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It’s Arts in Education Week: Let’s Celebrate and Get to Work!

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Doug Herbert

As Arts in Education Week concludes,  it is a time to recognize the importance of the arts a well-rounded education for all students. Through dance, music, theatre and the visual arts, young children explore the world through sight and sound, … Continue reading →

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Wyoming Is Ready to Work: Bus Tour Day Three

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Rock Springs: Celebrating career academies A four-year college education isn’t for everyone. Both President Obama and Secretary Duncan often note the importance of community colleges, technical and career programs to the future of our country’s economic health. Earlier this year, … Continue reading →

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Wyoming Career Academy Feeds Local Demand for Energy and Health Care Workers

Posted on September 16, 2012 by Joanne Weiss

In Wyoming, where the Education Drives America tour stopped Sept. 14, the career academy at Rock Springs High School is a model worth shouting about, because it graduates students who are truly both college and career ready. There are two … Continue reading →

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Back-to-School Tour in the News: Day Two

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Laurie Calvert

Visiting Nevada and Utah as part of the Department’s “Education Drives America” back-to-school bus tour, Secretary Arne Duncan, Under Secretary Martha Kanter, Chief of Staff Joanne Weiss, and Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle, along with other Department officials, met with educators … Continue reading →

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Towards the Rockies – Bus Tour Day Two

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Elko: Community collaboration is key With only two days complete of ED’s cross-country bus tour, it’s already clear that education really does drive America. During Thursday’s first event at Great Basin College in Elko, Nev., we witnessed how communities can … Continue reading →

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Back-to-School Tour in the News: Day One

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Patrick Kerr

The first official day of the “Education Drives America” Back-to-School Bus Tour saw Secretary Duncan and other ED officials meeting with education stakeholders in California, Nevada, and other points of the compass. Prior to the official kick-off, senior staff held … Continue reading →

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Autotuned Arne Begins Bus Tour Across America

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

  Silicon Valley: Transforming learning through technology and teaching You might not think that a panel discussion on education technology with the Secretary of Education and the Chairman of the FCC would excite an auditorium of high school students, but … Continue reading →

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Bus Tour Across America: 5 Ways to Stay Connected

Posted on September 11, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Tomorrow, Secretary Duncan and top ED officials will kick off the Department of Education’s third annual back-to-school bus tour. The Education Drives America tour begins in Silicon Valley on Sept 12 and ends with a rally at the Department of … Continue reading →

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Lighting Candles Across America: The Back to School Bus Tour

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Martha Kanter

Many people ask me what I like most about my job as Under Secretary of Education.  The answer is easy: it has reinforced my optimism about our shared American future and my confidence that we are rising to meet the … Continue reading →

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Great American Schools: 2012 National Blue Ribbon Winners

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Guest Blogger

“Great schools don’t happen by chance. Great schools happen by design,” Secretary Arne Duncan said earlier today as he recognized the 2012 National Blue Ribbon Schools from the campus of Arlington Traditional Elementary School in Arlington, Va. Arlington Traditional is … Continue reading →

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Bus Sneak Peek and Final Details Released

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

The Education Drives America bus has a full tank of gas is ready for the launch of ED’s back-to-school tour. Secretary Arne Duncan will kick off the tour in Silicon Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 12, and below are the details … Continue reading →

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Education Drives America – Bus Tour Stops in the Midwest

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Cameron Brenchley

Leaving the Rockies behind, this year’s Education Drives America back-to-school bus tour will head through the Great Plains and on to the Midwest with stops in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana. Here are the details released today: Topeka – Sept. … Continue reading →

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