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Data Secretary Cardona to Participate in READY SET Event with NBA Cares Ambassador and Former NBA Player Jason Collins Highlighting Mentoring Opportunities and Summer Programing to Prepare Students for the Fall
                                                          Archived InformationSecretary Cardona to Participate in READY SET Event with NBA Cares Ambassador and Former NBA Player Jason Collins Highlighting Mentoring Opportunities and Summer Programing to Prepare Students for the Fall
**Contact:** (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**July 14, 2021 - 10:30am
On Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona will continue his travel blitz across the country highlighting summer learning opportunities that are preparing students to return to in-person learning in the fall and critical investments from the Biden-Harris Administration that are helping schools and communities recover from the pandemic and build back better.

Secretary Cardona will join NBA Cares Ambassador and former NBA player Jason Collins and entertainment executives, artists, and education non-profit leaders to attend a "Field Day" mentoring event as part of the READY SET initiative, created by the Creative Artists Agency Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education in collaboration with leading service organizations MENTOR, VolunteerMatch, schoolhouse.world, and the federal agency for national service and volunteering AmeriCorps. During the event, Secretary Cardona will tout the American Rescue Plan's investment in summer programing and push the Build Back Better agenda  while joined by students, mentors, and education advocates from Hollywood.

The event also coincides with National Summer Learning Week, where Secretary Cardona is highlighting the importance of re-engaging students and building excitement around returning to in-person learning. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona 
Jason Collins, NBA Cares Ambassador and former NBA player
Deborah Marcus, Creative Artists Agency
David Shapiro, CEO, MENTOR
Nick Melvoin, LAUSD Board Member
Megan K. Reilly, Interim LAUSD Superintendent
Mentors and student menteesWhat :
                 Ready Set Field Day with Secretary Cardona and Jason CollinsWhen :

                 10:30 a.m.-noon PT (Time is subject to change)Where :
                 Fairfax High School
7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, Calif., 90036

**Press:** Space is limited. If you are interested in covering this event, please email press@ed.gov.
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