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April 11, 2013

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Testify before House Appropriations Committee on FY 2014 Education Budget

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will testify on the President’s FY 2014 budget request and the administration’s continued investments in education before the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday, April 11 at 10 a.m. ET in the Rayburn House Office Building.

April 10, 2013

Press Conference Call with Secretary Duncan Wednesday on Administration's FY 2014 Budget Request for Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and senior education officials will hold a press conference call with reporters at 3 p.m. ET Wednesday to detail the education priorities of the administration’s fiscal year 2014 budget request.

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April 10, 2013

U.S. Secretary Of Education Arne Duncan and National PTA President Betsy Landers to Discuss School Safety at Loch Raven High School in Baltimore

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will co-host a town hall on Wednesday, April 10, at 6 p.m. with National PTA President Betsy Landers. They will join students, parents, teachers and community members to discuss school safety at Loch Raven High School in Baltimore, Md.

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April 10, 2013

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Participate in Educator-Employer Forum in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will participate in an Educator-Employer Forum hosted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities on Wednesday, April 10, in Washington, D.C.

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April 09, 2013

Under Secretary Martha Kanter to Host Town Hall Discussion at University of Wisconsin-Madison

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison Tuesday where she will host a town hall with students, educators and community members on the topics of college affordability and access to quality higher education.

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April 05, 2013

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Participate in University of Pennsylvania's Forum on Effects of Online Learning on Higher Education

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will participate in the University of Pennsylvania's David and Lyn Silfen University Forum on Friday, April 5, in Philadelphia.

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April 05, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Discuss School Safety, Community Engagement and Preventing Gun Violence at 14th Annual National Action Network National Convention

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to New York Friday to participate in the 14th Annual National Action Network National Convention and deliver remarks in a special plenary session at 11 a.m., focusing on the importance of keeping schools and communities safe, preventing gun violence and highlighting the need for community engagement.

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April 04, 2013

Acting Assistant Education Secretary Yudin to Visit San Antonio

Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Michael Yudin will visit San Antonio, addressing a major education conference Thursday and touring schools that have received funding under the U.S. Education Department's School Improvement Grants (SIG) program on Friday.

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April 03, 2013

U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach, National Teaching Ambassador Fellow to Participate in National Conference on Rural Education Research

The U.S. Department of Education’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White will discuss "Strengthen and Elevate the Teaching Profession and Implications for Rural Education" at the National Center for Research on Rural Education's national conference on Wednesday, April 3 in Omaha, Neb.

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April 03, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Visit Knoxville

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday for a series of events to highlight local education reform efforts and discuss President Obama’s proposals for increasing access to high-quality learning opportunities for all students.

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