U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan Joins Mayors Bloomberg, Villaraigosa and Emanuel for “Education Now: Cities at the Forefront of Reform”
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Event Date 1: March 02, 2012 10:00 am - 11:00 am
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel together with their Superintendents, Dennis Walcott, John Deasy and Jean-Claude Brizard, to host a forum titled, “Education Now: Cities at the Forefront of Reform.” The forum will be held Friday, March 2, from 10 to 11 a.m. at American University.
NBC's Andrea Mitchell, host of MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports,” will moderate the forum and engage the group in a dialogue about education successes and challenges. Duncan and local leaders will discuss a variety of issues including accountability, school management, strengthening the teaching profession, and the importance of school leadership, while also highlighting efforts underway to expand access to a high-quality education and improve student outcomes in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.
Collectively, these three school districts serve nearly 2.5 million students, 77% of whom are poor and 88% of whom are minority.
Press interested in attending should RSVP by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 1 to press@ed.gov.
Event 1
| Who : | U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent John Deasy Chicago Public Schools CEO Jean-Claude Brizard |
| What : | “Education Now: Cities at the Forefront of Reform,” a forum on local-level education reform |
| When : | 10 to 11 a.m. ET on Friday, March 2 |
| Where : | American University Katzen Arts Center (Abramson Family Recital Hall) 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. |