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May 28, 2010

• District of Columbia to Receive More Than $24 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• Montana to Receive More Than $40 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• North Dakota to Receive More Than $28 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• Wisconsin to Receive More Than $236 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

May 27, 2010

• Under Secretary Kanter to Deliver Commencement Address at Merced College

• Assistant Secretary of Education Alexa Posny to Discuss Reauthorization of ESEA, Idea at Indiana Education Rorum

May 26, 2010

• U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Address Aim High Organization in Menlo Park

• U.S. Education Secretary to Visit Cincinnati, Hold Teacher Roundtable and Deliver Commencement Address

• Department Official to Give Opening Remarks at First Ever Games for Learning Day @ Games for Change Conference in New York

• Executive Director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans to Deliver Housatonic Community College Commencement Address

• Deputy Assistant Secretary to Deliver Anne Arundel Community College Commencement Address

May 25, 2010

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Discuss ESEA Reauthorization at University of New Mexico's Educational Leadership Program

• Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Participate in Discussion on School District Funding Inequities

• Department Official to Represent Department of Education at U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue in Beijing

• Education Secretary Duncan to Address Council on Foreign Relations and Aspen Institute

May 24, 2010

• New Hampshire to Receive More Than $54 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor to Discuss Early Learning Agenda at Wheelock College

• Department Official to Give Remarks at National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education Blue Ribbon Panel on Improved Student Learning

May 21, 2010

• U.S. Secretary of Education to Join President to Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month on Monday at White House

• Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana to Address Hispanic Leadership Alliance

• Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Address Stanford Law Students on Civil Rights and Equity in Education

May 20, 2010

• U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary to Speak at Inaugural Conference of the Alliance for Multilingual Multicultural Education in Albuquerque, NM

• Statement by U.S. Education Secretary Duncan on NAEP Reading 2009 Trial Urban District Assessment

• Department begins Competition for $437 Million in Teacher Incentive Fund Grants

• Under Secretary Kanter To Deliver Commencement Address at Moraine Valley Community College

• Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Participate in Panel on Civil Rights in Education at U.S.-Brazil Conference

May 19, 2010

• U.S. Education Secretary to Hold Teachers Roundtable at Bladensburg Elementary to Discuss $437 Million Teacher Incentive Fund Competition, Hold National Media Call

May 18, 2010

• Department Official to Make Presentation on Lifelong Learning During United Nations' Forum in China

• U.S. Education Secretary to Deliver Commencement Address, Hold Jobs Discussion, Honor Top Boston Educators

• Assistant Secretary Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana to Discuss ESEA Reauthorization at Texas School Alliance Meeting

• U.S. Education Secretary to Highlight Support for Jobs Bill in NYC School Visits with Chancellor Klein, Mayor Bloomberg

• Assistant Secretary Posny to Address D.C. Conference on Disability Education, Employment Opportunities

May 17, 2010

• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the 56th Anniversary of the Landmark Brown v. Board of Education Ruling

• Statement by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Central Falls Agreement

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor to Discuss Kids Count Report to be Released by Annie E. Casey Foundation

• Minnesota to Receive More Than $220 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

May 14, 2010

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Advisor to Deliver Commencement Address and Receive Award at Rutgers University Graduate School of Education

• U.S. Under Secretary of Education Kanter to Address Graduates of Lakes Region Community College

• U.S. Secretary of Education to Deliver University of Wisconsin-Madison Commencement Address Saturday

• U.S. Education Official to Participate with Congressman Ellison in Community Forum on Closing the Achievement Gap

• Director of White House Hispanic Education Initiative to Address San Diego Mesa College Commencement

May 13, 2010

• Obama Administration Supports Emergency Funding to Save Teacher Jobs

• Rhode Island to Receive More Than $44 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• Assistant Deputy Secretary to Deliver Remarks at United Way Annual Luncheon

• Assistant Secretary Thelma Melendez to Deliver Commencement Address at Texas A&M International University

May 12, 2010

• Department Official to be Panelist in Workshop at Summit Series DC10

• Assistant Deputy Secretary to Participate in Discussion on Drinking and Drug Use Among Students

• U.S. Education Official to Address Cincinnati Conference on Teacher Compensation

May 11, 2010

• U.S. Education Secretary to Participate in National Lab Day, Address New Schools Summit on Wednesday

• U.S. Department of Education Awards Almost $50,000 to help a School District in Knoxville, Tennessee, Recover from a School Violence Incident

• Nevada to Receive More Than $107 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Discuss Importance of a Well-Rounded Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education Public Forum

May 10, 2010

• Louisiana to Receive More Than $191 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• Alaska to Receive More Than $30 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• Arkansas to Receive More Than $119 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• Secretary Duncan to Greet John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, D.C. Students at Music Fest

• Assistant Deputy Secretary to Keynote Communities in Schools of Chicago Annual Partner Recognition Breakfast

• Secretary of Education to Participate in a Media Avail on Childhood Obesity Task Force Report and Tour Tyler Elementary’s Health and Fitness Program

• Senior Education Department Official to Deliver Commencement Address at Harris-Stowe University

May 7, 2010

• U.S. Secretary of Education Celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week in a Video with his Favorite Teacher

• Department of Education Official to Deliver Commencement Address at Wiley College

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Deliver Southwest Minnesota State University Commencement Address

• U.S. Education Secretary to Deliver University of Richmond Commencement Address

May 6, 2010

• Assistant Secretary Dr. Alexa Posny to Address Reach Convocation in Iowa City

• U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Recognize Teachers During Teacher Appreciation Week

May 5, 2010

• U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana to Speak at Symposium Focusing on High Performing Urban Schools

• Department Proposes Doubling Federal Funding for Parental Engagement

• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Visit George Mason High School in Falls Church to Honor Teachers during National Teacher Appreciation Week

May 4, 2010

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Visit Milwaukee, Discuss Turning Around Wisconsin's Lowest-Performing Schools

• Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Participate in Pregame Ceremony at Washington Mystics Annual School Day Game

• Department Official to Give Keynote Remarks at Florida Literacy Coalition's Annual Conference in Captiva Island, Florida

May 3, 2010

• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Visit Charles H. Houston Elementary School in D.C. to Honor Teachers on National Teacher Day

• Nebraska to Receive More Than $77 Million in Additional Recovery Funds

• U.S. Department of Education Announces National FFA Advisor Larry Case Will Retire

• U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to Visit Friendship Chamberlain Elementary and Junior Academy to Honor D.C. Teacher of the Year

• Civil Rights Assistant Secretary to Participate in Urban Institute Panel Tuesday in Washington

• 2010 U.S. Presidential Scholars Announced

• Assistant Deputy Secretary to Discuss Importance of Healthy School Environments at Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management

• U.S. Department of Education Senior Official to Discuss ESEA Reauthorization at Principals' Partnership Meeting in Texas

• Department Official to Give Keynote Remarks at New York Association for Continuing-Community Education Association’s Annual Conference in Albany

• Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter to Address Inaugural Michael Eisner Education Lecture at Cal State Northridge