Media Advisories

U.S. Education Official to Participate in 27th Annual Conference of Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families in El Paso

Suzanne Immerman, director of strategic partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education, will participate in the 27th annual conference of the Grantmakers for Children, Youth and Families (GCYF) Tuesday in El Paso.

U.S. Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and Improvement to Discuss Education Reform at Ohio Innovation Summit

Jim Shelton, assistant deputy secretary for innovation and improvement at the U.S. Department of Education, will facilitate a discussion on school reform at 1:45 p.m. ET on Friday, Oct. 5, in Shaker Heights, Ohio.

Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier to Discuss Education and the Economy at the Council on Competitiveness Conference at Lehigh University

Brenda Dann-Messier, assistant secretary for vocational and adult education, will discuss education and the economy during her keynote remarks at the Council on Competitiveness Conference on Friday, Oct. 5 at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pa.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Host Town Hall Discussion on College Affordability, Access to Quality Higher Education

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will visit the University of Massachusetts Boston on Wednesday, Oct. 3, where she will host a town hall discussion with students and educators on the topics of college affordability and access to quality higher education.

Education Secretary Duncan to Discuss State of Education at National Press Club

Press Conference Call to Discuss Results of Oakland Unified School District Civil Rights Compliance Review

U.S. Department of Education Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali will join Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Anthony Smith for a conference call at 3 pm. EST today to discuss the successful resolution of a compliance review concerning discipline in the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), the fourteenth-largest school system in California.

U.S. Secretary of Education to Keynote Symposium: Innovation to Drive Productivity in Postsecondary Education

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will give the opening address at the symposium, "Innovation to Drive Productivity in Postsecondary Education," at 8:50 a.m. ET on Monday, Oct. 1, at Georgetown University.

Education Department Senior Official to Discuss College Affordability and Community Engagement at President’s Interfaith and Community Service Challenge in New York City

Senior Advisor for the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships Ken Bedell will chair a convening of postsecondary institutions to discuss opportunities for engagement on Friday, Sept. 28 in New York City.

Office of Elementary and Secondary Education Assistant Secretary Deb Delisle to Discuss Education and Jobs at the Strive Cradle to Career Network Convening in Milwaukee, Wis.

Deb Delisle, assistant secretary of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, will speak at the Strive Cradle to Career Network Convening on education and jobs at the noon panel on Thursday, September 27 at Frontier Airlines Center in Milwaukee, Wis.

U.S. Under Secretary of Education to Discuss College Affordability During Town Hall at Georgetown University

U.S. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter will participate in a town hall discussion on college affordability at 5:15 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 27, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. The town hall will include around 100 Georgetown students, faculty and community members. A question-and-answer session will follow.