July 2011
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Participate in Principals' Partnership Summer Leadership Institute in Phoenix, Arizona
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Outreach Services Massie Ritsch will participate in the 10th annual Principals’ Partnership Summer Leadership Institute on Monday and Tuesday, July 18-19, in Phoenix, Ariz.
Senior Education Official to Host White House Rural Council Roundtable, and Speak at Southeast Regional Rural Education Summit in Tennessee
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White will visit Tennessee next week to host a White House Rural Council roundtable discussion in Greeneville on Monday, July 18, before giving remarks at the Southeast Regional Rural Education Summit on Tuesday, July 19 in Nashville.
Assistant Secretary Posny to Address OSEP Project Directors Conference; 1,000 Expected
Assistant Secretary Alexa Posny, who oversees programs that serve America's 6.8 million children with disabilities as head of the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, will deliver opening remarks at the 2011 Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) Project Directors Conference Monday in Washington.
U.S. Department of Education Special Education Programs Director to Give Remarks at the Council of Administrators of Special Education Thank You Reception
Director of the Office of Special Education Programs Melody Musgrove will speak to the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) at the ninth annual Thank You Reception this Monday in Arlington, Va. Musgrove will highlight the Department’s initiatives to improve results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor Michael Robbins to Speak on School and Community Partnerships in San Francisco
Senior Advisor for Nonprofit Partnerships Michael Robbins will participate in the National Academy Foundation Leadership Summit on Saturday, July 16 and National Council for Community and Education Partnerships' GEAR UP Annual conference, July 18-19 in San Francisco. Robbins will speak on the importance of community based organizations (CBOs) and school partnerships in the education field.
White House Hispanic Initiative to Discuss Innovative Education Pilot Program in New York on Friday
QUEENS, N.Y. – White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics Director Juan Sepúlveda and Deputy Director JoséRico will join State Assemblyman Francisco Moya of New York District 39 and local education and community leaders in Queens on Friday.
National Call to Discuss Improved Access to School-Based Health Care Under Affordable Care Act
U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan will join U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on a national call on Thursday, July 14, at 11 a.m. EDT to discuss efforts to expand access to and improve delivery of health care at school-based health center sites.
Military Child Education Coalition to Open Student Art and Writing Exhibit at the U.S. Department of Education
The U.S. Department of Education will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open an art and writing exhibit displaying works by student winners from the Military Child Education Coalition program at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Education Building, 400 Maryland Ave. S.W., in Washington, D.C.
Deputy Assistant Secretary to Give Remarks at the National School Public Relations Association National Seminar
Deputy Assistant Secretary for External Affairs and Outreach Massie Ritsch will give remarks at the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) National Seminar on Wednesday, July 13, 2011.
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education to Address Annual Meeting of State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) in Boulder
Eduardo Ochoa, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, will give remarks at the 58th annual meeting of SHEEO at 10:30 a.m. MDT on Wednesday, July 13, in Boulder, Colo. Ochoa will give an update of Obama administration initiatives in higher education.
U.S. Education Secretary to Meet Student Finalists at Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals Competition in New York City
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will meet students participating in the ninth annual Imagine Cup 2011 Worldwide Finals competition on Wednesday, July 13, at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.
Education Assistant Secretary to Deliver Keynote on Next Steps for Transitioning Students, Adult Education
Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, will discuss the future of adult education during her keynote address at a conference hosted by the Iowa Association of Lifelong Learning (IALL) and the Adult Literacy Institute (ALI). Dann-Messier will speak at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 13.
White House Domestic Policy Council's Steve Robinson and US Department of Education's Michael Lach to Address National Science Teachers Association's K-12 STEM Education Policy Conference
Steve Robinson, special assistant for the White House Domestic Policy Council, and Michael Lach, special assistant for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Education at the U.S. Education Department, will give remarks at the National Science Teachers Association's K-12 STEM Education Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, July 12.
U.S. Rep. George Miller and Musician Eleanor Friedberger to Join Education Secretary Arne Duncan for Let’s Read! Let’s Move! Summer Enrichment Series Event on Tuesday
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, will be joined by U.S. Rep. George Miller (D-Calif.) and musician Eleanor Friedberger of Fiery Furnaces on Tuesday, July 12 at noon for this summer's second Let's Read! Let's Move! summer enrichment event on the outdoor plaza of the Department's Lyndon Baines Johnson headquarters building in Washington, D.C. The Department's Let's Read!
Federal Panel on Accessible Instructional Materials to Review Draft Report, Hold Public Hearing in Seattle
The U.S. Advisory Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials in Postsecondary Education for Students with Disabilities (AIM Commission) will convene Monday and Tuesday in Seattle. Members will review and discuss a draft list of 25 proposed recommendations for the Commission report to be submitted to Congress this fall.
U.S. Department of Education to Hold Forum on High-Quality Stem Education for English Learners in Washington, DC
Rosalinda B. Barrera, assistant deputy secretary and director of the Office of English Language Acquisition, today announced that the U.S. Department of Education will hold a forum on “High-Quality STEM Education for English Learners” at 8:30 a.m. on July 11, at the Holiday Inn Capitol in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Civil Rights Official to Address Higher Education Access, Diversity And Excellence Group
Ricardo Soto, principal deputy assistant secretary at the Office for Civil Rights, will deliver the keynote address at the summer meeting of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities' Commission on Access, Diversity, and Excellence Monday in Santa Fe, N.M.
Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana to Join Congressman Maurice Hinchey for Visit to Pine Bush High School in New York
Assistant Secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana will join Congressman Maurice Hinchey, D-N.Y., for a visit to Pine Bush High School at 11 a.m. Monday, July 11, to observe the school's innovative summer enrichment academies.
Executive Director of White House Hispanic Initiative to Give Commencement Remarks at University of Notre Dame's Alliance for Catholic Education (ACE)
Juan Sepulveda, executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will deliver the keynote address at the commencement exercises of the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, July 9, in Notre Dame, Ind.
U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Participate in National Principals Leadership Institute and its Panasonic National School Change Awards Ceremony in New York City
Carl Harris, deputy assistant secretary of Elementary and Secondary Education, will participate in the National Principals Leadership Institute (NPLI) and its Panasonic National School Change Awards (PNSCA) ceremony at 10:15 a.m. Monday, July 11, in New York City.
Deputy Director of White House Hispanic Initiative to Address Latino Education at American Federation of Teachers Conference
Jose Rico, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will highlight the issues behind Latino degree completion and discuss the Obama Administration’s strategies to increase Latino students’ access to a quality education during a mini-plenary session at the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) Together Educating America’s Children (TEACH) conference
Department Leaders to Discuss Role of Faith-Based Partnerships in Education During Auxiliaries in Ministry Convention
Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller and Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will address more than 30,000 officials, bishops, community leaders and delegates at the International Auxiliaries In Ministry Convention (AIM), the annual summer convention of the multi-million member Church Of God In Christ, in Houston on Thursday, July 7
Education Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier to Host White House Business Council Roundtable in New Hampshire
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier will visit Manchester, N.H. on Wednesday, July 6 to host a roundtable meeting with area business leaders from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., EDT.
U.S. Department of Education to Kick off Let’s Read! Let’s Move! Summer Series with Celebrity Guests
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Miss America 2011 Teresa Scanlan will take part in this year’s first of four Let’s Read! Let’s Move! summer enrichment events sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education on Wednesday, July 6 from 12 – 1:00 p.m.
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali to Join other Obama Officials in New Orleans to Discuss Administration’s Plans to Help Strengthen, Uplift American Communities
Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will join several key Obama Administration officials in New Orleans tomorrow to discuss the concrete steps being taken across the Administration to create more jobs and position New Orleans and communities across the country to out-innovate, out-educate, and out build the rest of the world.
Education Department’s Director of Faith-Based and Community Partnerships to Participate in 48th Annual Islamic Society of North America Convention
Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center for Faith-based and Community Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate on a panel at the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) Convention in Rosemont, Ill., Sunday, July 3. The panel will take place at 2:15 p.m.
Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter to Address 63rd Annual Convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will address the 63rd annual convention of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community USA on Saturday, July 2, at 4 p.m. in Harrisburg, Pa. Kanter will discuss the role of religious groups in encouraging civic engagement, academic achievement and lifelong learning.
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