The U.S. Department of Education’s Back-To-School bus tour brought Secretary Arne Duncan to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
From left, U.S. Space & Rocket Center CEO Dr. Deborah Barnhart and Marshall Center Director Patrick Scheuermann discuss NASA’s high-quality educational activities with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and newly appointed NASA Associate Administrator of Education Donald James. The secretary’s visit to the Space & Rocket Center was part of his Back-to-School bus tour that included an educational town hall meeting with local students, teachers and parents.
Image credit: NASA/MSFC/Emmett Given