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Headed to the Rockies: Back-to-School Tour Day 2

The “Education Drives America” Back-to-School Bus Tour takes Secretary Arne Duncan and senior ED staff coast-to-coast. Day two included stops in Elko, Nevada and Salt Lake City, Utah. Visit ed.gov/bustour to keep up to date.

  1. Great Basin College - Elko, Nevada
  2. Deb Delisle, assistant secretary for elementary and secondary education, and William Mendoza, director of the White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education, participated in a roundtable discussion on issues related to Indian education.
  3. Staticflickr
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    Thu, Sep 13 2012 16:43:43
  4. chbrenchley
    Cameron Brenchley@chbrenchley
    ED is at @gbcnevada in Elko, NV this morning holding a roundtable on Indian education. Next stop on #edtour12 is Salt Lake City.
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 09:56:48
  5. Staticflickr
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    Thu, Sep 13 2012 16:56:29
  6. Glendale Middle School - Salt Lake City, Utah
  7. Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, ED Chief of Staff Joanne Weiss and Lily Eskelsen, vice president of the National Education Association (NEA) joined school officials, teachers, and students for a tour and roundtable discussion.
  8. USMarthaKanter
    Martha Kanter@USMarthaKanter
    Excited to meet up with the "Education Drives America" bus. Joining @NEAMedia's Lily Eskelsen & ED staff in SLC, UT. #edtour12
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 13:15:04
  9. NEAMedia
    NEA Public Relations@NEAMedia
    School improvement in action! NEA @myUEA & @usedgov see good work happening @slcschools @ Horizonte Instruct& TrainCtr. #EDTour12
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 13:18:13
  10. #edtour12 wraps for the day, but ED's @USMarthaKanter is still hard at work on the "Education Drives America" bus. http://pic.twitter.com/RnwFh46G
    US Dept of Education@usedgov
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    Thu, Sep 13 2012 17:11:03
  11. NEAMedia
    NEA Public Relations@NEAMedia
    NEA leaders to join @usedgov at #back2school bus tour stops this week and next. Read to learn where: bit.ly/Oq2tkB #EDTour12
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 06:57:45
  12. Watch a summary of today's events:
  13. Bus Tour Across America - Day Two
    usedgov
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    Thu, Sep 13 2012 20:33:26
  14. Additional Events and Ways to Stay Connected
  15. #edtour12 includes nearly 100 total events. ED officials were meeting throughout the West during day two.
  16. JoanneSWeiss
    Joanne Weiss@JoanneSWeiss
    In UT, the deans of all the teachers colleges meet every month. Do any other states do that? Great idea -- worth copying. #edtour12
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 16:07:58
  17. rec54
    Richard Culatta@rec54
    Ed tech leaders in UT pitch ideas on next steps to get to personalized learning for all students #utedforum #edtour12 ow.ly/i/VTOk
    Thu, Sep 13 2012 15:57:57
  18. 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
  19. Bus Tour Across America: 5 Ways to Stay Connected | ED.gov Blog
    Tomorrow, Secretary Duncan and top ED officials will kick off the Department of Education's third annual back-to-school bus tour. The Edu...
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