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Education's Bus Tour Across America - Day Three

The “Education Drives America” Back-to-School Bus Tour takes Secretary Arne Duncan and senior ED staff coast-to-coast. Day three included stops in Rock Springs, Rawlins and Cheyenne, Wyoming. Visit ed.gov/bustour to keep up to date.

  1. Rock Springs High School - Rock Springs, Wyoming
  2. Under Secretary Martha Kanter, Chief of Staff Joanne Weiss and Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier toured Rock Springs' career academies and participated in a roundtable discussion about the success of their two academies.
  3. RuralED
    John White@RuralED
    We're in Rock Springs & Rawlins, WY this morning. Cheyenne & Clearmont later on @usedgov nationwide bus tour #edtour12 bit.ly/OuFQLS
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 07:19:05
  4. Rock Springs digital photography students capturing the bus stop! #edtour12 @ Rock Springs High School instagr.am/p/Pj11b2TSbE/
    Aaron Bredenkamp@AaronBredenkamp
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    Fri, Sep 14 2012 08:03:28
  5. USMarthaKanter
    Martha Kanter@USMarthaKanter
    Good morning from Rock Springs, Wyoming! Our first #edtour12 stop today is Rock Springs High School to tour their career academies.
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 07:33:34
  6. Skeleton #photobomb during #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/zuF1GAFY
    US Dept of Education@usedgov
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    Fri, Sep 14 2012 14:08:15
  7. JoanneSWeiss
    Joanne Weiss@JoanneSWeiss
    Rock Springs WY, Energy & Health Academies: internships, certificates, and college prep. You can have it all! Check it out. #edtour12
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 16:26:53
  8. Carbon County Higher Education Center - Rawlins, Wyoming
  9. Kanter, Weiss and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Rural Outreach John White participated in a roundtable discussion on the topic of distance learning, with an audience that included Wyoming’s state and county school superintendents, local college leaders, and local community college students and teachers.
  10. RuralED
    John White@RuralED
    Meeting @USMarthaKanter & @JoanneSWeiss at Carbon Co. Higher Ed Center, Rawlins WY, noon, 2 talk distance ed & job training #edtour12 #rural
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 07:03:55
  11. NikkNakk
    Nichole Ballard@NikkNakk
    Roundtable discussion at the Higher Edu. in Rawlins w/ top US Edu. officials @ noon today. @RawDailyTimes will be there. #Rawlins #edtour12
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 09:55:30
  12. "Without distance learning, we could not meet our students' needs in our rural areas" Carbon County Official #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/Hk2ud4s7
    Marciano@mrmarcianog
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    Fri, Sep 14 2012 11:50:36
  13. 09142012 - Bus Tour 2012 - Rawlins 90
    US Department of Education
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    Sat, Sep 15 2012 09:05:01
  14. Laramie County Community College - Cheyenne, Wyoming
  15. Under Secretary Kanter, and Chief of Staff Weiss ended the week by joining Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier at a town hall to highlight education successes and lead community conversations about school reform, college affordability and completion, and the link between education and jobs.
  16. Education Drives America tour stops at LCCC in Cheyenne, WY. #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/ndpVBN3M
    WyoEdAssociation@WyoEA
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    Fri, Sep 14 2012 14:43:41
  17. AaronBredenkamp
    Aaron Bredenkamp@AaronBredenkamp
    Laramie County Community College uses business partnerships to help evolve curriculum so students are ready for their career! #edtour12
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 13:44:59
  18. USMarthaKanter
    Martha Kanter@USMarthaKanter
    Really great things happening in Wyoming! Inspired to see community colleges driving education. #edtour12
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 16:18:23
  19. Wyoming's First Lady Carol Mead at LCCC in Cheyenne, WY, during the Education Drives America tour. #edtour12 http://pic.twitter.com/xHS5MV30
    Coleen Haines@CHainesWEA
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    Fri, Sep 14 2012 14:46:29
  20. AaronBredenkamp
    Aaron Bredenkamp@AaronBredenkamp
    Up close w/wind turbines @ the LCCC town hall-THEY'RE HUGE! And so is the wind energy education they're providing their students! #edtour12
    Fri, Sep 14 2012 14:50:01
  21. Watch the video summary of day three:
  22. Bus Tour Across America - Day Three
    usedgov
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    Sat, Sep 15 2012 16:50:49
  23. Additional Events and Stay Connected!
  24. #edtour12 includes nearly 100 total events. ED officials were meeting throughout the West during day three.
  25. DarrinPeppard
    Darrin Peppard@DarrinPeppard
    An amazing visit with Brenda Dann-Messier and Sharon Miller from @usedgov today @RSHS_Tigers Career Academies #edtour12
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 10:11:41

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