September 2019
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September 30, 2019
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will participate in Prison Fellowship's Justice Declaration Symposium today at the Museum of the Bible. While there, she will discuss the wide range of education initiatives she's seen taking root in the criminal justice system and reaffirm this administration's commitment to working with Congress to make Second Chance Pell a permanent program.
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September 24, 2019
Senior officials from government and nonprofit organizations will honor the 2019 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees at 2 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C.
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September 19, 2019
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Detroit Edison Public School Academy (DEPSA) on Friday, Sep. 20, 2019, as part of her Back To School Tour. DEPSA, a public charter school, works closely with students and parents to increase academic achievement.
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September 19, 2019
As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School Tour, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais will travel to North Dakota on Thursday afternoon, Sept. 19, to visit Legacy High School in Bismarck. Dr.
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September 18, 2019
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Scott Stump will visit BridgeValley Community and Technical College, George Washington High School and Saint Albans High School in the greater Charleston, W.Va., area Thursday and Friday as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School Tour.
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September 18, 2019
On Thursday, Sep. 19, 2019, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will tour the Great Lakes Maritime Academy in Traverse City, Michigan. This visit is part of the Secretary’s Back To School Tour, which will promote education freedom, college and career readiness, and opening up multiple pathways to success for American students.
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September 18, 2019
HARRISBURG, Pa.—U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will travel to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, on Thursday, Sept. 19 to visit Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School and participate in an Education Freedom roundtable. The school visit and roundtable are hosted by Pennsylvania Speaker of the House Mike Turzai, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and the Diocese of Harrisburg.
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September 17, 2019
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Scott Stump will visit Las Vegas’ East Career Technical Academy and Morris Sunset East High School, as well as Lake Mead Christian Academy in Henderson, Nevada, Wednesday as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School Tour.
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September 17, 2019
As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School Tour, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais will travel to South Dakota on Wednesday, Sept. 18, to visit the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in Rapid City and Oglala Lakota College in Kyle. On Thursday, Sept. 19, Zais will join Gov. Kristi Noem in a visit to T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre.
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September 17, 2019
CLEVELAND—On day three of her 2019 Back-to-School tour, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will spend a second day in Cleveland to visit E Prep & Village Prep Cliffs Campus and tour Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®).
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September 17, 2019
The U.S.Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Frank Brogan will travel to Gulfport, Jackson and Ridgeland on Thursday and Friday, Sept. 19-20, as part of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ 2019 Back-to-School tour. He will meet with community leaders to discuss their efforts to combat homelessness and how this Administration can support those efforts.
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September 16, 2019
U.S. Department of Education's Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Frank Brogan will head to Georgia on Wednesday, Sept. 18 as part of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' 2019 Back-to-School tour. He will visit schools in Atlanta and Jasper, as well as the Next Generation Youth Development Clubhouse—an innovative, safe space for at-risk teens—in Dawsonville.
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September 16, 2019
Cleveland, OH- U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos continues her 2019 Back-to-School tour in Cleveland on Tuesday, Sept. 17.
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September 16, 2019
As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School Tour, U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Mitchell Zais will travel to Pryor and-Billings, Montana, to visit unique schools working to meet the needs of students—Plenty Coups High School, Arrow Creek Elementary and Skyview High School. Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Elsie Arntzen will join Dr. Zais for the school visits.
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September 16, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis on Tuesday, September 17, to meet with students and faculty and to see hands-on STEM classes in action. This event is part of the Secretary’s Back to School tour, during which she is visiting schools that are rethinking education, preparing students for future careers, and providing students with multiple pathways to success.
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September 16, 2019
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Scott Stump will visit Albuquerque’s St. Pius X High School and Santa Fe Community College Tuesday as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School Tour.
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September 16, 2019
As part of the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ 2019 Back-to-School Tour, U.S. Assistant Education Secretary Johnny W. Collett will travel to Wichita and Overland Park, Kansas, to visit education programs designed to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities.
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September 16, 2019
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Scott Stump will visit University High School in Tucson on Monday, launching a week of travel in four states to spotlight schools that are rethinking education as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 national Back to School tour.
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September 16, 2019
As part of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ 2019 Back to School tour, U.S. Deputy Education Secretary Mitchell Zais will travel to Boise, Idaho, to visit two schools that are rethinking education and preparing students for success.
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September 16, 2019
Assistant U.S. Secretary of Education Scott Stump will visit GateWay Community College’s Washington Campus Monday in Phoenix as part of the U.S. Department of Education’s 2019 National Back to School tour.
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September 16, 2019
Rockford, IL— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Rockford, Illinois, to learn about extensive college and career preparation opportunities offered at Jefferson High School that help prepare students for future success in the 21st century workforce.
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September 16, 2019
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will kick off her 2019 Back-to-School Tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the first-ever education freedom program that allowed parents, no matter their income, to select the school that was the best fit for their child. Thanks to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, now in its 30th year, thousands of students have had the freedom to pursue an education that works for them.
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September 16, 2019
As part of the U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos' 2019 Back-to-School Tour, U.S. Assistant Education Secretary Johnny W. Collett will travel to Belton and Kansas City, Missouri, to visit education programs designed to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities.
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September 13, 2019
WASHINGTON— U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will kick off her 2019 Back-to-School Tour in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the first-ever education freedom program that allowed parents, no matter their income, to select the school that was the best fit for their child. Thanks to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program, now in its 30th year, thousands of students have had the freedom to pursue an education that works for them.