CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Secretary of Education John King Jr will be part of a town hall discussion Thursday in Charleston.
King will discuss the role of early learning in the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a news release from state Department of Education.
The town hall will be at the state Board of Education offices on the state capitol complex beginning at 9:30 a.m. King is scheduled to visit Piedmont Elementary School in Charleston before the meeting.
The news release lists the following residents who will be part of the town hall panel:
West Virginia Superintendent Michael Martirano
West Virginia Department of Education Chief Academic Officer Clayton Burch
Pam Smith, pre-k teacher, Buffalo Elementary School
Tabitha Parsons, parent, Piedmont Elementary School