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September School Days Video Journal Highlights the American Jobs Act
News on what the American Jobs Act means for teachers and schools, a report on Secretary Arne Duncan’s back-to-school bus tour, and the winners of the 2011 Broad Prize are among the stories featured in the September edition of “School Days.” Continue reading
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Top 10 Highlights from the Back-to-School Tour
America’s students weren’t the only ones getting back on buses last week. Secretary Duncan and senior Department of Education staff also hit the road, for a Midwest back-to-school tour focusing on ”Education and the Economy.” With more than 75 events … Continue reading
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Tagged Arne Duncan
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Discussing Special Education Teacher Prep at Eastern Michigan
Last Friday, I had a great opportunity to participate in a roundtable at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) on special education teacher preparation, recruitment and retention. With six other distinguished panelists that included a state and district representative, an EMU faculty … Continue reading
Posted in Back to School Tour 2011, Headlines, News, Teacher Practitioner, Teachers, Teaching Profession
Tagged Inclusion, Special Education, Teacher Prep
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A Network of Strong Supporters for Brown Street Academy, Milwaukee
Many senior staffers at the Department of Education hit the road last week as part of Secretary Arne Duncan’s back-to-school bus tour. On Thursday, ED’s chief of staff Joanne Weiss, visited Brown Street Academy, a designated Investing in Innovation Fund … Continue reading
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Tagged i3, Investing in Innovation
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Setting Sail for Success
NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES – Nine hundred and sixty new sailors were formally welcomed into the U.S. Navy on Friday by Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, when she delivered remarks at the basic training graduation for Navy recruits. Kanter … Continue reading
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Business and Community Leaders Champion Education Reform
For Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller, last week’s “Education and the Economy” tour took him to Cleveland and Chicago, where he spoke with a diverse group of business, community and education leaders. In Cleveland on Thursday, Sept. 8, Miller … Continue reading
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American Jobs Act Will Invest in Education Now
At the final event of the “Education and the Economy” Back-to-School Bus Tour, Secretary Arne Duncan returned to his hometown with an urgent message: Our country needs to invest in education today. During a roundtable discussion at Carl Schurz High … Continue reading
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Answering Federal Student Aid Questions in Chicago
CHICAGO – Parents and students voiced questions about federal funding for college, and got some answers in an informal town hall meeting with Assistant Secretary of Postsecondary Education Eduardo Ochoa at Mather High School on Chicago’s north side last Friday. … Continue reading
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Tagged FAFSA
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Back-to-School Stop Puts Spotlight on STEM Initiatives Preparing Students for College and Careers
On Friday, ED’s assistant secretary for postsecondary education Eduardo M. Ochoa, held a lively discussion hosted by Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) regarding innovative STEM initiatives designed to prepare students to succeed in college and make an easier transition into the … Continue reading
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Tagged College & Career Ready, FAFSA, STEM
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Improving the Lives of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and their Families
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. On Tuesday, I had the great opportunity to be on a call with Secretary Duncan and Kareem Dale, Special Assistant to the president for Disability Policy, a call in which we announced the release … Continue reading
American Jobs Act Will Create Jobs Today and in the Future
President Obama’s American Jobs Act will make immediate investments that will help today’s students compete in tomorrow’s economy. The Jobs Act will provide $30 billion to support teachers’ jobs and another $30 billion to modernize and renovate schools. Both are … Continue reading
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Northwest Indiana Is Ready
We are ready. That’s the message that the One Region, One Vision initiative sent to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan when the Education and the Economy bus tour stopped in Merrillville, Ind., on Thursday afternoon. Before Secretary Duncan delivered his … Continue reading
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