Media Advisories
Senior Education Department Official to Serve as Panelist At National Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference
Director of the Office of Special Education Programs Melody Musgrove will serve as a panelist in a discussion on advancing quality for all children at the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) annual conference Thursday, Nov. 4 in Anaheim, Calif.
Education Department Assistant Deputy Secretary to Deliver Keynote at Independent Education Dinner
Jim Shelton, the assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement, will deliver the keynote address at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 4, during the Independent Education dinner. The dinner, which begins at 6:30 p.m., will be held at The Harbor School in Bethesda, Md.
Assistant Deputy Secretary to Keynote Northeast Conference on Character Education
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will address the importance of character education in creating safe, supportive school environments at the annual Northeast Conference on Character Education. He also will discuss the harmful impact of bullying and harassment on academic performance.
Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier to Give Keynote Remarks at the Technical College System of Georgia’s Adult Education Conference
Dr. Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for the Office of Vocational and Adult Education, will give keynote remarks at the Technical College System of Georgia’s Adult Education Conference Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Atlanta.
U.S. Education Official to Speak at Orlando Mayor's Council of Clergy Meeting on Interfaith Service Support of School Turnarounds
Michael Robbins, special assistant for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will deliver remarks at Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer’s Council of Clergy meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 3 in Orlando, Fla. The Mayor’s Council of Clergy is an interfaith council that facilitates two-way communication between the City of Orlando and the faith community.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will Travel to London and Paris, Meet with Foreign Education Officials and Discuss the Obama Administration’s Education Reform Agenda
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to London on Wednesday Nov. 3, where he will join the England’s Secretary of State for Education Michael Gove for a visit to Mossbourne Community Academy. Duncan and Gove will visit a classroom before holding a closed press roundtable on turning around low performing schools with education stakeholders.
Education Department Official to Address Philadelphia School Districts’ Counselors Conference
Greg Darnieder, the Education Department’s senior advisor to the secretary on college access, will deliver the keynote address to 250 participants at a Counselors Conference for Philadelphia’s middle and senior high school counselors on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at 9:00 a.m.
Department Officials to Serve as Panelists at Association of University Centers on Disability Annual Conference
Assistant Secretary Dr. Alexa Posny and Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner Lynnae Ruttledge will serve as panelists at the Association of University Centers on Disability annual conference Tuesday, Nov. 2 in Arlington,Va.
Assistant Deputy Secretary to Discuss Importance of Creating Safe, Supportive School Environments at National Association for Pupil Transportation’s Annual Summit in Portland, Oregon
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will address the importance of creating a safe and supportive school environment at the National Association for Pupil Transportation’s annual summit in Portland, Oregon. His remarks at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.
U.S. Secretary of Education to Honor D.C. Public School Teachers During Address at The Kennedy Center
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will celebrate the District of Columbia Public School’s highest-performing teachers with an address at 6:40 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 1, during the first Standing Ovation for D.C. Teachers. Duncan will join outgoing D.C.
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