U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to Join College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Summit, Tour LAUSD Magnet School with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff

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U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona to Join College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Summit, Tour LAUSD Magnet School with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff

This weekend, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Los Angeles where he will participate in the 2023 College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers Summit as well as a variety of other events to celebrate the efforts of educators this past year.

On Saturday, Secretary Cardona will administer the oath of office to Tony Thurmond, who was elected to serve a second term as California’s 28th State Superintendent of Public Instruction, in a ceremony in Los Angeles. Afterwards, Secretary Cardona will participate in a town hall with teachers, hosted by the College Football Playoff Foundation’s Extra Yard for Teachers. On Monday, Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff will join Secretary Cardona for a tour of the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet School, located on the Edward R. Roybal Learning Complex in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) to learn more about teacher support programs and their career and technical programs. Actors and Roybal advisory board members George Clooney, Mindy Kaling, Don Cheadle, and others, along with LAUSD Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho, will join the tour and share more about the unique school programming.

Afterwards, there will be a pool spray where Superintendent Carvalho, Second Gentleman Emhoff, and Secretary Cardona will give brief remarks before their private meeting.

If you are a member of the media and interested in talking with Secretary Cardona, please e-mail pressrsvp@ed.gov.
Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond
Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass
Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District Alberto M. Carvalho

What :

Swearing In Ceremony of Tony Thurmond by Secretary Cardona

When :

Saturday, Jan. 7
10:30 a.m. PT (Time is subject to change)

Where :

Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools
Cocoanut Grove Theatre
701 S. Catalina St.
Los Angeles, California

RSVP: Press interested in attending should contact Maria Clayton, director of communications, California Department of Education, at communications@cde.ca.gov or (916) 230-1672 before 3 p.m. PT, tomorrow (Friday), Jan. 6. 


Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Executive Director of the College Football Playoff Foundation Britton Banowsky
Teachers

What :

College Football Playoff Foundation's Extra Yard for Teachers Summit

When :

Saturday, Jan. 7
1:20 p.m. PT (Time is subject to change)

Where :

Los Angeles Convention Center, Concourse Hall
1201 S. Figueroa St.
Los Angeles, California

RSVP: If you are interested in covering this event, please RSVP to pressrsvp@ed.gov



Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff
Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District Alberto M. Carvalho
Roybal Film and Television Magnet Principal Blanca Cruz
Actor and Advisory Board Member George Clooney
Actress and Advisory Board Member Mindy Kaling
Actor and Advisory Board Member Don Cheadle
Students
Teachers

What :

Tour of Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet School and Remarks

When :

Monday, Jan. 9 10:30 a.m. PT – Tour of Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet School
11 a.m. PT – Remarks and Pool Spray
(Times are subject to change)

Where :

Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet School, located on the Edward R. Roybal Learning Complex
1200 West Colton St.
Los Angeles, California

RSVP:  Space is limited. If you are interested in covering this event, please RSVP to pressrsvp@ed.gov, and you will receive a confirmation email if space is available.