Secretary Cardona to Travel to McAllen and San Antonio, Texas, with Rep. Vicente González and Rep. Joaquin Castro to Discuss Build Back Better Agenda with Students and Education Leaders

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Secretary Cardona to Travel to McAllen and San Antonio, Texas, with Rep. Vicente González and Rep. Joaquin Castro to Discuss Build Back Better Agenda with Students and Education Leaders

This week, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Texas to highlight key education provisions within President Biden’s Build Back Better agenda. On Wednesday, Secretary Cardona will join U.S. Rep. Vicente González for a tour of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo (PSJA) Early College High School and a roundtable conversation with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students about the Build Back Better agenda which provides students with pathways to affordable higher education, including two years of free community college for all students. On Thursday, Secretary Cardona will meet with U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro for a tour of Gus Garcia University School (Edgewood Independent School District), powered by Texas A&M University-San Antonio, followed by a conversation with students about the return to school and how the Build Back Better agenda can improve education for K-12 students. The Edgewood ISD is part of the A&M-San Antonio–ASPIRE network comprised by a public university and school districts, one of the first of its kind in Texas, to identify opportunities that lead to collective impact.

Both events will be followed by a press gaggle. In accordance with local guidelines, each event will require attendees and reporters to have a mask on while indoors.

Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Vicente González
Superintendent of Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District Dr. Jorge Arredondo

What :

Tour of PSJA Early College High School

When :

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
2:50 - 3:10 pm CT (Time is subject to change)
*Please arrive no later than 2:45 pm CT*

Where :

PSJA Early College High School
805 W Ridge Rd.
San Juan, TX 78589

Press: This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Vicente González

What :

Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona and Rep. Gonzalez

When :

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
3:15 - 3:25 pm CT (Time is subject to change)

Where :

PSJA Early College High School
805 W Ridge Rd.
San Juan, TX 78589

Press: This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Vicente González
Students from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

What :

Roundtable Conversation with University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Students on the Build Back Better Agenda

When :

Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021
4:15 - 5 pm CT(Time is subject to change)

Where :

Salome on Main
1409 N Main St.
McAllen, TX 78501

Press: This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro
Principal of Gus Garcia Middle School Dr. Christopher Bland
Dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the A&M-San Antonio Dr. Carl Sheperis
Superintendent of Edgewood ISD of San Antonio Dr. Eduardo “Ed” Hernandez

What :

Tour of Gus Garcia University School

When :

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
8:55 - 9:05 am CT(Time is subject to change)

Where :

Gus Garcia University School
3306 Ruiz St.
San Antonio, TX 78228

Press: This is a pooled press event. If you are interested in receiving footage, please email press@ed.gov.


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
  U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro
Dr. Cynthia Teniente-Matson, President, A&M-San Antonio
Superintendent Dr. Eduardo “Ed” Hernandez, Edgewood ISD of San Antonio
Students from Gus Garcia University School

What :

Roundtable Conversation with Students on the Build Back Better Agenda

When :

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
9:05 - 9:30 am CT(Time is subject to change)

Where :

Gus Garcia University School
3306 Ruiz St.
San Antonio, TX 78228

Press: This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
  U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro

What :

Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona and Rep. Castro

When :

Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021
9:30 - 9:40 am CT (Time is subject to change)

Where :

Gus Garcia University School
3306 Ruiz St.
San Antonio, TX 78228

Press: This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.