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                                                          Archived InformationU.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona Continues "Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar" in Illinois and Wisconsin to Ensure Student Success
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**September 7, 2023 - 10:45am to 11:15am**Event Date 2 :**September 7, 2023 - 11:30am to 12:00pm**Event Date 3 :**September 7, 2023 - 1:45pm to 2:15pm**Event Date 4 :**September 7, 2023 - 2:15pm to 3:00pm**Event Date 5 :**September 7, 2023 - 3:00pm to 3:15pm
On Thursday, September 7, U.S. Secretary of Education  Miguel Cardona will continue the “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar”  alongside U.S. Reps. Mark Pocan and Eric Sorensen, Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara  Rodriguez, and National Education Association President Becky Pringle. The  week-long, multi-state road trip will showcase the many ways schools, families,  and communities are doubling down on accelerating student learning and raising  the bar in education.
	
First, Secretary Cardona will be joined by Rep. Sorensen  and NEA President Pringle in Rockford, Illinois, for an announcement at an  early childhood center around efforts to make kindergarten a transformational  experience at the start of each student’s formal education journey.
	
The day will end in Madison, Wisconsin, where U.S. Rep.  Mark Pocan and Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez will join Secretary Cardona  for a tour of a career and technical high school followed by a conversation  around the importance of CTE programs. The U.S. Department of Education has  been hosting the Unlocking Pathways Summit to highlight workforce priorities  and opportunities for young people that are growing due to recent federal  investments, like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Inflation Reduction  Act and CHIPS and Science Act. This includes expanding access to high-wage,  high-demand pathways and skills-based learning opportunities, including  Registered Apprenticeships and community college programs, in sectors like  advanced manufacturing, clean energy, infrastructure, and cybersecurity.
	
The “Back to School Bus Tour 2023: Raise the Bar” will  feature stops in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.  Throughout the week, Secretary Cardona, Deputy Secretary Cindy Marten, and  Under Secretary James Kvaal, will join national, state, and local school  leaders to speak with students, parents, and educators for events that  celebrate the back-to-school season and underscore the Administration’s  commitment to helping students recover from the impacts of the pandemic and  continue on the road to success. As part of the “Back to School Bus Tour 2023:  Raise the Bar,” Administration officials will highlight academic and mental  health programs and efforts to recruit and support educators funded by  President Biden’s American Rescue Plan (ARP), which provided historic  resources to K-12 schools, colleges, and universities to reopen schools and  help students of all ages recover.
	
Many of the events will include a press availability with  Secretary Cardona and local leaders. To RSVP for specific stops on the tour,  please email pressRSVP@ed.gov.  Follow the bus tour on social media at #EdBusTour23.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Eric Sorensen
Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara
Rockford School District Superintendent Ehren Robert Jarrett
NEA President Becky PringleWhat :
                 Tour of Beyer Early Childhood CenterWhen :

                 10:45-11:20 a.m. CTWhere :
                 Beyer Early Childhood Center
333 15th Ave.
Rockford, Illinois
    		Event 2
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S Rep. Eric Sorensen
NEA President Becky PringleWhat :
                 Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona, Rep. Sorensen, and NEA President PringleWhen :

                 11:40-11:50 a.m. CTWhere :
                 Beyer Early Childhood Center
333 15th Ave.
Rockford, Illinois
    		Event 3
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez
Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-ConwayWhat :
                 Tour of Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolWhen :

                 1:45-2:15 p.m. CTWhere :
                 Vel Phillips Memorial High School
201 S. Gammon Rd.
Madison, Wisconsin
    		Event 4
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez
Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction Jill Underly
Madison Mayor Satya Rhodes-ConwayWhat :
                 Conversation on Career and Technical EducationWhen :

                 2:15-3 p.m. CTWhere :
                 Vel Phillips Memorial High School
201 S. Gammon Rd
Madison, Wisconsin
    		Event 5
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Lt. Gov. Sara Rodriguez
U.S. Rep. Mark PocanWhat :
                 Press Gaggle with Secretary Cardona, Rep. Pocan, and Lt. Gov RodriguezWhen :

                 3:05-3:15 p,m. CTWhere :
                 Vel Phillips Memorial High School
201 S. Gammon Rd.
Madison, Wisconsin

All of the above events are open press. To RSVP for  specific stops on the tour, please email pressRSVP@ed.gov or follow the bus tour on  social media at #EdBusTour23.
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