Education
Day Four - Back-to-School Bus Tour Across America
The “Education Drives America” Back-to-School Bus Tour takes Secretary Arne Duncan and senior ED staff coast-to-coast. Day four included stops in Denver and Limon, Colorado. Visit ed.gov/bustour to keep up to date.
- Lowry Elementary - Denver, Colorado
- Secretary Arne Duncan rejoined the Education Drives America tour on Monday, Sept. 17, and was met by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, Lt. Governor Joseph Garcia, and Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet for a visit to Lowry Elementary School in Denver. The group participated in a Let’s Move! nutrition event and group fitness activity that included eating school lunch and touring the Lowry's garden.
Today, Sec Sebelius & @ArneDuncan are at a @LetsMove event Lowry Elementary School to celebrate the Denver's Garden to Cafeteria Program.
Children that are healthy and active are prepared to learn. They can’t learn to read if they’re hungry. - @arneduncan on #edtour12
Lowry Elem. has a garden to cafeteria program providing fresh produce to its and other school's cafeteria. #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/e7OMyglw- Limon Public School - Limon, Colorado
- Secretary Duncan's next stop was at Limon Public School—a K-12 school—in Limon, Colorado. Duncan joined over 200 students, parents, teachers and community members at the school’s Constitution Day celebration.
"You can't have a strong city without a strong public education system." @arneduncan #edtour12- Watch the video summary of day four:
- Additional Events and Stay Connected!
- #edtour12 includes nearly 100 total events. ED officials were meeting throughout the Colorado region during day four.
Preservice teachers talking w/TAFs and educational leaders about what works in teacher prep in Boulder #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/I0jKgoc9
With #TAF @AaronBredenkamp & @mrmarcianog at Monticello MS to observe extraordinary #teachers #edtour12- Stay Connected!
Bus Tour Across America: 5 Ways to Stay Connected | ED.gov BlogTomorrow, Secretary Duncan and top ED officials will kick off the Department of Education's third annual back-to-school bus tour. The Edu...
