{"id":1111,"date":"2009-09-01T11:14:16","date_gmt":"2009-09-01T15:14:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flascience.org\/wp\/?p=1111"},"modified":"2009-09-01T11:14:16","modified_gmt":"2009-09-01T15:14:16","slug":"two-chances-to-speak-your-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flascience.org\/?p=1111","title":{"rendered":"Two chances to speak your mind"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chance 1:<\/strong> You can share your thoughts with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan during a televised national town hall meeting<\/a> at 8 p.m. Sept. 15.<\/p>\n

On this special edition of Education News Parents Can Use, Secretary Duncan will engage in a live, interactive discussion with parents across the nation by telephone, email, and with a studio audience. This event is one stop along the secretary\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s national \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Listening and Learning\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tour to gather input on the administration’s education agenda, including: early childhood learning, quality schools, parent responsibility, higher standards, teacher quality, health and safety, workforce development, and higher education.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Chance 2:<\/strong> John Legg, Chair of the Florida House of Representatives PreK-12 Policy Committee, will be doing a live chat on the St. Petersburg Times web site tomorrow <\/a>(Wednesday). Some folks have already submitted questions\/comments.<\/p>\n

These are a couple of chances for you to express your concerns about science education and education in general.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chance 1: You can share your thoughts with U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan during a televised national town hall meeting at 8 p.m. Sept. 15. 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