White House Blog: Week-Long Focus on Education
Posted on March 18, 2010 by Jennifer Brady
[I am pleased to share another guest post from my colleague, Kate Harrington, Associate Vice President, Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and International Relations, University of Massachusetts President’s Offfice.]
Recently the White House blog gave the U.S. Department of Education a week’s worth of time and space to blog about important issues and events. At the end of the week, Education Secretary Arne Duncan summarized the highlights and provided links making it easier to drill down on any topic. Much of what was covered and talked about has direct relevance to undergraduate and graduate students of all kinds. For example, here are just three of the many topics Secretary Duncan mentioned from the week’s events:
You joined Alma and Colin Powell, the President and myself in launching GradNation, an initiative to give more students the opportunity to go to college.
You engaged in a live web chat with Melody Barnes and me about how the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) can help students like you go to college.
You joined our web discussion around the question: What does a 21st century education mean to you?
To see the complete summary and to access the links go here.
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