Article: Secretary of Education to Host News Conference Jan. 19 on Business, Family Involvement in Education

News Advisory:

WHO: Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley

and corporate executives listed below

WHAT: News conference

WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 19

WHERE:Barnard Auditorium (Room 2411)

Department of Education

600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Washington, D.C.

Riley will urge American business to inspire greater family involvement in education through such means as flexible work schedules, child care assistance and paid leave for volunteering in schools.

He will release a guidebook, "Employers, Families and Education: Promoting Family Involvement in Learning," detailing "family friendly practices" businesses can use to help parents and family members ...

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