Assistant Deputy Secretary to Keynote School Safety and Violence Prevention Conference, Discuss Importance of Safe Schools
Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, will discuss the importance of school safety and its impact on learning at the second annual School Safety and Violence Prevention Conference at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, in Commerce City, Colo.
U.S. Education Department Senior Official to Discuss ESEA Reauthorization and Tour Schools During Visit to Gainesville, Florida
U.S. Department of Education Deputy Assistant Secretary Massie Ritsch will tour two schools and meet with the Gainesville Florida Chamber of Commerce during a visit to Gainesville on Wednesday, June 2.
Assistant Secretary of Education Alexa Posny to Discuss Reauthorization of ESEA, IDEA at Indiana Education Forum
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny will deliver remarks and participate in a Q&A at an education forum on Friday, May 28 in Bloomington, Ind. Dr. Posny will discuss the priorities in the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, and how it will serve as the roadmap for IDEA reauthorization.
Under Secretary Kanter to be Keynote Speaker at Merced College 2010 Commencement
U.S. Under Secretary Martha Kanter will deliver the commencement address at Merced College on Friday, May 28, at 7:45 p.m. PT on the school's campus in Merced, Calif. Her remarks will celebrate the importance of their achievements, often as the first member of a family to complete college, and speak to the responsibility of Merced graduates to help others follow in their footsteps.
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