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April 19, 2013

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Travel to Cleveland for Two Education Events with Rep. Fudge, Mayor Jackson, Cleveland Schools' CEO Gordon and Others

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will visit Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, April 19, for two education events: a listening session with school superintendents hosted by Rep. Marcia L. Fudge and a panel discussion with Mayor Frank Jackson and stakeholders on Cleveland's education reform plan.

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April 19, 2013

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Visit Training Facility in Richmond, California, to Highlight Investments in Innovative Training Partnerships

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will tour the Contra Costa College warehouse training facility, which it operates along with the Richmond Workforce Investment Board and the San Pablo Economic Development Corp., on Friday, April 19, in Richmond, Calif. The tour will highlight how recent investments have strengthened local partnerships between community colleges and employers.

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April 17, 2013

U.S. Education Official to Address 2013 ASU-GSV Advisors Education Innovation Summit

Jim Shelton, who will assume the role of acting deputy secretary at the U.S. Department of Education in May, will deliver remarks in two sessions of the 2013 ASU-GSV Advisors Education Innovation Summit Wednesday at The Phoenician hotel in Scottsdale, Ariz.

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April 16, 2013

Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Address Business Coaltion for Student Achievement on 30th Anniversary of A Nation At Risk

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the Business Coalition for Student Achievement's event commemorating the 30th anniversary of the release of A Nation At Risk, on Tuesday, April 16, at 2:00 p.m. ET, in Washington, D.C.

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April 15, 2013

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Delaware Gov. Jack Markell to Visit St. Michael's School and Nursery Early Learning Program in Wilmington

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will join Delaware Gov. Jack Markell on Monday, April 15 for a tour of St. Michael's School and Nursery preschool classrooms from 10:30-11:15 a.m. ET to observe their early learning program and highlight the President's Preschool for All proposal to expand access to high quality preschool for all children.

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April 15, 2013

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Participate in Young Latino Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will deliver opening remarks and participate in a panel discussion at the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute’s 2013 Young Latino Leaders Summit Series on Monday, April 15, in Washington, D.C. Kanter’s remarks will focus on the Obama Administration’s second-term education agenda and the impact it will have on Hispanic students and families.

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April 12, 2013

U.S. Department of Education Senior Officials to Participate in National Forum on School Improvement in Arlington, Va

Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deb Delisle and Jo Anderson, senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Education, will participate in panel discussions at the National Forum on School Improvement on Friday, April 12, in Arlington, Va.

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April 11, 2013

U.S. Education Officials to Hold Conference Call to Discuss School Emergency Management

The U.S. Department of Education and the National Rural Education Association (NREA) will host a conference call with rural school leaders and stakeholders to discuss school emergency management on Thursday, April 11 from 1-2 p.m. ET.

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April 10, 2013

Press Conference Call with Secretary Duncan Today on Administration's FY2014 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 today, April 10, to detail the education priorities of the administration’s fiscal year 2014 budget request.

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