U.S. Secretary of Education to Join Governor Rick Scott at South Florida Economic Summit ; Jpmorgan Chase Senior Economist to Give 2011 Economic Outlook

U.S. Newswire › January 04, 2011

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MIAMI, Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce South Florida Economic Summit landed another influential speaker to its already stellar lineup. U.S. Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan will join JPMorgan Chase Senior Economist Jim Glassman who will discuss the economic outlook for 2011 at the summit's closing lunch session, while Governor Rick Scott will give the keynote address in the opening session. The half-day Economic Summit on Tuesday, January 11 from 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at Jungle Island will feature panel discussions featuring business leaders from the key economic engines in South Florida devoted to discussions about the 2011 economic outlook for South Florida. The event is presented by JPMorgan Chase.

Arne Duncan was nominated to be secretary of education by President-elect Barack Obama and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on Inauguration Day, Jan. 20, 2009. In his confirmation hearings, Duncan called education "the most pressing issue facing America," adding that "preparing young people for success in life is not just a moral obligation of society" but also an "economic imperative." "Education is also the civil rights issue of our generation," he said, "the only sure path out of poverty and the only way to achieve a more equal and just society." Prior to his appointment as secretary of education, Duncan served as the chief executive officer of the Chicago Public Schools, a position to which he was appointed by Mayor Richard M. Daley, from June 2001 through December 2008, becoming the longest-serving big-city education superintendent in the country.

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U.S. Secretary of Education to Join Governor Rick Scott at South Florida Economic Summit ; Jpmorgan Chase Senior Economist to Give 2011 Economic Outlook

The Economic Summit will feature business leaders from South Florida who will give insight and perspective on economic indicators for ...

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