September 2010
Education Secretary Duncan to Participate in Second Annual Washington Ideas Forum
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be interviewed by Michel Martin, NPR’s host of “Tell Me More” at the Second Annual Washington Ideas Forum at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, at the Newseum in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education to Deliver Remarks on School Turnarounds in Los Angeles
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will give welcoming remarks at WestEd’s school turnaround conference, entitled “Leading Successful School Turnarounds: Learning from Research and Practice.”
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Visit Camden, New Jersey, for Parent and Community Engagement Day
Alberto Retana, U.S. Department of Education’s director of community outreach, will participate in the Camden Board of Education’s Parent and Community Engagement Day at 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 30, at Catto Elementary School in Camden, N.J. Retana will discuss the importance of parental involvement and ways to get parents and entire families involved in schools.
Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Participate in Panel Discussion on Title IX Athletics
Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate in a panel discussion on Title IX athletics issues during the Beyond Sport Summit Thursday in Chicago.
Secretary Duncan to Address Committee for Education Funding's 2010 Gala in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the Committee for Education Funding's 2010 Gala Wednesday evening at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Secretary Duncan will discuss the historic opportunity to save education jobs and support reform with the federal investment in education over the past two years.
Education Secretary Duncan and Congressman Fattah Celebrate Second National GEAR UP Day
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Rep. Chaka Fattah (D-PA) will celebrate the second national GEAR UP Day at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29 during a visit to Friendship Public Charter School in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Visit Baltimore to Meet with Students, Parents, Teachers
BALTIMORE—Alberto Retana, U.S. Department of Education's director of community outreach, will visit Baltimore Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. 28-29, to meet with students, parents and teachers.
Senior Education Advisor Brad Jupp to Participate in the University of Delaware's Vision 2015 Annual Leadership Forum, "Delaware's Race to Deliver"
Brad Jupp, senior program advisor for teacher quality initiatives at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate in the Vision 2015 Annual Leadership Forum, Delaware's Race To Deliver on Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the University of Delaware's Newark Campus. Jupp will give opening remarks at the morning plenary session, The National Race.
First Meetings for Postsecondary Education Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials for Students with Disabilities
Students with Disabilities will be held Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 27-28 at the U.S. Department of Education's Potomac Center Plaza building, 550 12th St., S.W. in Washington, D.C.
Major Announcement Set for NBC's Education Nation Summit
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will make a major announcement at NBC's Education Nation Summit in New York City on Monday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m. EDT. The one-hour event will feature a conversation with college students and will be moderated by Tom Brokaw.
U.S. Assistant Secretaries of Education to Participate in the NALEO Educational Leadership Initiative 6th Annual Summit on the State of Latino Education
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali and Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education Eduardo Ochoa will deliver remarks at the National Association of Latino Elected & Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Leadership Initiative 6th Annual Summit on the State of Latino Education, Monday, Sept.
Education Department Official to Address College Board's 22nd Annual Historically Black Colleges and Universities Conference:
John Brown, associate director of the White House Initiative on
Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will address the College
Board's 22nd Annual Historically Black College and Universities
Conference at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 27 in Atlanta, Ga. Brown
will discuss the Obama administration's higher education agenda and
vision for the future of HBCUs.
Director of White House Hispanic Education Initiative to Address National Community College Hispanic Council Symposium
Juan Sepulveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, will deliver the keynote address at the breakfast session for the 25th National Community College Hispanic Council's Leadership Symposium at 8 a.m. Saturday in Miami.
Assistant Secretary to Keynote Conference on Charting the Course of Success for English Language Learners
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will keynote the Charting the Course of Success for English Language Learners Conference at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Sept. 27, in Alexandria, Va.
U.S. Education Official to Discuss Improving Access to College
The U.S. Department of Education's Senior Advisor to the Secretary on the College Access Initiative, Greg Darnieder will deliver the keynote address on improving college access as part of a conference sponsored by the Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) Friday in Des Moines, Iowa.
Under Secretary Kanter to Address National Community College Hispanic Council
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will address the 2010 Leadership Symposium of the National Community College Hispanic Council (NCCHC) at 8:00 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 24, in Miami, Fla.
Under Secretary Kanter to Deliver Keynote Address at National Conference on Developmental Education
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will deliver the keynote address at the conference, "Developmental Education: What Policies and Practices Work for Students?," on Thursday, Sept. 24, at 8 a.m. in New York City.
Deputy Education Secretary to Participate in Blouin Creative Leadership Summit
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller will participate in a panel discussion—Education: Technology, Creativity and the Democracy of Knowledge—during the Blouin Creative Leadership Summit Thursday, Sept. 23, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City.
Assistant Secretary to Deliver Remarks at the Association of Educational Service Agencies' Educators' Call to Action Conference
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will deliver remarks at the Association of Educational Service Agencies' Educators' Call to Action Conference on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in Arlington, Va. Dr.
Commissioner Rutledge to Deliver Keynote Address at 6th National Organizational Change Forum: Employment First! The Audacity of Change
U.S. Commissioner of Rehabilitation Services, Lynnae Rutledge, will deliver the keynote address at the 6th National Organizational Change Forum: Employment First! The Audacity of Change at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22, at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel.
Higher Education Leaders Tell Congress It's Time to "Realize the Dream"
Washington, DC — On Tuesday, colleges, universities, education associations, and students groups will speak out to ask Congress to "Realize the DREAM" and pass the DREAM Act, legislation that would provide a path to citizenship for undocumented students who have been in the United States since childhood if they attend college or perform military service.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor and HHS Deputy Assistant Secretary to Participate in Richmond Community Conversation on Educational Alignment for Young Children
U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor for Early Learning Jacqueline Jones and Health and Human Services Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison Joan Lombardi will participate in a panel at a “community conversation” hosted by the National League of Cities (NLC) Institute For Youth, Education and Families; the city of Richmond and the Richmond Public Schools.
Department Official to Give Keynote Remarks at Learning Leaders Open Meeting in New York
Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement, will give keynote remarks at the Learning Leaders Open Meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 22 in New York City.
Arne Duncan, Kathleen Sebelius, Shaun Donovan and Melody Barnes to Hold Press Conference for Major Announcement on Promise Neighborhoods
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan and the Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Melody Barnes will hold a press conference at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept.
Assistant Secretaries Martin and Ochoa to Serve as Panelists at "Getting to Graduation" Forum
Carmel Martin, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, and Eduardo Ochoa, U.S. Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, will each participate in a panel discussion on federal higher education policy at the Washington Monthly and Education Sector's "Getting to Graduation" event on Tuesday, Sept. 21, in Washington, D.C.
Director of White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities to Address Wiley College Convocation
John S. Wilson, director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, will address the 138th President's Opening Convocation at Wiley College Tuesday in Marshall, Texas.
Senior Official to Visit Boston Area, Promote President's 2020 College Completion Goal and Highlight Successful Models of Closing the Achievement Gap
Alberto Retana, U.S. Department of Education's director of community outreach, will visit the Boston area Sept. 21-22 as part of a national outreach to spotlight successful efforts to close the achievement gap and advance the President's national goal of leading the world in college completion by 2020.
White House Initiative on Asian American and Pacific Islanders to Swear in President's Advisory Commission Members Tuesday
Washington — More than a dozen new members of the President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will be sworn in at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday.
Assistant Secretary Ochoa To Participate in Panel on New Report on Immigrant Workers
U.S. Assistant Secretary Eduardo Ochoa will participate in a panel discussion on the Migration Policy Institute’s new report: “Still an Hourglass: Immigrant Workers in Middle Skills Jobs,” at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 20, in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Education Department Convenes Summit to Explore Transition to Sustainable, Green Economy
The U.S. Department of Education will host the "Sustainability Education Summit: Citizenship and Pathways for a Green Economy" Monday and Tuesday in Washington, D.C. More than 300 experts will come together to begin developing an action plan for a broad national approach to economic sustainability, centering on higher education and the education system in general.
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