Education
Education Drives America Back-to-School Bus Tour - Day 7
The “Education Drives America” Back-to-School Bus Tour takes Secretary Arne Duncan and senior ED staff coast-to-coast. Day seven included stops in Lexington, KY, and Charleston and McDowell County, WV. Visit ed.gov/bustour to keep up to date.
- Picadome Elementary School - Lexington, Kentucky
- Deputy Secretary Tony Miller discussed foreign language education during a classroom visit and a roundtable discussion with 15 local education and community stakeholders.
We are creating children that are hungry and know that school is a place to feed me. #languageimmersion #education #EDtour12- Elk Elementary Center - Charleston, West Virginia
- Secretary Duncan visited Elk Elementary Center in Charleston, W.Va., where he participated in a roundtable with local and state early learning stakeholders.
- Secretary @ArneDuncan greeted by hundreds of students in WV! #EdTour12 @ Elk Elementary Center instagr.am/p/PzsYQ8lZsh/
- @arneduncan talks with education leaders about the importance of early learning #edtour2012 twitpic.com/awnr31
- Mount View High School - McDowell County, West Virginia
- Secretary Duncan joined Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, for a panel discussion with community members and stakeholders. Participants discussed how to build public-private partnerships to support educational improvement as the path to a brighter economic future.
Glad @usedgov Sec. Duncan is visiting McDowell Co. today. Reinforces need to invest in rural ed as I’ve worked to do. 1.usa.gov/Qp0cC5
.@arneduncan is w/ @rweingarten & Gayle Manchin meeting community in McDowell Co, WV about improving education and the economy. #edtour12
Ending day in McDowell WV. Thx @rweingarten & Gayle Manchin for their leadership in this community. We want to be a great partner. #edtour12- Additional Events:
- #edtour12 includes nearly 100 total events. ED officials were meeting in several states during day seven.
@JIMSEDU talking to adv comp sci class, learning about robot they built #edtour12 #edtech #bereapromise neighborhood http://pic.twitter.com/goGhvbkc
We're hearing from another group of talented students at Harris Stowe State University in St. Louis. #edtour12 fb.me/2lTcXC1xh
Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell speaking of a shared responsibility at Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern MO #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/7SYZo6YF
ernestomakackaAwesome tour right??2012-11-13T06:33:55.002Z- AdamAny updates on this??2012-10-03T12:26:06.766Z
