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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Media Advisories | U.S. Department of Education

Media Advisories | U.S. Department of Education
JUNE 08, 2010

First Lady, Federal Agencies to Announce Administration-wide Summer Initiative to Target Youth

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, to launch the United We Serve: Let’s Read. Let’s Move. summer initiative on a conference call on Tuesday, June 8 at 10 a.m. ET. Dial In: 888-946-3811; Passcode: VOLUNTEER.


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JUNE 09, 2010

U.S. Education Secretary to Address 96th Annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the 96th Annual Hampton University Ministers' Conference Wednesday in Hampton, Va. Secretary Duncan will focus on President Obama's agenda for school reform and the important role that ministers and other community leaders play in promoting educational excellence.
JUNE 09, 2010

Department Official to Discuss Innovations in Education at Venture Capital in Education Summit in New York

Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement, will participate in the opening panel discussion titled, “Why Education is the New New Market” at the 2010 Venture Capital in Education Summit in New York on Wednesday, June 9.
JUNE 09, 2010

Education Under Secretary Kanter to Address Pennsylvania Governor's Conference on Higher Education

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will address the Leadership Dinner of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Conference on Higher Education in Lancaster, Pa., at the Lancaster County Convention Center on Wednesday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. ET.
JUNE 08, 2010

First Lady, Federal Agencies to Announce Administration-wide Summer Initiative to Target Youth

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join Patrick Corvington, CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, to launch the United We Serve: Let’s Read. Let’s Move. summer initiative on a conference call on Tuesday, June 8 at 10 a.m. ET. Dial In: 888-946-3811; Passcode: VOLUNTEER.