July 2013
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July 31, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host the fourth Let's Read! Let's Move! event of 2013 on Thurs., Aug. 1, at noon at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. Joining Duncan will be U.S. Secretary of Interior Sally Jewell; Hill Harper, star of USA Network's "Covert Affairs;" Jeremy Lin, Houston Rockets point guard; and Cathy Lanier, Chief of Police of the D.C. Metropolitan Police, who will read to the students and answer their questions.
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July 29, 2013
The U.S. Department of Education's Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach, John White, will travel to Mississippi this week to speak at a multi-agency rural health IT collaborative stakeholder workshop hosted by White House Rural Council partners from the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA), and Health and Human Services (HHS). While in the Delta, White will also meet with leaders of USDA's Strike Force initiative and visit the Indianola Promise Neighborhood.
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July 26, 2013
Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education Clay Pell will deliver remarks at the Western Association of Veterans Education Specialists (WAVES) Conference on Monday, July 29 at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel.
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July 26, 2013
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deb Delisle will give opening remarks at the 52nd Annual Cooperative Conference for School Administrators on Monday, July 29 in Columbia, Mo. Delisle will discuss school improvement and what students need from education leaders and administrators today. The theme of the conference is “School Leadership for the 21st Century” and is sponsored by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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July 26, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give the opening keynote remarks at the IDEA Leadership Conference on Monday, July 29 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Washington, D.C. Duncan will discuss expanding preschool programs, furthering the K-12 reform agenda, and preparing all students to graduate from high school, college and career ready.
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July 23, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host the third Let's Read! Let's Move! event of 2013 on Wed., July 24, at 11:20 a.m. at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. Joining Duncan will be Miss America 2013 Mallory Hagan, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker, U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet and George Zamka, two-time space shuttle astronaut.
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July 23, 2013
Greg Darnieder, the U.S. Department of Education's senior advisor on the College Access Initiative, will participate on a panel on postsecondary education attainment at the annual convention of the American Council of Chamber Executives (ACCE) on Wed., July 24, at 11:15 a.m. CT in Oklahoma City, Okla.
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July 18, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Denver, Colo., on Friday, July 19 where he will spotlight preschool for all, college affordability, education reform and issues affecting the Hispanic community.
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July 16, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host the second Let's Read! Let's Move! event of 2013 on Wed., July 17, at noon at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. Joining Duncan will be Tony award-winning actress and singer Phylicia Rashad—best known for her role as Claire Huxtable on the NBC sitcom The Cosby Show—and Washington Kastles Coach Murphy Jensen.
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July 15, 2013
Greg Darnieder, the U.S. Secretary of Education's senior advisor on the College Access Initiative, will deliver remarks at the National Council for Community and Education Partnerships/Gear Up Annual Conference on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 16-17, in San Francisco. On Tuesday, he will discuss the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, and college access.
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July 15, 2013
On Tuesday, July 16, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Minneapolis, Minn., for a series of events, including a town hall with Governor Mark Dayton on the importance of investing in high-quality early learning programs.
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July 12, 2013
Acting Assistant Secretary Michael Yudin will deliver opening remarks at the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) project directors' conference on Monday, July 15 at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, D.C. Yudin will share information about the administration’s priorities and his vision for achieving inclusion, equity and opportunity for children and youth with disabilities.
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July 11, 2013
Acting Deputy Secretary of Education Jim Shelton will participate in the inaugural 2013 Platform Summit at MIT in Cambridge, Mass., on Friday, July 12. Shelton will moderate a session on emerging nonprofit start-up ventures focused on software development training and tech industry engagement in under-represented communities. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick will give remarks on Fridaythe opening day of the summit.
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July 10, 2013
Deb Delisle, assistant secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, will discuss the importance of strengthening America’s teacher preparation programs in remarks at the 60th annual meeting of the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association (SHEEO) Thursday in Washington.
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July 10, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the annual conference of the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Thursday in Baltimore, followed by a Q&A led by NAESP Executive Director Gail Connelly.
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July 9, 2013
Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, will provide opening remarks at an event hosted by New America Foundation to release a major new assessment of higher education in the United States at 9 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, in Washington, D.C.
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July 9, 2013U.S. Department of Education to Kick Off Let's Read! Let's Move! Summer Series with Celebrity Guests
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will host the first Let's Read! Let's Move! event of 2013 on Wed., July 10 at noon ET at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters in Washington, D.C. Joining Duncan will be Rep.
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July 8, 2013Education Secretary Duncan to Address State Higher Education Executive Officers' 60th Annual Meeting
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the 60th annual meeting of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 9, in Washington, D.C.
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July 8, 2013
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White and U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools Director Andrea Falken will visit U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools in Talladega, Ala.,with federal officials from the Environmental Protection Agency Green Schools Program, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Alabama State Superintendent Dr.
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July 5, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius for an online gathering of over 20 non-profits and thousands of leading children's advocates to promote high-quality early learning opportunities for our nation's youngest children. The Secretaries will highlight the need to give all children a strong start so that they have a better chance to thrive in school and stay on track for college and career success.
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July 1, 2013
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will deliver keynote remarks at the Judith P. Hoyer Annual Awards Celebration at Martin's Crosswinds on Tuesday in Greenbelt, Md. Kanter will join Rep. Steny Hoyer, state and local education officials and principals from Judy Center schools to honor Judy Centers for their work in providing high quality early learning.
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July 1, 2013
On Monday, July 1, Acting Deputy Secretary of Education Jim Shelton will participate in a panel discussion at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Aspen, Colorado. The panel, entitled Ready to Learn? Ready to Teach?, will discuss what the Common Core means to our nation's struggling schools.
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July 1, 2013
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver a keynote address to the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools' National Charter Schools Conference Tuesday in Washington. Duncan will discuss the need for charter schools to be laboratories of educational innovation. A question-and-answer session will follow his remarks.