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Data U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Illinois to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning
                                                          Archived InformationU.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues Return to School Road Trip in Illinois to Spotlight Safe Return to In-Person Learning
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**September 21, 2021 - 8:45am**Event Date 2 :**September 21, 2021 - 12:00pm**Event Date 3 :**September 21, 2021 - 3:30pm
On Tuesday, Sept. 21, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will continue the  “Return to School Road Trip”—a bus tour to showcase students and communities  safely returning to in-person learning—with several events in Illinois.
First,  Secretary Cardona will visit Walter R. Sundling Junior High School in Palatine  for a special announcement. Second, he will be joined by U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker for a visit to an Illinois state  health center offering COVID vaccines. Later in the day, Secretary Cardona will  visit Chicago State University for a tour and roundtable discussion on the  future of predominantly black institutions and equity in  education. Surgeon General Murthy and Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot will join the Secretary.
Throughout the bus tour week—Sept. 20-24—Secretary Cardona, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, and local school leaders will join students, parents, educators, and school  communities for events that highlight schools and communities that have safely  welcomed students back to in-person learning.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Community Consolidated School District 15 Superintendent of Schools Dr. Laurie Heinz
Walter R. Sundling Junior High School Principal Jason Dietz
Students, community members, educatorsWhat :
                 School tour and special announcementWhen :

                 Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 (Times are subject to change) 
8:50 a.m. CT - School tour (pooled press)
10:15 a.m. CT - Special announcement (open press)

 **PRESS**: The special announcement is an open press event. If you are interested in covering it, please email press@ed.gov.
**NOTE:  Media should arrive by 10 a.m. CT, and bring a government-issued ID.**Where :
                 Walter R. Sundling Junior High School
1100 N Smith St.
Palatine, Illinois

 **NOTE**: Special announcement to take place outside near the main entrance
    		Event 2
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Illinois Gov. J.B. PritzkerWhat :
                 Visit and tour of ACCESS Hawthorne Family Health CenterWhen :

                 Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021 (Times are subject to change)
Noon CT - vaccination clinic visit (pooled press)Where :
                 ACCESS Hawthorne Family Health Center
3040 S. Cicero Ave.
Cicero, Illinois
    		Event 3
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy
Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot
Board of Trustees Chair Andrea Zopp, Esq.
Chicago State University President Zaldwaynaka Scott, Esq.
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs Dr. Leslie Roundtree
Dean of College of Pharmacy Dr. Matt Fete
Dean of College of Education Dr. Carolyn Theard-Griggs
StudentsWhat :
                 Campus tour and roundtable discussion on education equityWhen :

                 Tuesday,  Sept. 21, 2021 *(Times are subject to change)*3:35 p.m. CT - Arrival (pooled press)
  3:45 p.m. CT - Tour of Douglas Hall Skills Lab (pooled press)
  4 p.m. CT - Roundtable discussion in Douglas Hall 3060B (open press)
**PRESS:** The  roundtable discussion is an open press event. If you are interested in covering  it, please email press@ed.gov.
  ************Where :
                 Chicago State University
9501 S King Dr.
Chicago, Illinois

**Additional  details to be added to the tour stops throughout the week:**
**Wednesday,  Sept. 22, 2021**
  South Bend, Indiana
  Toledo, Ohio
**Thursday,  Sept. 23, 2021**
  Saginaw,  Michigan
  Lansing, Michigan
  Detroit, Michigan
**Friday,  Sept. 24, 2021**
  Canton, Michigan
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