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# Secretary Cardona to Travel to Baton Rouge and New Orleans with U.S. Rep. Troy Carter to Meet with Students and Parents and Discuss How Students Can Catch Up Academically and How Schools Can Build Back Better

# Secretary Cardona to Travel to Baton Rouge and New Orleans with U.S. Rep. Troy Carter to Meet with Students and Parents and Discuss How Students Can Catch Up Academically and How Schools Can Build Back Better

**Contact:  **press@ed.gov

**Event Date 1 : **December 16, 2021 - 9:45am

**Event Date 2 : **December 16, 2021 - 10:00am

**Event Date 3 : **December 16, 2021 - 11:00am

**Event Date 4 : **December 16, 2021 - 11:30am

**Event Date 5 : **December 16, 2021 - 12:00pm

**Event Date 6 : **December 17, 2021 - 8:45am

**Event Date 7 : **December 17, 2021 - 9:45am

**Event Date 8 : **December 17, 2021 - 10:00am

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This week, U.S. Secretary of  Education Miguel Cardona will travel to Louisiana with U.S. Rep. Troy Carter to highlight key education provisions within President  Biden’s Build Back Better framework and discuss how students can recover from  the impact of COVID on their academic wellbeing and mental health.

On Thursday, Secretary Cardona will tour McKinley Middle Magnet School and participate in a conversation with parents about social and emotional learning and how schools can create opportunities to build life skills. Afterwards, he will tour Glen Oaks High School where he will speak with students about how President Biden’s Build Back Better framework provides students with pathways to affordable higher education.

On Friday, Secretary Cardona and  Congressman Carter will be joined by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell where they will engage with students from Wilcox's Academy Early Learning Center during their holiday party. Afterwards, they will participate in a conversation with parents about the impact the pandemic has had on their children’s learning and how the American Rescue Plan has provided resources for schools to invest in strategies to help students catch up.

Both days will include a press gaggle. Each event will require every attendee and reporter to wear a mask at all times.
   **Event 1****Who :**
**Participants:**

U.S.  Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter

**Press:**Due to spacing, this event is pooled press. If you are interested in covering  this event or receiving footage, please email press@ed.gov.
 		 **What :**
**Tour of McKinley Middle Magnet School**
                           		 **When :**
9:45-10:05 a.m. CT*(Time is subject to change)*  *Please arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. CT*
                           			 **Where :**
McKinley Middle Magnet School1550 Eddie Robinson Sr Dr.Baton Rouge, La. 70802
                            		 **Event 2****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter

Parents from McKinley Middle Magnet School
**Press:**This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event,  please email press@ed.gov.
 		 **What :**
**Conversation with Parents from McKinley Middle Magnet School**
                           		 **When :**
10:05-10:35 a.m. CT*(Time is subject to change)*
                           			 **Where :**
McKinley  Middle Magnet School1550 Eddie Robinson Sr Dr. Baton Rouge, La. 70802
                            		 **Event 3****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter

**Press:**Due to spacing, this event is pooled press. If you are interested in covering  this event or receiving footage, please email press@ed.gov.
 		 **What :**
**Tour of Glen Oaks High School**
                           		 **When :**
11:10-11:30 a.m. CT*(Time is subject to change)*Please arrive no later than 11 a.m. CT*
                           			 **Where :**
Glen  Oaks High School6650 Cedar Grove Dr. Baton Rouge, La. 70812
                            		 **Event 4****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter 

**Press:**This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.
 		 **What :**
**Conversation with Students from Glen Oaks High School**
                           		 **When :**
11:30 a.m.-noon CT*(Time is subject to change)*
                           			 **Where :**
Glen Oaks High School6650 Cedar Grove Dr. Baton Rouge, La. 70812
                            		 **Event 5****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona   U.S. Rep. Troy Carter

**Press:******This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.
 		 **What :**
**Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona and Congressman Carter**
                           		 **When :**
Noon-12:10 p.m. CT*(Time is subject to change)*
                           			 **Where :**
Glen  Oaks High School6650 Cedar Grove Dr. Baton Rouge, La. 70812
                            		 **Event 6****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter

**Press:**Due to spacing, this event is pooled press. If you are interested in covering this event or receiving footage, please email press@ed.gov.
 		 **What :**
**Visit to Wilcox Academy of Early Learning**
                           		 **When :**
8:55-9:15 a.m. CT (*Time is subject  to change)**Please arrive no later than 8:45 a.m. CT*
                           			 **Where :**
Wilcox Academy of Early Learning   1678 North Broad St.   New Orleans, La. 70119
                            		 **Event 7****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter   New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell  Parents

**Press:**This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event,  please email press@ed.gov. 		 **What :**
**Conversation with Parents**
                           		 **When :**
9:40-10:05 a.m. CT (*Time is subject to change)*  *Please arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. CT*
                           			 **Where :**
Milne Recreation Center5420 Franklin Ave. New Orleans, La. 70122
                            		 **Event 8****Who :**
**Participants:**  U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  U.S. Rep. Troy Carter  New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell

**Press:******This is an open press event. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov. 		 **What :**
**Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona, Congressman Carter, and Mayor Cantrell**
                           		 **When :**
10:05-10:15  a.m. CT*(Time is subject to  change)*
                           			 **Where :**
Milne Recreation Center5420 Franklin Ave. New Orleans, La. 70122
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