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Data Secretary Cardona to Visit Webb Middle School in Austin, Texas, to Discuss Importance of Multilingual Accessibility with Parents
                                                          Archived InformationSecretary Cardona to Visit Webb Middle School in Austin, Texas, to Discuss Importance of Multilingual Accessibility with Parents
**Contact:** Press Office, (202) 401-1576, press@ed.gov
**Event Date 1 :**March 11, 2023 - 11:00am**Event Date 2 :**March 11, 2023 - 11:15am**Event Date 3 :**March 11, 2023 - 12:00pm
On Friday, March 10, U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel  Cardona will continue his travels in Austin, Texas, to hear firsthand from  parents about the importance of multilingual and multicultural education  programs at Webb Middle School. He will tour the school and then participate in  a roundtable discussion with parents to discuss the importance of multilingual  accessibility. This trip comes on the heels of Secretary Cardona’s recent major  address, “Raise the  Bar: Lead the World,” where he laid out his continued priorities to promote  academic excellence and create pathways for global engagements by providing  every student with a pathway to multilingualism. A press gaggle will take  place after the roundtable.
	
Later in the day,  Secretary Cardona will moderate a panel discussion at South by Southwest (SXSW)  titled “Raising the Bar: Public-Private Partnerships, Unlocking Career  Success.” The discussion will focus on ways to strengthen public-private  partnerships as a means of developing and implementing career pathways  programs, with a focus on diversifying the workforce. More information can be  found here.
Event 1
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona
Webb Middle School Principal Michael CoyleWhat :
                 Tour of Webb Middle SchoolWhen :

                 11 a.m. CT
(Time is subject to change)Where :
                 Webb Middle School 
601 E. St. Johns Ave. 
Austin, Texas
    		Event 2
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona  
Webb Middle School Principal Michael Coyle Austin
Independent School District Interim Superintendent Matias Segura  
Webb Middle School parentsWhat :
                 Roundtable Conversation with ParentsWhen :

                 11:20 a.m. CT  
(Time is subject to change)Where :
                 Webb Middle School
601 E. St. Johns Ave. 
Austin, Texas
    		Event 3
                  Who :
                 U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel CardonaWhat :
                 Press Gaggle with Secretary CardonaWhen :

                 Noon CT 
(Time is subject to change)Where :
                 Webb Middle School 
601 E. St. Johns Ave. 
Austin, Texas

These are all open press events. If you are interested in covering any  of these events, please RSVP to pressRSVP@ed.gov.
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