Event Date: 10 a.m. EDT Friday, April 23, 2010
Contacts: Jo Ann Webb or Elaine Quesinberry, (202) 401-1576 or
press@ed.gov ASSISTANT SECRETARY THELMA MELENDEZ TO KEYNOTE NEW JERSEY PRINCIPALS AND SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION’S 2010 LEGISLATIVE CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Thelma Melendez, assistant secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education, will discuss reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association’s 2010 Legislative Conference and Annual Membership Meeting. The keynote address will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, April 23, at the Foundation for Education Administration Conference Center in Monroe Township, N.J.
The New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association is a professional association dedicated to the improvement of the quality of teaching and learning in New Jersey. Its membership includes principals, vice principals, supervisors, directors, assistant superintendents, superintendents and chief school administrators.
Who:
Thelma Melendez, assistant secretary, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, U.S. Department of Education
What:
Keynote address at the New Jersey Principals and Supervisors Association’s 2010 Legislative Conference and Annual Membership Meeting
Where:
Foundation for Education Administration Conference Center
12 Centre Dr.
Monroe Township, NJ
When:
10 a.m. Friday, April 23
Event Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Contacts: Jim Bradshaw, (202) 401-2310 or
jim.bradshaw@ed.gov U.S. EDUCATION OFFICIAL TO PARTICIPATE IN CONFERENCE PANEL ON ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement, will participate in an education panel examining economic recovery issues sponsored by The Bertelsmann Foundation Thursday at the Newseum in Washington, D.C. Shelton's panel is entitled, "Growth Through Education: Investing in the Human Potential."
Who:
Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Innovation and Improvement,
U.S. Department of Education
What:
Participation in an education panel at The Bertelsmann Foundation conference on economic recovery
Where:
The Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Ave. N.W.
Washington, D.C
When:
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010
Event Date: Thursday, April 22, 2010
Contacts: Jim Bradshaw, (202) 401-1576 or
press@ed.gov U.S. EDUCATION SECRETARY TO ADDRESS 40TH ANNUAL OBSERVANCE OF EARTH DAY THURSDAY ON MALL
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will deliver remarks at a ceremony commemorating the 40th anniversary of Earth Day Thursday at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Secretary Duncan will discuss how education can play a role in developing a green economy.
Who:
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
What:
Remarks at the 40th Annual Observance of Earth Day
Where:
National Mall at 12th Street
Washington, D.C.
When:
5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 22, 2010
Event Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Contact: Stephanie Babyak, Jane Glickman, (202) 401-1576 or
press@ed.gov EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL TO DELIVER KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO WESTERN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES 2010 CONFERENCE IN LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will deliver the keynote address to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 2010 Academic Resource Conference at 5:30 p.m. PT, Wednesday, April 21. The Conference is being held at the Westin Long Beach, 333 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, Calif.
Kanter will discuss the administration's higher education agenda as well as sustainability, accountability, and transparency in higher education.
Who:
U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter
What:
Deliver keynote address to the Western Association of Schools and Colleges 2010 Academic Resource Conference
When:
5:30 p.m. PT, Wednesday, April 21
Where:
The Westin Long Beach
Centennial Ballroom
333 East Ocean Blv
