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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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April 03, 2013

Bagpipes, Performance Poetry, and Color Guard to Open Art and Writing Exhibit of Military-Connected Students at Education Department Headquarters

The U.S. Department of Education will celebrate the opening of an art and writing exhibit of works by military-connected students, all winners from the worldwide Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC) competition, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, April 3, at the Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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April 02, 2013

U.S. Department of Education's Acting Director of Educational Technology to be Featured Speaker at Annual Early Education and Technology for Children Conference

Richard Culatta, acting director of the Office of Education Technology, will give opening remarks at the annual Early Education and Technology for Children ( EETC) conference in Salt Lake City, Utah, on Tuesday, April 2. His presentation is titled “Reimagining Learning Through Personalization.”

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April 01, 2013

Under Secretary Martha Kanter to Serve on Panel at Harvard University's Symposium on Civic Learning in the 21st Century

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will be a panelist at a one-day conference sponsored by Harvard Law School, Harvard Graduate School of Education and the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools: "Civics Education: Why it Matters to Democracy, Society and You" at 10:30 a.m. ET on Monday, April 1, in Cambridge, Mass.

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March 28, 2013

Under Secretary Martha Kanter to Discuss Strategies for Educating the 21st Century Student at ED’s Higher Education Program Directors Meeting

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will give the keynote address at the 2013 Higher Education Programs (HEP) Annual Project Directors Meeting at 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 28, in Washington, D.C.

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March 27, 2013

U.S. Department of Education Officials to Visit Kentucky to Learn How Race to the Top Grants are Helping to Make a Difference in Rural Schools

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White will learn how the U.S. Department of Education's Race to the Top grant program is making a difference in rural schools in Kentucky during his visit on Wednesday, March 27.

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