February 2011
U.S. Education Secretary to Participate in Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Black History Month Forum on Meeting the Economic needs of the African American Community
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will participate in a Black History Month forum sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation at 3:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 28, on Capitol Hill. The topic of the forum is “Investing in Communities of Color.” Secretary Duncan’s panel will address meeting the economic needs of the African American Community.
Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Address Mayor Johnson's 'State of Schools' Education Forum in Sacramento
Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education, will address Mayor Kevin Johnson's "State of Schools" education forum Monday at Sacramento's historic Guild Theater.
Secretary Duncan to Address Education Panel at National Governors Association Winter Meeting
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will participate in the "Education, Early Childhood and Workforce Committee" panel at the National Governors Association's (NGA) Winter Meeting on Saturday, Feb. 26. Duncan will highlight the administration's plan to reauthorize No Child Left Behind and discuss the role governors play in generating education reform.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Officials to Participate in National Association of Secondary School Principals Conference in San Francisco
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, and Alexa Posny, assistant secretary for the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, will give remarks on Saturday, Feb. 26, at the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) Conference in San Francisco.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Senior Department Officials to Participate in Inaugural Gathering of the Funders Network-Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Thelma Melendez, Assistant Deputy Secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement Jim Shelton, and Senior Advisor for Early Learning Jacqueline Jones will participate in the inaugural gathering of the Funders Network – Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Feb.
Education Secretary Duncan and Labor Secretary Solis to Tour Training and Learning Center and Participate in Community College Summit
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Labor Secretary Hilda Solis will participate in two events in Philadelphia on Monday, Feb. 28. Duncan and Solis will tour the 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund’s Learning Center, a joint labor-management partnership that provides job skills training in the health fields to over 2,000 adult students every year.
U.S. Secretary of Education to Give Remarks, Take Questions from Student Leaders at Education Department’s First-Ever National Youth Summit
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give remarks followed by a question and answer session at Voices in Action: National Youth Summit, hosted by the U.S. Department of Education on Saturday, Feb. 26 at Howard University.
Education Under Secretary Joins Labor Assistant Secretary to Discuss Role of Research in Job Creation
Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter will join Department of Labor Assistant Secretary Jane Oates to discuss the role of programs and research in job creation and workforce development during the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Grants Resource Center proposal development workshop. The three-day forum will be held at the Sofitel Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Assistant Secretary to Keynote 2011 Curriculum and Instruction Leadership Symposium in Pacific Grove, California
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), will deliver the keynote address at the 2011 Curriculum and Instruction Leadership Symposium at the Asilomar Conference Center in Pacific Grove, Calif.
Assistant Deputy Secretary Kevin Jennings to Give Keynote at Conference on Bullying in San Diego
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will give the keynote address at 2:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 25, at the “Solutions to a Crisis: Supporting Students, Saving Lives” Conference in San Diego.
Education Assistant Secretary to be Panelist at 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, will participate on a panel at The American Association of Colleges and Teacher Education’s (AACTE) annual meeting, at noon PST on Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, Calif.
U.S. Education Department Senior Official to Give Remarks at National Association of School Psychologists Annual Convention in San Francisco
Melody Musgrove, director of the U.S. Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP), will give remarks at the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) annual convention on Thursday, Feb. 24 in San Francisco. Musgrove will outline some of the challenges special education is facing and what school psychologists can do to continue to fulfill critical roles in shaping improved results.
Assistant Deputy Secretary Kevin Jennings to Give Keynote at Texas Schools Social Workers Conference in Austin
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will give the keynote address at the Texas School Social Workers’ 20th anniversary at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, at the Doubletree Hotel in Austin.
Senior Administration Officials to Discuss President's Budget Request & Affect on Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities
WASHINGTON – Assistant to the President and Cabinet Secretary Chris Lu, White House National Economic Council Senior Advisor Ginger Lew and White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Director Kiran Ahuja will hold a conference call with reporters on Wednesday to discuss key priorities in President Obama’s 2012 federal budget and how they would affect AAPI communities.
Education Department Official to Give Opening Remarks at Hillsborough Community College's" Black Brown and College Bound" Conference in Tampa
José Rico, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will give remarks at the opening plenary session of Hillsborough Community College’s “Black Brown and College Bound” conference at 12:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 23, in Tampa, Fla.
Under Secretary of Education to Discuss Higher Education Opportunities at Hobart High School Event
Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter will deliver the keynote address during the “One Region One Vision: Educating Our Way to a Better Economy” summit hosted by the Center of Workforce Innovations on Wednesday, Feb. 23 at 5:15 p.m. CST. The event is being held at Hobart High School in Hobart, Ind.
Assistant Secretary Posny to Address Special Education Symposium in Springfield, Ill.
Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny, whose Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) administers the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), will deliver the keynote address at the third annual Disability to Possibility symposium Saturday in Springfield, Ill. Posny will discuss her vision for the future of special education and her goals for OSERS.
Education Secretary Duncan to Participate in Roundtable on TEACH Initiative; Play in NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be in Los Angeles on Friday, Feb. 18, to participate in a roundtable discussion on ways to accomplish the goals of the national teacher recruitment campaign, known as TEACH, take part in a media availability following the roundtable, and play in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game.
Assistant Secretary Posny to Address Education Research and Development Institute in Denver
Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny will address the Education Research and Development Institute Wednesday in Denver. She will discuss her goals as assistant secretary overseeing the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Discuss the Need to Increase Capacity in Higher Ed at American Enterprise Institute Event
Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, will give remarks at an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) event at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the organization’s Wohlstetter Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
Education Secretary and National Leaders Team Up on Day 2 of Collaborative Labor-Management Conference
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Department officials and several national education leaders will discuss the future of labor-management collaboration during the second day of a conference in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Department Officials Participate in Rural Community College Day
Several Department officials will participate in Rural Community College Day on Wednesday, Feb. 16 from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.
Education Secretary and National Education Leaders Discuss the Future of Labor-Management Collaboration on Press Call
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and representatives from leading national education groups will reflect on the conversations and ideas put forth at the Department’s recent labor management conference in Denver during a national press call at 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET) on Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Education Secretary and National Leaders Team Up at Collaborative Labor-Management Conference
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Department officials and several national education leaders will discuss the future of labor-management collaboration during a conference in Denver on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 15 and 16.
Education Secretary Duncan to Participate in Community Forum to Increase Completion of Federal Student Aid Application
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Manual High School in Denver on Tuesday, Feb. 15, to participate in a community forum that aims to increase the number of students who complete the free application for federal student aid, known as the FAFSA. The overarching goal of the forum is to enroll more students in higher education.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Discuss the Need to Increase Capacity in Higher Ed at American Enterprise Institute Event
Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the U.S. Department of Education, will give remarks at an American Enterprise Institute (AEI) event at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the organization’s Wohlstetter Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
President Obama to Discuss Education Investments and Other Key Budget Priorities at STEM school in Baltimore, Maryland
WASHINGTON— On Monday, February 14, the President will travel to Baltimore County, Maryland to speak with students at Parkville Middle and Center of Technology.
4:30 PM EST Today: Duncan, Psaki to Hold Conference Call on President Obama's Upcoming Events
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Friday, February 11 at 4:30 PM EST, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and White House Deputy Director of Communications Jen Psaki will hold a conference call with reporters to preview President Obama’s upcoming events for next week, and to discuss the importance of out-educating our competitors to win the future.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Officials to Participate in National Council for Community and Education Partnerships (NCCEP) 2011 Capacity-Building Workshop in Orlando
Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for Postsecondary Education, and Greg Darnieder, special assistant and senior advisor on the college access initiative, will address the NCCEP 2011 Capacity-Building Workshop in Orlando, Fla., on Monday and Tuesday February 14 and 15 at 8:15 a.m., respectively.
Press Conference Call with Secretary Duncan Monday on Administration's Budget Request for Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will hold a press conference call with reporters on the administration's FY 2012 budget proposal for education at 1:45 p.m. Monday, Feb. 14.
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