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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is scheduled to visit Berkeley County Tuesday on the first stop of his nationwide "listening and learning" tour, the U.S. Department of Education announced in a news release.
Duncan will meet parents and teachers at Bunker Hill Elementary School in the morning, then have lunch with students at Eagle School Intermediate from noon to 1:30 p.m.
"Our students and staff members are looking forward to meeting Secretary Duncan," Eagle School Principal Margaret Kursey said in a news release.
MARTINSBURG - U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is expected to visit the Berkeley County Schools and Blue Ridge Community and Technical College today as part of a nationwide tour, which the department has dubbed "Listening and Learning: A Conversation about Education"
Berkeley County is the first visit on the secretary's tour.
Following a visit to Bunker Hill Elementary, where he will meet with students, Duncan will attend an event hosted by Eagle School Intermediate, where he will have lunch with students and staff members. West Virginia first lady Gayle Manchin will be in attendance as well.
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