Media Advisories

U.S. Education Official to Address Greenville Chamber of Commerce Education Summit in North Carolina

Michael Yudin, acting assistant secretary for special education and rehabilitative services, will deliver the keynote address to the Greenville Chamber of Commerce's "Shaping the Future—2012 Summit on Education" on Thursday, Oct. 11 in Winterville, N.C.

Under Secretary Martha Kanter to Deliver Keynote Address to Latino Educators

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will deliver the keynote address on the Obama administration's education agenda and efforts to raise education achievement for Hispanic students at the 2012 Summit on Hispanic Education at 10:50 a.m. ET on Thursday, Oct. 11, in Miami, Fla.

Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle to Discuss Education Reform at National Association of State Boards of Education 2012 Annual Conference

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deb Delisle will give a keynote address, followed by a question-and-answer session, on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the National Association of State Boards of Education 2012 annual conference in Chicago.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Participate in Roundtable on Northern Virginia Community College's Credentials to Careers Program

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will participate in a "Campus Leadership and Stakeholders Roundtable" at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA) Tuesday in Alexandria, Va., to discuss NOVA's Credentials to Careers program, which received a Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College Career Training (TAACCCT) grant.

U.S. Education Official to Participate in 27th Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families in El Paso

Suzanne Immerman, director of strategic partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate in the 27th annual conference of the Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF) Tuesday in El Paso.

U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement to Discuss Education Reform at Ohio Innovation Summit

Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, will facilitate a discussion on school reform at 1:45 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 5, in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier to Discuss Education and the Economy at the Council on Competitiveness Conference at Lehigh University

Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, will discuss education and the economy during her keynote remarks at the Council on Competitiveness Conference on Friday, Oct. 5 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Host Town Hall Discussion on College Affordability, Access to Quality Higher Education

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will visit the University of Massachusetts Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 3, where she will host a town hall discussion with students and educators on the topics of college affordability and access to quality higher education.

Education Secretary Duncan to Discuss State of Education at National Press Club

Press Conference Call to Discuss Results of Oakland Unified School District Civil Rights Compliance Review

U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will join Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Anthony Smith for a conference call at 3 pm. EST today to discuss the successful resolution of a compliance review concerning discipline in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), the fourteenth-largest school system in California.