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Teachers@ED: Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle
Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education Deborah Delisle, says that after thirty-seven years in education, her “heart lies with kids everyday,” and is grounded in her role as a teacher. Delisle joined the Department of Education in April after … Continue reading
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Institutions Commit to Providing Millions of Students with Easy-To-Understand Information About College Costs
We know that students and their families face a difficult task in deciding where to enroll for higher education, and understanding the cost of college—and how to pay for it—can be daunting. Too often, students are left without a clear … Continue reading
Back-to-School Bus Tour Ends on High Note
On its final day, the Education Drives America bus made stops in Roanoke and Richmond, Va., and a final rally at the Department of Education headquarters in Washington. In Roanoke, Secretary Duncan joined Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education … Continue reading
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The More They Burn, the Better They Learn
Originally posted at LetsMove.gov. The physical activity facts for adolescent and school health were originally published on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website. Physical activity is essential to a healthy lifestyle, and it can be especially important in helping kids do better in … Continue reading
Appalachian Bound: Bus Tour Day Seven
Lexington: Finding inspiration in language Deputy Secretary Tony Miller stopped by Picadome Elementary School in Lexington, Ky for the first stop of day seven of the Department’s back-to-school bus tour across the country. Picadome is a unique school in that … Continue reading
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Back-to-School Tour in the News
The Education Drives America bus tour recently stopped in Illinois Kentucky and West Virginia. Check out some of the press coverage from the past few days of the Education Drives America back-to-school bus tour. Lexington, Ky. Jim Shelton spent two … Continue reading
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Back-to-School Tour in the News
The Education Drives America bus kept rolling east on Day 6 with multiple stops in Missouri and Illinois and Indiana by U.S. Department of Education senior staff. Columbia, Mo. U.S. Education’s Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement Jim Shelton … Continue reading
Teachers’ Voices Heard on U.S. Department of Education Bus Tour
Over eighty meetings with teachers and school leaders in a two-week cross-country blitz—not bad work for a team of twelve Teaching Ambassador Fellows (TAFs) working for a year with the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education’s third annual … Continue reading
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Collaboration on Display in Three States: Bus Tour Day Six
Columbia: Rural educators teaching with technology Rural educators face a challenge of isolation. Miles away from their peers, collaboration and training can often be difficult. Technology is helping bridge this geographic divide, and was the focus of our first Education … Continue reading
Back-to-School Tour in the News
On Monday, Secretary Duncan traveled to Denver to visit Lowry Elementary School with Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. In the afternoon, Duncan participated in a … Continue reading
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore…But We Were for Bus Tour Day Five
Topeka: Celebrating a legacy of hope and courage If we’ve learned anything in three years of producing back-to-school tours, it’s that an event that begins with a high school band is bound to be terrific. That was certainly the case … Continue reading
Connecting with Colorado Communities: Bus Tour Day Four
Denver: Getting fit and staying healthy It may have been a once-in-lifetime occurrence: two cabinet secretaries, one governor, two U.S. senators and dozens of students all line-dancing. Historic or not, the importance of the Let’s Move! back-to-school bus tour event … Continue reading
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