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2012 Labor-Management Conference Kicks Off – Watch Live | ED.gov Blog

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2012 Labor-Management Conference Kicks Off – Watch Live

Secretary Arne Duncan, national education leaders and over 100 district and state leadership teams are converging in Cincinnati today to kick off the two-day 2012 Labor-Management Conference. The conference will encourage participants – teams of state and district school chiefs, union leaders, and school board leaders from over 100 states and districts — to exchange ideas, share lessons learned, and encourage leaders to take on similar efforts when they return home.
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Opening Session
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 – 1:00-2:15 p.m. ET
Leaders will discuss the past year’s challenges and progress in collaborating to transform the teaching profession in the service of increasing students’ success.
Closing Session
Thursday, May 24, 2012 – 2:00-2:30 p.m. ET
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Join the conversation and see what people at the conference are tweeting about by following hashtag #LMConf12
Click here for a list of participants in this year’s conference, and visit our Labor-Management Conference page for more information on the 2012 conference.