Media Advisories 
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January 29, 2015
Marco Davis, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will participate in a panel discussion at the 2015 National Mentoring Summit on Friday, Jan. 30, at the Renaissance in Washington, D.C.
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January 29, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Interior Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Kevin Washburn will join Jodi Gillette, President Obama’s Special Assistant for Native American Affairs, for a press call to preview the...
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January 20, 2015
Secretary Duncan will address the winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at the Capital Hilton Hotel in Washington, D.C.
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January 16, 2015
Michael Yudin, acting assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, will participate in the city of Portland, Maine's My Brother's Keeper Community Challenge Summit.
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January 12, 2015
Richard Culatta, director of the Office of Educational Technology (OET), will be a panelist on “Next Generation Learning” at the Gigabit City Summit on Tuesday, Jan. 13 in Kansas City, Missouri. Culatta will participate in a discussion of the challenges and opportunities for...
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January 12, 2015
The 2013–14 National PTA Reflections Program Student Art Exhibit will open Tuesday, Jan. 13 at the U.S. Department of Education at 400 Maryland Ave., S.W. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver welcome remarks remotely.
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January 8, 2015
More than 150 teacher leaders, educators, nonprofit and community advocates from across the country will gather this weekend, Jan. 9-11, in Denver to share strategies and build plans to advance teacher leadership in their schools, districts and states.
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January 7, 2015
The Departments of Education and Justice will hold a press call at 10:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday to announce new guidance for school districts on the rights of English language learners.
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December 16, 2014
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick will conduct a roundtable discussion with students and educators at 1 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at Roxbury Community College. Matthew Malone, secretary of education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, will...
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December 11, 2014
U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Early Learning Libby Doggett will deliver the fall commencement address on Friday, Dec. 12, at Texas State University. Doggett will applaud graduates for their perseverance and hard work.
