Media Advisories
Media Advisories 
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September 12, 2011
The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) have invited states representatives to a technical assistance workshop on the Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC) on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11a.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C.
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September 12, 2011
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) Commissioner Lynnae Ruttledge will give keynote remarks at the Annual Summit on Vocational Rehabilitation Evaluation and Quality Assurance on Tuesday, Sept. 13 in Tampa. She will discuss creating partnerships to improve employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
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September 9, 2011
U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny will give remarks as a federal panelist during the launch of the World Report on Disability in Arlington, Va., at 10:50 a.m., Monday, September 12.
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September 9, 2011
Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes and U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host a national press call today on investments in education proposed by President Obama through the American Jobs Act.
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September 9, 2011
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit a school in Arlington, Va., on Sunday to honor teachers as the unsung heroes that arose from the tragedy of Sept. 11, 2011, to incorporate the history and lessons of that day into the curriculum for a generation of students over the last decade.
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September 9, 2011
Juan Sepúlveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will deliver remarks at the New Mexico State University 2011 Hispanic Faculty/Staff Caucus Leadership Summit Monday in Las Cruces, N.M.
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September 8, 2011
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Carl Schurz High School in Chicago on Friday, Sept. 9, where he will visit a classroom and engage in a panel discussion with local leaders, including Gov. Pat Quinn, State Sen.
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September 8, 2011
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny will deliver remarks and participate in a roundtable discussion Friday at Eastern Michigan University focusing on preparation, recruitment and retention of special education teachers. More than 250 people are expected to attend the event. Her visit follows appearances by U.S.
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September 8, 2011
White House Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will discuss the vital role of education in preparing students for the jobs of the future during a visit on Friday, Sept.
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September 7, 2011Acting Assistant Education Secretary to Visit Toledo as Part of "Education and the Economy" Bus Tour
Acting Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Michael Yudin travels to Toledo tomorrow for a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Academy for Boys, at 10 a.m. ET. Yudin will meet with school officials and visit classrooms in recognition of the school's continuous improvement. Yudin's visit is part of a series of events being hosted by the U.S.