U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will address the 60th annual meeting of the State Higher Education Executive Officers (SHEEO) at 9:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, July 9, in Washington, D.C.Duncan will discuss the need to transform higher education by substantially accelerating access and attainment, while at the same time controlling the costs of a college education. He will be addressing some 100 participants – both SHEEO members and the leaders of other national and regional associations that work with SHEEO.
Founded in 1954, SHEEO is the national association of state higher education leaders who serve statewide coordinating and governing boards and other state policy agencies for higher education.