EDUCATION SECRETARY ARNE DUNCAN TO JOIN LOS ANGELES MAYOR VILLARAIGOSA AT GOMPERS MIDDLE SCHOOL DURING LISTENING AND LEARNING TOUR

US Dept of Ed Press Advisory

smf:  This - and one reference in the LA Times Fremont reconstitution story -  is pretty much the entirety of the coverage of this event.

Event Date: Thursday, Dec. 10
Contact: Contact: David Thomas (202) 401-1576 or
press@ed.gov

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will continue his national Listening and Learning Tour in California Dec. 10, when he visits Gompers Middle School in LA with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LA School Superintendent Ramon Cortines. Later that day he will keynote the National Conference of State Legislators’ (NCSL) Fall Forum in San Diego.

Secretary Duncan and his senior staff have conducted similar tours across the country. These community conversations have brought together students, parents, educators, community leaders and elected officials to share their ideas for education reform and how the federal government can help improve public education.

Who:
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Los Angeles School Superintendent Ramon Cortines

What:
Listening and Learning Tour

When:
Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 (all times local, PST)
12:15-1:00 p.m.–School visit and tour
1:00 – 1:30 p.m.–luncheon with Los Angeles education leaders
1:30 -1:45 p.m.–Press Avail

Where:
Gompers Middle School
234 East 112th Street
Los Angeles

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