U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION ARNE DUNCAN TO PARTICIPATE IN LIVE WEBCAST ON STEM EDUCATION

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will talk about Department activities and plans regarding science, technology, and math (STEM) education in a live webcast from the National Academy of Sciences on Friday, October 23 at 10:45 a.m. Secretary Duncan’s presentation will be followed by a public comment period that will allow viewers to post comments and discuss their thoughts about the Secretary’s presentation.

The event is being sponsored by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, in response to the President’s agenda to focus on general science and technology literacy to help the U.S. workforce become more competitive internationally, and to enhance the number of Americans who are interested in pursuing science and engineering careers.

The program will be available as an archived webcast at White House.gov, http://apps.facebook.com/whitehouselive/, which also will feature a live stream of this event and be hosted on Facebook.

In addition, the White House posted a blog entry this morning on the event. To view it, visit http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/Science-Math-Get-Honors-in-the-Classroom/.

For additional information, including the agenda and speakers’ slideshow presentations, see http://www.ostp.gov/cs/pcast/meetings_agendas.

Who:
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

What:
Live webcast of Secretary Duncan addressing STEM education plans

Where:
National Academy of Sciences
2100 C Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C.

When:
Friday, Oct. 23 – 10:45 a.m. ET