Author Archives: Daren Briscoe

Secretary Duncan’s Straight Talk Is Music to Puerto Ricans’ Ears

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

On the island of Puerto Rico, home to the third-largest school district in the United States, Secretary Duncan on Monday brought a tough, but optimistic message to the “Investing in Our Future” Education Summit. Puerto Rico, Duncan said to the … Continue reading →

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Setting Sail for Success

Posted on September 12, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES – Nine hundred and sixty new sailors were formally welcomed into the U.S. Navy on Friday by Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, when she delivered remarks at the basic training graduation for Navy recruits. Kanter … Continue reading →

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College Access Gets a High Tech Boost

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

YPSILANTI-There was a field trip on just the third day of the school year at Ypsilanti New Tech High School @ Ardis, but it wasn’t students doing the traveling.  Instead, the school itself was the destination, for Greg Darnieder, Education … Continue reading →

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Duncan and Officials Observe Mock Presentation of Innovative Teacher Mentoring and Evaluation Program at AFT Hall

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

An innovative teacher evaluation plan, developed with the participation of the teachers union in Toledo, Ohio, was the focus of the final stop on the first day of the “Education and the Economy” bus tour. Secretary Duncan paid a visit … Continue reading →

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Education Will Open Doors, Duncan Tells Cleveland Students

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

Nearly 1000 people filed into the East Tech High School auditorium in Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon for the third stop, and the largest crowd yet, on the “Education and the Economy” bus tour. But Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has … Continue reading →

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Making Early Connections in Erie

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

ERIE- Second stop for Secretary Duncan on the 2011 “Education and the Economy” bus tour: the Early Connections pre-K Learning Center. Here the Secretary participated in a roundtable discussion about early childhood education with Senator Bob Casey, Pennsylvania state educators, … Continue reading →

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Secretary Duncan Kicks Off Back-to-School Tour in Pittsburgh

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Daren Briscoe

PITTSBURGH- The U.S. Department of Education’s “Education and the Economy” back-to-school bus tour got off to a rousing start with a brassy welcome at the tour’s first stop, Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School. Education Secretary Arne Duncan’s arrival at … Continue reading →

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