Monday, April 19 - Friday, April 23, 2021
(Schedule subject to change.)

Monday, April 19

12:30 pm CT
Secretary Cardona, First Lady Jill Biden, and Governor JB Pritzker will tour Sauk Valley Community College. The tour will be pooled press. Following the tour, the First Lady and Secretary Cardona will deliver remarks. This event is pooled press. Please sign up for pool reports and the press distribution list HERE.

4:00 pm ET
Secretary Cardona will join Dean of USC Rossier Pedro Noguera and Co-Founder of Bellwether Education Partners Andy Rotherman for a fireside chat discussing the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the opportunities it creates for education. View the event here. 

Tuesday, April 20

4:00 pm ET
Secretary Cardona will participate in an open press roundtable with students, educators, and school administrative staff who would be eligible for a pathway to citizenship under the Dream and Promise Act, including DACA recipients, TPS Holders, and Dreamers. To view the event, please email press@ed.gov.

Wednesday, April 21

6:00 pm ET
Secretary Cardona will participate in a townhall with National Education Association President Becky Pringle. Media interested in covering this event must email Eric Jotkoff (ejotkoff@nea.org) no later than Wednesday, April 21st at 1pm ET to RSVP.

Thursday, April 22

9:30 am ET
Secretary Cardona will participate in a school tour of White Plains High School and a roundtable discussion with educators as part of the "Help is Here" tour. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov. 

Friday, April 23

1:00 pm ET
Secretary Cardona will participate in a Cabinet Affairs Meeting.

4:15 pm ET
Secretary Cardona will join Senators Joe Manchin and Patty Murray for a virtual roundtable with students who have experienced homelessness. This is an open press event. To RSVP, please email press@ed.gov.