John Legend and the US Department Of Education TEAM UP to recruit teachers
Staff Writer
2010-11-09
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Grammy Awarding winning artist John Legend is known for giving back to the community or lending his time to help out for community causes. This time Uncle Sam is calling college graduates to become teachers.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, joined by Grammy Award-winning artist John Legend, will visit Howard University in Washington, D.C., at 11:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, to encourage students to choose teaching careers. The visit is part of the U.S. Department of Education’s TEACH campaign, a national teacher recruitment initiative launched earlier this year to celebrate and recruit more diverse, high quality teachers. Secretary Duncan and Legend will host a TEACH town hall meeting with students and educators in the university’s School of Business auditorium. Legend will share his involvement in education and his work with both the TEACH and Show Me campaigns.
“With more than a million teachers expected to retire in the coming years, we have a historic opportunity to transform public education in America by calling on a new generation to join those already in the classroom,” Secretary Duncan said. “We are working with the broader education community to strengthen and elevate the entire teaching profession so that every teacher has the support and training they need to succeed. Education is the great equalizer in America. If you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality, the classroom is the place to start.”
This event will kick off at Howard University with the following people also appearing at the event on Nov 10, 2010 11:25 a.m. at the Howard University School of Business auditorium.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
John Legend, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter
Jim Wyche, provost, Howard University
Leslie T. Fenwick, dean, School of Education, Howard University
Kaya Henderson, interim chancellor, D.C. Public Schools
Angela Benjamin, award-winning teacher from D.C. Public Schools