U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Illinois to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning

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U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Illinois to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning

Contact:   Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
Event Date 1 : September 21, 2021 - 8:45am
Event Date 2 : September 21, 2021 - 12:00pm
Event Date 3 : September 21, 2021 - 3:30pm

On Tuesday, Sept. 21, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will continue the “Return to School Road Trip”—a bus tour to showcase students and communities safely returning to in-person learning—with several events in Illinois.

First, Secretary Cardona will visit Walter R. Sundling Junior High School in Palatine for a special announcement. Second, he will be joined by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for a visit to an Illinois state health center offering COVID vaccines. Later in the day, Secretary Cardona will visit Chicago State University for a tour and roundtable discussion on the future of predominantly black institutions and equity in education. Surgeon General Murthy and Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will join the Secretary.

Throughout the bus tour week—Sept. 20-24—Secretary Cardona, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, and local school leaders will join students, parents, educators, and school communities for events that highlight schools and communities that have safely welcomed students back to in-person learning.

Event 1
Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Community Consolidated School District 15 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Laurie Heinz
Walter R. Sundling Junior High School Principal Jason Dietz
Students, community members, educators

What :

School tour and special announcement
When :

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 (Times are subject to change)
8:50 a.m. CT - School tour (pooled press)
10:15 a.m. CT - Special announcement (open press)

PRESS: The special announcement is an open press event. If you are interested in covering it, please email press@ed.gov.

NOTE: Media should arrive by 10 a.m. CT, and bring a government-issued ID.
Where :

Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
1100 N Smith St.
Palatine, Illinois

NOTE: Special announcement to take place outside near the main entrance

Event 2
Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker

What :

Visit and tour of ACCESS Hawthorne Family Health Center
When :

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 (Times are subject to change)
Noon CT - vaccination clinic visit (pooled press)

Where :

ACCESS Hawthorne Family Health Center
3040 S. Cicero Ave.
Cicero, Illinois

Event 3
Who :

U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot
Board of Trustees Chair Andrea Zopp, Esq.
Chicago State University President Zaldwaynaka Scott, Esq.
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Leslie Roundtree
Dean of College of Pharmacy Dr. Matt Fete
Dean of College of Education Dr. Carolyn Theard-Griggs
Students

What :

Campus tour and roundtable discussion on education equity
When :

Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 (Times are subject to change)
3:35 p.m. CT - Arrival (pooled press)
3:45 p.m. CT - Tour of Douglas Hall Skills Lab (pooled press)
4 p.m. CT - Roundtable discussion in Douglas Hall 3060B (open press)

PRESS: The roundtable discussion is an open press event. If you are interested in covering it, please email press@ed.gov.
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Where :

Chicago State University
9501 S King Dr.
Chicago, Illinois

Additional details to be added to the tour stops throughout the week:

Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021
South Bend, Indiana
Toledo, Ohio

Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021
Saginaw, Michigan
Lansing, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan

Friday, Sept. 24, 2021
Canton, Michigan

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