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Media Advisories | U.S. Department of Education

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Deputy Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics to Speak at Oklahoma State School Board Association Conference

OKLAHOMA CITY—José Rico, deputy director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanics, will discuss reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and issues pertaining to Hispanic students when he addresses the Oklahoma State School Board Association Tri-State Conference this Thursday, Aug. 26, at the Cox Convention Center.

AUGUST 26, 2010

U.S. Education Secretary Embarks on 'Courage in the Classroom' Bus Tour to Honor Nation's Teachers

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will kick off a back to school bus tour to hold conversations with and honor America’s teachers in Little Rock, Ark., this Thursday. Throughout the tour, Duncan will be visiting classrooms breaking ground in closing the achievement gap, early education, school nutrition and safety and teacher recruitment.