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U.S. education secretary will visit Cedar Rapids
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will visit Roosevelt Middle School in Cedar Rapids on Sept. 15, his office announced this week.
Duncan's visit is part of a sixth annual back-to-school bus tour covering six states over five days.
At Roosevelt, he will participate in a roundtable on teacher leadership and shadow a teacher coaching session.
The Cedar Rapids Community School District is starting the second year of a teacher leadership system funded by a state grant.
Teacher leadership and compensation grants are a central part of the education reform package Gov. Terry Branstad introduced after he was elected in 2010. They allow some teachers to take part- or full-time leave from classroom teaching to coach other teachers or lead curriculum development,
Duncan also will visit North High School in Des Moines on Sept. 14.
(File Photo) U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gives an explanation during a discussion on the revisions of the No Child Left Behind Act - the Elementary and Secondary Education Act in an education meeting at Jefferson High School in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, March 14, 2010. Duncan was joined by Sen. Tom Harkin and Rep. Dave Loebsack along with others who work closely with the education system in the eastern Iowa area. (Julie Koehn/The Gazette)
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