U.S. Secretary of Education John King will make stops across Tennessee next week during a back-to-school bus tour to tout key initiatives of the Obama administration.
King and staff members with the U.S. Department of Education are scheduled to visit schools in Bristol, Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis on Sept. 13-14. College readiness, teacher support and educational technology will be the focus of the Tennessee stops.
The tour will mark King’s second time in Tennessee since he became the nation’s education chief in March. In June in Nashville, he delivered the keynote speech on discipline at a national charter school convention and also met with members of the newly formed Tennessee Educational Equity Coalition.
Here’s the lineup for King’s tour across Tennessee:
Vance Middle School, Bristol
Tuesday morning, Sept. 13
Topic: ConnectED and educational technology
Pellissippi State Community College, Knoxville
Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13
Topic: America’s College Promise
Battle Academy, Chattanooga
Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 13
Topic: Teacher Leadership and Lifting up Educators
Craigmont High School, Memphis
Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 14
Topic: College Scorecard and FAFSA
The bus tour, which kicks off Sept. 12 and ends Sept. 16, also will include stops in Washington, D.C.; Charlottesville, Va.; Harvest, Ala.; Little Rock, Ark.; Indianola, Miss.; and Monroe, Baton Rouge and New Orleans, La.
King, who replaced Arne Duncan, is the former commissioner of education for the state of New York.