Remarks of Dr. Martha J. Kanter, Under Secretary, at Palo Alto University...
Thank you Mr. Otieno and President Calvin for that generous introduction and for this honorary degree, which I will treasure for the rest of my life. It is an honor to join you this morning to...
View ArticleCalifornia to Receive Nearly $416 Million to Turn Around Its Persistently...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that California will receive nearly $416 million to turn around its persistently lowest achieving schools through the School Improvement Grants...
View ArticleThe Protean Career: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the Foothill...
Thank you, President Miner, for that very generous introduction and for your extraordinary leadership. It's an honor to be here this evening, and to join in celebrating the class of 2010's success.
View ArticleThe Link in the Chain: Secretary Arne Duncan's Remarks at the De Anza...
Thank you, President Murphy. It's a pleasure to be here this morning to join in celebrating the class of 2010's success. I want to begin with a confession today: I was a little intimidated to learn...
View ArticleCalifornia to Receive More Than $487 Million in Additional Recovery Funds
U. S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that an additional $487,549,876 is now available for California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. To date,...
View ArticleCalifornia to Receive $1.2 Billion to Support Education Jobs
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that California will receive $1.2 billion to support education jobs.
View ArticleDepartment Awards Nearly $50,000 to Help Marin County School Community...
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools has awarded the Marin County Office of Education in San Rafael, Calif.
View ArticleWhite House AAPI Initiative to Convene Silicon Valley Leaders to Promote...
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. -- The White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders will hold a summit on entrepreneurship and small business growth with business leaders in Silicon Valley on...
View ArticleDuncan Announces Four Community College Regional Summits Aimed at Boosting...
The U.S. Education Department will convene four community college regional summits in the next two months to identify promising practices for increasing completion at community colleges, Education...
View ArticleThe Gift That Can’t Be Taken Away
(Note: Speaker deviated from prepared remarks.) Thank you! And thanks to Roybal for hosting us here today. As some of you may know, one of your own, teacher Linda Yaron is here with me today.
View ArticleThe Road Less Traveled
Thank you, Elise. And thanks to United Way LA for convening this Summit, and for its steadfast commitment to driving education reform here. I believe that this Summit is timed just right, because the...
View ArticleAssistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez De Santa Ana To Visit Two Los Angeles...
U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, will visit Jefferson High School and Carver Middle School in Los Angeles on Thursday, April 7 to meet with students and...
View ArticleCalifornia to Receive $63 Million to Continue Efforts to Turn Around...
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that California will receive $63 million to continue the work of turning around its persistently lowest-achieving schools through the Education...
View ArticleU.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Visit Sacramento, Calif., as Part of...
As a part of the U.S. Department of Education’s third annual back-to-school bus tour, on Wednesday, Sept. 12, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Sacramento, Calif., where he will meet...
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