[CASL-L] Arne Duncan's Education Drive America tour

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Bus Sneak Peek and Final Details Released 
 
 
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Subject: Bus Sneak Peek and Final Details Released
 

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Bus Sneak Peek and Final Details Released
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 tour in 
Silicon Valley on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Here is sneak peek of the bus, and below 
are the details of the final two days of the tour:
Lexington – Sept. 20 
Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller will visit Picadome Elementary School 
in Lexington, Ky., to discuss foreign language education during a classroom 
visit and a roundtable discussion with 15 local education and community 
stakeholders. Read about additional events in the Lexington region.
Charleston – Sept. 20 
Secretary Duncan will visit Elk Elementary Center in Charleston, W.Va., where he 
will participate in a roundtable with local and state early learning 
stakeholders. Read about additional events in W.Va. 
McDowell County – Sept. 20 
Secretary Duncan will engage in a panel discussion with community members and 
stakeholders at Mount View High School in McDowell County, W.Va. Participants 
will discuss how to build public-private partnerships to support educational 
improvement as the path to a brighter economic future. Randi Weingarten, 
president of the American Federation of Teachers, will join the Secretary for 
both events. Read the press release.
Roanoke – Sept. 21 
Secretary Duncan will lead a town hall discussion that will explore indicators 
of college and career readiness at Virginia Western Community College (VWCC) in 
Roanoke, Va. Also participating in the town hall will be Assistant Secretary for 
Vocational and Adult Education Brenda Dann-Messier, VWCC faculty, students, 
regional employers, and local community members. Read more about this event. 
Richmond – Sept. 21
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Henderson Middle School in 
Richmond, Va., on Friday, Sept. 21, to highlight First Lady Michelle Obama’s 
“Let’s Move!” campaign that focuses on confronting and ending childhood obesity. 
The event, held in conjunction with Richmond Fit for Life and other health 
stakeholders, will feature health screenings for middle school and high school 
students. Read more.
Washington – Sept. 21 
Secretary Duncan and senior staff at the Department of Education will wrap up 
the 2012 back-to-school bus tour with a rally on Friday, Sept. 21 on the plaza 
at the Department’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C. Read the press 
release.
Visit www.ed.gov/bustour to read details of the entire tour and follow the tour 
on Twitter with hashtag #edtour12.
 
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