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Standing Up for Teachers is an International Endeavor
Today teachers across the globe, from Budapest to Ramallah, are celebrating World Teachers’ Day. Using the theme “Taking a Stand for Teachers!” educators are meeting with students to encourage them to become teachers, holding rallies and leading discussions about the … Continue reading
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The State of Education
“States and districts, schools and communities are driving more change than ever before,” Secretary Arne Duncan told reporters during a speech at the National Press Club yesterday. “Educators at every level are being more and more creative — pairing good … Continue reading
From Farming to the Forefront of Education: A College President’s Story
As a teen growing up on his family’s 1,000-acre farm in southeastern Illinois, Terry Wilkerson had no plans to go college. “At that point in my life, I didn’t see the value of an education. I just needed to get … Continue reading
Top 5 Highlights from Education Drives America Tour
After more than 100 events in 48 communities in 12 states, the Education Drives America bus tour came to a close last Friday at the Department’s plaza in Washington. Secretary Duncan wraps up the tour in the video below, and … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle, says that after thirty-seven years in education, her “heart lies with kids everyday,” and is grounded in her role as a teacher. Delisle joined the Department of Education in April after … Continue reading
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Appalachian Bound: Bus Tour Day Seven
Lexington: Finding inspiration in language Deputy Secretary Tony Miller stopped by Picadome Elementary School in Lexington, Ky for the first stop of day seven of the Department’s back-to-school bus tour across the country. Picadome is a unique school in that … Continue reading
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Teachers’ Voices Heard on U.S. Department of Education Bus Tour
Over eighty meetings with teachers and school leaders in a two-week cross-country blitz—not bad work for a team of twelve Teaching Ambassador Fellows (TAFs) working for a year with the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education’s third annual … Continue reading
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Collaboration on Display in Three States: Bus Tour Day Six
Columbia: Rural educators teaching with technology Rural educators face a challenge of isolation. Miles away from their peers, collaboration and training can often be difficult. Technology is helping bridge this geographic divide, and was the focus of our first Education … Continue reading
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore…But We Were for Bus Tour Day Five
Topeka: Celebrating a legacy of hope and courage If we’ve learned anything in three years of producing back-to-school tours, it’s that an event that begins with a high school band is bound to be terrific. That was certainly the case … Continue reading
Connecting with Colorado Communities: Bus Tour Day Four
Denver: Getting fit and staying healthy It may have been a once-in-lifetime occurrence: two cabinet secretaries, one governor, two U.S. senators and dozens of students all line-dancing. Historic or not, the importance of the Let’s Move! back-to-school bus tour event … Continue reading
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Wyoming Is Ready to Work: Bus Tour Day Three
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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