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July 23, 2012

Senior Department Officials to Discuss Administration’s Higher Education Access, Affordability and Completion Efforts at NASFAA conference

The U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, Acting Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education David Bergeron, and Senior Advisor to the Secretary on College Access Greg Darnieder will make presentations at the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (NASFAA) annual conference in Chicago July 23-25.

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July 23, 2012

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Discuss College Access at NCCEP/GEAR UP Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver remarks at the 2012 National Council for Community and Education Partnerships’ (NCCEP) Annual GEAR UP Conference in Washington, D.C.

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July 20, 2012

U.S. Education Department Official to Hold Tribal Consultation in Troy, N.Y., Gather Feedback on Education Reform Matters Affecting American Indians

William Mendoza, executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN), will consult with tribal leaders Friday in Troy, N.Y., to get feedback on education reform matters affecting American Indians.

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July 20, 2012

Secretary Duncan to Discuss Elevating the Teaching Profession and Preparing Students for College and Careers at the NAESP Leadership Conference

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver remarks at the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) National Leadership Conference at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on Friday, July 20 at 1 p.m. ET.

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July 19, 2012

Senior Official to Give Remarks on Innovation in Education Reform During Two-Day Meeting Hosted by U.S. Department of Education

Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement, will host an opening plenary panel at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, during an Investing in Innovation (i3) directors meeting at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Va. Participants will include Martha Moorehouse, director of the Division of Children and Youth Policy at the U.S.

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July 18, 2012

Embargoed Press call at 3:30 p.m. ET Today with Secretary Duncan on NCLB Flexibility

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will hold an embargoed press call with reporters at 3:30 p.m.

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July 18, 2012

Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler and Reading Rainbow host Levar Burton to Join Secretary Duncan for Let’s Read! Let’s Move! Summer Enrichment Series Event

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will be joined by Miss America 2012 Laura Kaeppeler and LeVar Burton, actor and host of Reading Rainbow, at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building on Wednesday, July 18, at 10:00 a.m. ET for this summer’s second Let’s Read! Let’s Move! event.

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July 17, 2012

U.S. Education Secretary Duncan to Give Remarks at the National Academy Foundation’s NEXT Conference in Washington, D.C.

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give remarks at the National Academy Foundation’s NEXT Conference on Tuesday, July 17, in Washington, D.C.

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July 17, 2012

Department Senior Officials to Discuss Skills Gap, Education Reform during Sessions at GE Foundation Business and Education Summit

U.S. Department of Education Director of Strategic Partnerships Suzanne Immerman and Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Jim Shelton will discuss the link between education reform and preparing students to enter the workforce during two sessions at the Annual GE Foundation Developing Futures in Education Summer Conference on Tuesday, July 17 in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

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July 17, 2012

Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle to Discuss Education Reform at American Association of School Administrators' Legislative Conference

Assistant Secretary for the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Deb Delisle will give remarks at the American Association of School Administrators’ (AASA) Legislative Advocacy Conference on Tuesday, July 17, in Washington, D.C.

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