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May 12, 2011
"Illinois has done something truly remarkable, and every state committed to education reform should take notice. Business, unions, educators, advocates and elected officials all came together around a plan that puts children ahead of adults and paves the way for meaningful education reform.
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May 12, 2011
Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, will deliver the commencement address to more than 400 graduates at State University of New York (SUNY) College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill on Saturday, May 14. The ceremony will be at 1 p.m. near the Knapp Hall Administration Building.
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May 12, 2011
Alberto Retana, director of community outreach, will deliver the keynote address at the Maryland English Language Learning Family Involvement Network’s (MELLFIN) seventh annual conference on Friday, May 13, at the Church of Philippi in Hanover, Md.
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May 11, 2011John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) will deliver the commencement address to approximately 280 graduating students at J.F. Drake State Technical College's graduation ceremony at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the Von Braun Center South Hall in Huntsville, Ala.
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May 11, 2011
Carmel Martin, assistant secretary for Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, will join Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) at the Center for American Progress, at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, where Hagan will introduce new legislation for turning around low-performing schools. During a panel discussion on education reform Hagan will outline her School Turnaround And Rewards (STAR) Act.
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May 11, 2011
The U.S. Education Department will hold a roundtable discussion in Nashville with teachers, families, students, college access professionals, practitioners, and other members of the public to inform federal policy in the areas of teacher preparation and college completion. The discussion will be held on Thursday, May 12, from 9 a.m. to 1p.m. CDT, at Tennessee State University.
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May 11, 2011
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools, will speak at The Safety and Well-being of Our Children, an anti-bullying briefing hosted by Rep. Danny K. Davis (D-IL) at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, May 12, in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.
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May 11, 2011
Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights, will address the Fourth Annual Delaware Valley Minority Student Achievement Consortium-College Board District Leadership Symposium Thursday at the Hilton Philadelphia City Avenue Hotel in Philadelphia.
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May 10, 2011
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May 10, 2011
Washington Today, the White House announced Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, Tennessee as the winner of the 2011 Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge. Vice President Joseph Biden called Principal Alisha Kiner today to tell her the school had won.