Media Advisories
U.S. Education Official to Address University of Virginia Conference on Middle Schools
Acting Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Michael Yudin will participate in a panel Friday, Oct.
Education Secretary Duncan to Discuss the Importance of Higher Education and America’s Future at the TIME Summit on Higher Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver remarks on the importance of accelerating attainment and achievement in higher education and participate in a panel discussion at the TIME Summit on Higher Education at 3:30 p.m. ET, on Thursday, Oct. 18 in New York City. The panel discussion will be moderated by journalist Bill Moyers.
Education Senior Official to Deliver Keynote Address at California Community College Association for Occupational Education Conference in Long Beach
Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, will give keynote remarks at the California Community College Association for Occupational Education conference, “Doing What Matters for Jobs and the Economy,” at 8:30 a.m. PT, on Thursday, Oct. 18, in Long Beach, Calif.
Department Senior Officials to Participate in United Way Leaders’ Summit on Ensuring Quality Out-of-School Time for Students
Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement, and Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, will serve as panelists in a discussion on the need to create high-quality out-of-school time systems for students in every community. On Thursday, Oct.
Executive Director of White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education to visit Oklahoma City Wednesday
William Mendoza, executive director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, will visit Oklahoma City for a series of public appearances on Wednesday, Oct.
Director of the Office of Educational Technology to Deliver Keynote at CETPA Conference
Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, will keynote the 52nd Annual California Educational Technology Professionals Association (CETPA) Conference at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 16, in Monterey, Calif. Cator will discuss the Department’s initiatives toward implementing the National Education Technology Plan.
Office of Educational Technology Director Karen Cator, Deputy Director Richard Culatta to Address SETDA Leadership Summit in Arlington, Va.
Director of the Office of Educational Technology Karen Cator and Deputy Director Richard Culatta will discuss improving teaching and learning with the help of technology and innovation at the day-long State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) 2012 Leadership Summit on Monday, Oct. 15, in Arlington, Va.
U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Speak at the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards Exhibit Opening at Education Department Headquarters
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will give remarks at the opening of an exhibit of artworks by students who have won 2012 Scholastic Art Awards, sponsored by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, at 11 a.m., Friday, Oct. 12, at the U.S. Department of Education headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Jason Snyder to Visit California Schools Participating in the School Improvement Grant Program
Jason Snyder, deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, will visit Costano Elementary School in Palo Alto, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 11 followed by a visit to Everett Middle School in San Francisco on Monday, Oct. 15. California has awarded both schools grants to improve school climate and student achievement through the U.S.
Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier to Discuss Education and the Economy During Visits to Millard Horizon High School and Metropolitan Community College in Omaha
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier will travel to Omaha, Neb., Thursday, Oct. 11 to discuss education and the economy during visits to Millard Horizon High School and Metropolitan Community College.
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