Media Advisories
Education Department to Host High School Culinary Students’ Competition for Healthy School Lunch
The U.S. Department of Education will host the national finals for eight teams of high school culinary students who are competing in the preparation of healthy, tasty and creative school lunches on Monday, June 10, at the department’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Education Secretary to Visit New York to Tour Aviation High School and Deliver Hostos Community College Commencement Address
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to New York on Friday, June 7, to visit Aviation High School and hold a roundtable with students and business leaders, and to deliver the commencement address to Hostos Community College graduates. On the school visit, which begins at 12:30 p.m., Duncan will be joined by Brenda Dann-Messier, the U.S.
Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier to Visit Rhode Island, Spotlight High School Redesign, Career-Technical Excellence Efforts
Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier, who heads the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, will visit Rhode Island Thursday, spotlighting high school redesign and promoting quality career and technical education programs.
White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to Hold Symposium to Discuss Data Disaggregation for AAPI Students
The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (WHIAAPI) and the National Commission on Asian American and Pacific Islander Research in Education (CARE) will hold a symposium, "iCount: Equity Through Representation," at the U.S. Department of Education on June 6-7 to discuss the need for and benefits of collecting and reporting disaggregated data for AAPI students.
TODAY: Secretary Duncan to Host Press Call to Highlight Impact of Expanding Access to Early Education Opportunities in Every State
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, joined by administration officials, will host a press conference call today at 2:30 p.m. ET to highlight how President Obama’s plan to expand access to high-quality early education opportunities will benefit children in every state across the country.
Updated: U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Visit Early Learning Center Near Richmond, VA.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will hold an event today at the New Bridge Learning Center, near Richmond. Va., where he will detail how President Obama’s proposal to expand access to high-quality early education opportunities will benefit children in Virginia.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Visit Henrico, VA.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit the New Bridge Learning Center tomorrow in Henrico, Va., to spotlight a quality preschool program and highlight President Obama's proposal to expand early learning opportunities to all children.
U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White to Meet with Green Ribbon School Award Honorees and Lead Discussion on Green Initiatives
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White will meet with representatives from rural schools and districts that have been awarded the Department's Green Ribbon School or District Sustainability Award on Tuesday, June 4 at the U.S. Department of Education.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Address Hampton University Ministers' Conference
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the 99th Hampton University Ministers’ Conference Tuesday at Hampton University in Hampton, Va. Secretary Duncan will discuss the critical role of the faith-based community in supporting educational improvement.
U.S. Education Secretary to Deliver College of the Menominee Nation Commencement Address
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver the commencement address during the College of the Menominee Nation's commencement ceremonies beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 1, in the Menominee Conference Center in Keshena, Wis.
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