U.S. Department of Education - FY 2023 Annual Performance Report - FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan

Oct 15, 2026

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U.S. Department of Education presents its FY 2023 Annual Performance Report and FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan, outlining progress toward student achievement and global competitiveness. The Secretary emphasizes safer in-person learning, state and district use of federal tools, and rapid distribution of investments. The plan advances an agenda built on four pillars: academic excellence, improved learning conditions, pathways for global engagement, and increased college affordability and completion.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages177

Reading Time7 h 26 min

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Message from the Secretary

Raise the Bar: Lead the World

Achieving Academic Excellence

Boldly Improving Learning Conditions

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FY 2023 Annual Performance Report FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan OUR MISSION IS TO PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND PREPARATION FOR GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS BY FOSTERING EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND ENSURING EQUAL ACCESS. Message from the Secretary Miguel A. Cardona, Ed. D. U.S. Secretary of Education I am proud to present the U. S. Department of Education’s (the Department’s) FY 2023 Annual Performance Report and FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan. This year, the Department engaged in important and impactful work to raise the bar for American education across the spectrum, from preschool through college, and we have set even bolder goals for our work in the years ahead. With every school across the country open safely for in-person instruction; states and districts using the Department’s resources and tools to accelerate students’academic outcomes; unprecedented federal investments distributed in record time to our nation’s elementary and secondary schools and institutions of higher education (IHEs); and communities collaborating to ensure students have access to safe, welcoming environments for learning … our progress toward achieving our agency goals and mission is undeniable. Still, if we want all students to realize their potential through a high-quality education, we must continue fighting inequity and complacency. That’s because far too many children still lack access to the educational resources that can help them discover and nurture their gifts. We must reverse decades of neglect and underinvestment in our education system, especially when we see our students’ performance has fallen behind other developed nations. We can and must do better for our children, and for America’s future. Raise the Bar: Lead the World That’s why our Department’s Raise the Bar: Lead the World initiative has never been more urgent. This ambitious plan will propel our students to new levels of success and our nation to new heights globally. It is our moment to reimagine our education system to give every student equitable access to world-class instruction regardless of race, place, means, or background. MESSAGE FROM THE SECRETARY i “Raise the Bar is a call to action to our communities and a pledge to students, families, and educators: Together, we can transform American education and unite around what truly works—based on decades of experience and research to advance educational equity and excellence.” – Miguel A. Cardona Secretary of Education Raise the Bar is a call to action to our communities and a pledge to students, families, and educators: Together, we can transform American education and unite around what truly works—based on decades of experience and research to advance educational equity and excellence. I have never been more convinced of the necessity of a plan nor been more committed to fulfilling a promise. Over the next two years, our focus at the Department will remain squarely on ensuring that our students have what they need to succeed in school and in life. Our Raise the Bar agenda focuses on four pillars: Achieving Academic Excellence, Boldly Improving Learning Conditions, Creating Pathways for Global Engagement, and Increasing College Affordability and Completion. At the Department, we are convinced that by devoting resources to and focusing our efforts on these priority areas, we will see unprecedented success in our nation’s schools and give our students unequaled opportunities to excel. Achieving Academic Excellence This year, under the Achieving Academic Excellence pillar, we invested heavily in states and districts to improve students’ learning, particularly through $122 billion under the American Rescue Plan (ARP). These investments were instrumental in bolstering our schools and helping to stem the national educator shortage and recruit additional, outstanding teachers. For example, as of October 2023, local public education employment nearly

FAQs

What is the purpose of the FY 2023 Annual Performance Report and FY 2025 Annual Performance Plan?

The document outlines progress and priorities to promote student achievement, global competitiveness, and equal access to education, tying FY 2023 results to the planned focus for FY 2025.

What is the Raise the Bar initiative?

Raise the Bar is described as a call to action and a pledge to transform American education around what works, supported by decades of experience and research to advance educational equity and excellence.

What four pillars guide the Raise the Bar agenda?

The agenda focuses on: Achieving Academic Excellence, Boldly Improving Learning Conditions, Creating Pathways for Global Engagement, and Increasing College Affordability and Completion.

Oct 15, 2026

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