOpdn3RY8 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FAFSA: Ready to compete your federal tax return? Follow these steps to deduct your student loan interest. https://t.co/JuwinXU2l3 https… — PolitiTweet.org