Education advocates welcome Arne Duncan to Seattle

Parents and education advocates turned out today to welcome U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Seattle. Duncan joined Senator Patty Murray at Aviation High School, a college preparatory and aviation-themed high school in Des Moines. Aviation provides innovative, hands-on experiences for students pursuing fields in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Eric Liu, a board member for the State Board of Education and LEV, led a panel discussion with Duncan, Murray and local students, educators, and business people. The panel praised Aviation’s ability to produce graduates with not only problem solving and critical thinking skills, but a drive to pursue their passions in work and life.

 

After the panel discussion, Trish Millines Dziko, co-founder and Executive Director of Technology Access Foundation (TAF), urged Duncan to support more innovative programs like Aviation and TAF. Bill Williams, Executive Director of the Washington State PTA, commented that Aviation is an example of what parents want as an option for their kids.