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Uploaded: Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 5:25 PM
Education secretary starts tour at Sequoia High
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was at Sequoia High School in Redwood City on Wednesday (Sept. 12) to kick off a back-to-school bus tour highlighting the challenges the nation's education system is facing.
The "Education Drives America" bus tour will take Duncan from Silicon Valley to Washington, D.C. Along the way, he will make stops to talk with students and educators about technology, scholastic achievement gaps and college affordability.
Wednesday morning, Duncan watched a music video produced by Sequoia High students titled "Promise of Tomorrow" before hosting a panel discussion featuring Salman Khan, educator and founder of Kahn Academy, an online education platform that offers more than 3,000 free educational videos.
Before boarding the Education Drives America bus and heading out to his next stop in Las Vegas, Duncan praised Sequoia High School for its academic improvement, its graduation rate and high percentage of college-bound graduates.
"It's no coincidence that we started here," Duncan said. "This is an amazing school."
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Posted by Former Cherokee, a resident of another community, on Sep 13, 2012 at 6:34 am Too bad the Almanac wasn't there to report on this first hand. It really shows the greatness of our local public high school in Redwood City. As an alumni and a present parent of a student, Sequoia High School continues to excel, serving ALL of the community.
Plus, there was a group of band students there presenting music, a feat that only a few years ago would not have been possible as the program was in disarray.
Go Cherokees!
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