Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Media Advisories--Department of Education

Media Advisories--Department of Education

Event Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Contact: Jim Bradshaw (202) 401-2310 or
jim.bradshaw@ed.gov

CIVIL RIGHTS ASSISTANT SECRETARY TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION ON SCHOOL DISTRICT FUNDING INEQUITIES

Russlynn Ali, assistant secretary for the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate in a discussion of school district funding inequities on Wednesday at an event sponsored by the Center for American Progress.
Among the topics to be explored will be the hidden salary gap which can result in teachers at affluent schools being paid more than teachers in the same district who work at more modest income schools. Two papers will be released by the center, examining a 2005 California law that requires schools to publish per-pupil expenditures.

Event Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Contact: David Thomas (202) 401-1579 or
press@ed.gov

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SENIOR OFFICIAL TO DISCUSS ESEA REAUATHORIZATION AT UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO’S EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Jo Anderson, senior advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Education, will discuss President’s Obama’s blueprint for revising the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the role of leadership in education reform during a panel discussion at the University of New Mexico’s College of Education on Wednesday, May 26 in Albuquerque, N.M.