Monday, September 24 2012

Secretary Duncan will participate in NBC News’ 2012 Education Nation, a year-round initiative to engage the country in a solutions-focused conversation about the state of education in America. The three-day event will bring together more than 300 of the country's thought leaders in education, government, business, philanthropy and media. MSNBC’s Tamron Hall will interview Duncan on the topic of turnaround schools. The Education Department has awarded millions of dollars in grants to states to turn around their persistently lowest-achieving schools through the department’s School Improvement Grants (SIG) program.
New York Public Library, Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

No public events scheduled.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

No public events scheduled.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

12:30 p.m.
Secretary Duncan will give the keynote address at the Hamilton Project K-12 Education Forum, hosted by former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin. Duncan will discuss key reform accomplishments to date under the Obama administration. Q&A will follow.
Capital Hilton Hotel, Congressional Room, 1001 16th St., N.W., Washington, D.C.

Friday, September 28, 2012

10:30 a.m.
Secretary Duncan will deliver remarks at the Third Annual Back to School with The HistoryMakers Program. Duncan will discuss this year's theme of encouraging students to "COMMIT" to excellence and to finishing their education. The HistoryMakers is the nation’s largest African American video oral history archive dedicated to recording and preserving the personal histories of well-known and unsung African Americans.
McKinley Technical High School, 151 T St., N.E., Washington, D.C.

Saturday, September 29, 2012

No public events scheduled.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

No public events scheduled.