Rocky Mountain High – Details for Bus Tour Stops in WY and CO
ED’s third annual back-to-school bus tour is taking Secretary Duncan and top federal education officials across the country for a series of events and community conversations reinforcing the message...
View ArticleEducation Drives America – Bus Tour Stops in the Midwest
Leaving the Rockies behind, this year’s Education Drives America back-to-school bus tour will head through the Great Plains and on to the Midwest with stops in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana....
View ArticleBus Sneak Peek and Final Details Released
A sneak peek of the "Education Drives America" bus. The Education Drives America bus has a full tank of gas is ready for the launch of ED’s back-to-school tour. Secretary Arne Duncan will kick off the...
View ArticleLighting Candles Across America: The Back to School Bus Tour
Many people ask me what I like most about my job as Under Secretary of Education. The answer is easy: it has reinforced my optimism about our shared American future and my confidence that we are...
View ArticleBus Tour Across America: 5 Ways to Stay Connected
Tomorrow, Secretary Duncan and top ED officials will kick off the Department of Education’s third annual back-to-school bus tour. The Education Drives America tour begins in Silicon Valley on Sept 12...
View ArticleAutotuned Arne Begins Bus Tour Across America
The "Education Drives America" bus arrives in Sacramento. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. Silicon Valley: Transforming learning through technology and teaching You might not...
View ArticleBack-to-School Tour in the News: Day One
The first official day of the “Education Drives America” Back-to-School Bus Tour saw Secretary Duncan and other ED officials meeting with education stakeholders in California, Nevada, and other points...
View ArticleTowards the Rockies – Bus Tour Day Two
ED's Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships Director Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell facilitated a roundtable discussion with Brighton High School students and educators in Salt Lake City as...
View ArticleBack-to-School Tour in the News: Day Two
Visiting Nevada and Utah as part of the Department’s “Education Drives America” back-to-school bus tour, Secretary Arne Duncan, Under Secretary Martha Kanter, Chief of Staff Joanne Weiss, and Assistant...
View ArticleWyoming Career Academy Feeds Local Demand for Energy and Health Care Workers
The roundtable discussion at Rock Springs High School highlighted the school's career academies. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. In Wyoming, where the Education Drives America...
View ArticleWyoming Is Ready to Work: Bus Tour Day Three
Assistant Secretary Dann-Messier, Under Secretary Kanter and Chief of Staff Weiss joined Laramie County Community College President Joe Schaffer for a community town hall. Official Department of...
View ArticleConnecting with Colorado Communities: Bus Tour Day Four
Students at Lowry Elementary in Denver waved goodbye to the "Education Drives America" bus. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. Denver: Getting fit and staying healthy It may have...
View ArticleWe’re Not in Kansas Anymore…But We Were for Bus Tour Day Five
Secretary Duncan gives a high five to Corky the Hornet at Emporia State University. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. Topeka: Celebrating a legacy of hope and courage If we’ve...
View ArticleBack-to-School Tour in the News
On Monday, Secretary Duncan traveled to Denver to visit Lowry Elementary School with Kathleen Sebelius, secretary of health and human services, U.S. Senators Mark Udall and Michael Bennet, and...
View ArticleCollaboration on Display in Three States: Bus Tour Day Six
Deputy Secretary Tony Miller took part in a town hall on college affordability at Harris Stowe State University in St. Louis on day six of our back-to-school tour. Official Department of Education...
View ArticleTeachers’ Voices Heard on U.S. Department of Education Bus Tour
Over eighty meetings with teachers and school leaders in a two-week cross-country blitz—not bad work for a team of twelve Teaching Ambassador Fellows (TAFs) working for a year with the U.S. Department...
View ArticleBack-to-School Tour in the News
The Education Drives America bus kept rolling east on Day 6 with multiple stops in Missouri and Illinois and Indiana by U.S. Department of Education senior staff. Columbia, Mo. U.S. Education’s...
View ArticleBack-to-School Tour in the News
The Education Drives America bus tour recently stopped in Illinois Kentucky and West Virginia. Check out some of the press coverage from the past few days of the Education Drives America...
View ArticleAppalachian Bound: Bus Tour Day Seven
Deputy Secretary Tony Miller joined a class at Picadome Elementary in Lexington, Ky. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. Lexington: Finding inspiration in language Deputy Secretary...
View ArticleBack-to-School Bus Tour Ends on High Note
Secretary Duncan participated in a town hall at Virginia Western Community College during the last day of ED's back-to-school bus tour across the country. Official Department of Education photo by...
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