Contact: John White, Press Secretary
(202) 401-1576 or john.white@ed.gov
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will travel to Milwaukee on Thursday, June 4 to announce new educational opportunities for autoworkers, their families, and communities, as part of the Obama administration’s federal economic recovery effort. Secretary Duncan is one of several cabinet secretaries and Obama administration officials traveling across the Midwest this week to visit auto communities.
WHO:
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle
Milwaukee Area Technical College Acting President Dr. Vicki Martin
Manpower Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Torres
WHAT:
Education announcement to aid economic recovery
WHERE:
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Main Building
700 West State St.
Milwaukee
WHEN:
9 a.m. CT Thursday, June 4
Following the announcement, Secretary Duncan will visit Bay View High School, located at 2751 S. Lenox St., in Milwaukee to speak with the senior class about the importance of college completion and career training.
