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The mission of the U.S. Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. This includes improving educational outcomes for all students, preparing the nation's students for higher education, careers, and civic participation, and promoting educational innovation while ensuring that every student receives a fair, equal, and high-quality education.

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The Department of Education provides services aimed at promoting educational excellence and ensuring equal access to educational opportunities. This includes administering federal student aid programs such as loans, grants, and work-study; collecting data on America’s schools to guide improvements in education; focusing on early learning, elementary, and secondary education; promoting educational equity and diversity; enforcing civil rights in educational institutions; supporting special education and rehabilitative services; fostering educational research and statistics; and encouraging parental involvement and community support in education.

The Department of Education oversees regulations concerning federal student financial aid, educational privacy (FERPA), civil rights in education (including Title IX and Section 504), educational standards for institutions receiving federal funds, accreditation of educational programs, special education standards under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act), teacher quality and certification, and accountability measures under educational acts like the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).