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AUGUST 26, 2010

U.S. Education Secretary Embarks on 'Courage in the Classroom' Bus Tour to Honor Nation's Teachers


Contact:
Sandra Abrevaya, (202) 260-5003


Event Date 1 : August 26, 2010 - August 27, 2010
Event Date 2 : August 30, 2010 - August 31, 2010

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will kick off a back to school bus tour to hold conversations with and honor America’s teachers in Little Rock, Ark., this Thursday. Throughout the tour, Duncan will be visiting classrooms breaking ground in closing the achievement gap, early education, school nutrition and safety and teacher recruitment. Duncan will be joined by public school teachers now serving as U.S. Department of Education teaching fellows as well as local leaders. All events are open press.

To follow the tour online: Updates, photos and videos from the road will be posted daily on the Education Department’s website at www.ED.gov and via Twitter (@ED_Outreach) and Facebook (Secretary Arne Duncan fan page).

To equip teachers and students for the new academic year, Target will be donating a variety of commonly needed supplies to each school Secretary Duncan visits on the tour.

SCHEDULE FOR THURSDAY, AUG. 26