U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to more than 400
attendees Sept. 19 during the One Region, One Vision luncheon.
Duncan delivered a sobering overview of the education system in
Indiana and the nation during a nearly 45-minute speech.
John Luke, file | The Times
Martha Kanter, U.S. Undersecretary of Education, speaks at the
One Region One Vision Education Summit held at Hobart High School
on Feb. 23,.
John J. Watkins, file | The Times
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to more than 400
attendees during the One Region, One Vision luncheon Sept. 19.
Duncan delivered a sobering overview of education in Indiana and
the nation during a nearly 45-minute speech.
John Luke, file | The Times
Indiana state Sen. Earline Rogers, left, and Indiana
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett, right, listen as
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to more than 400 at
the Sept. 19 One Region, One Vision luncheon.
John Luke, file | The Times
Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Jay Williams speaks during a Gary and
Region Investment Project Urban Exchange in Gary on April 27.
Williams is now part of the Obama administration, as executive
director of the Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and
Workers.
Times file photo
Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology
Council, speaks Dec. 1 at the East Chicago Marina as part of the
Gary and Region Investment Project Urban Exchange series.
The One Region, One Vision movement is picking up speed, with a
number of high-profile projects in 2011 and some behind the scenes
as well.
A national spotlight has been put on the region as a result of
the One Region, One Vision Education Summit held Feb. 23 at Hobart
High School. U.S. Education Secretary Martha Kanter, the keynote
speaker, was so impressed with the Northwest Indiana education
innovations she learned about here that she has mentioned them in
subsequent speeches across the nation.
A One Region, One Vision luncheon in Merrillville on Sept. 8
brought U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Kanter and Indiana
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett to speak on
education reform. Jay Williams, executive director of the Office of
Recovery for Auto Communities and Workers, spoke about the economic
turnaround strategy in Youngstown, Ohio, where he had been mayor,
and in other communities similar to Northwest Indiana's urban
core.
The Gary and Region Investment Project's Urban Exchange series
continued as well, with Williams and Audrey Russo, president and
CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, speaking at separate
events on revitalization efforts elsewhere and what Northwest
Indiana might consider.
Since 2009, The Times Media Co. and the Chicago-based
Metropolitan Planning Council have been working together on the
Gary and Region Investment Project. GRIP is a multiyear effort
aimed forming partnerships with various community, state and
federal groups and residents to develop an investment strategy to
revitalize Northwest Indiana's urban core.
Other One Region, One Vision efforts have brought people across
the region together to unite the region on other topics as
well.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to more than 400
attendees Sept. 19 during the One Region, One Vision luncheon.
Duncan delivered a sobering overview of the education system in
Indiana and the nation during a nearly 45-minute speech.
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to more than 400
attendees during the One Region, One Vision luncheon Sept. 19.
Duncan delivered a sobering overview of education in Indiana and
the nation during a nearly 45-minute speech.
Indiana state Sen. Earline Rogers, left, and Indiana
Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Bennett, right, listen as
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan speaks to more than 400 at
the Sept. 19 One Region, One Vision luncheon.
Youngstown, Ohio Mayor Jay Williams speaks during a Gary and
Region Investment Project Urban Exchange in Gary on April 27.
Williams is now part of the Obama administration, as executive
director of the Office of Recovery for Auto Communities and
Workers.
Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology
Council, speaks Dec. 1 at the East Chicago Marina as part of the
Gary and Region Investment Project Urban Exchange series.
