"Opportunity Gap” to be focus of Education Secretary at Sept. 30 NPC luncheon

Education Secretary Arne Duncan will address how he’ll work to close what he calls the "Opportunity Gap” in education during the remaining time of the Obama Administration, at a National Press Club luncheon on Wednesday, September 30.

Duncan’s recent focus has been on early childhood learning and access to higher education, and he will have just completed his sixth annual “back to school” bus tour. Once back in D.C., he’ll be dealing with reauthorization of the legislation best known as "No Child Left Behind.”

Tickets may be purchased online by clicking here.

Lunch will be served at 12:30 p.m., with remarks beginning at 1 p.m., followed by a question-and-answer session ending at 2 p.m. Tickets cost $23 for Press Club members (NPC Members may purchase 2 tickets at this rate) and $37 for all other non-members.

For questions, please email [email protected] or call (202) 662–7501. Tickets must be paid for at the time of purchase.

NPC Members who wish to attend the pre-luncheon reception must RSVP separately to V[email protected] 48 hours before the event. Space may be limited. You must have a paid reservation to the Luncheon to attend the VIP reception.

To submit a question in advance, put DUNCAN in the subject line and email to [email protected] before 10 a.m. on the day of the luncheon.


Upcoming Luncheons:
Sept. 21: Bob Bowlsby, Big 12 Commissioner
Sept. 26: Jane Chu, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts
Oct. 2: Gary R. Herbert, Governor, Utah