U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will visit Grand Rapids Community College and Van Andel Education Institute on Tuesday, August 1.

Secretary DeVos will visit Grand Rapids Community College from 1:30pm - 3:30pm. She will tour the culinary kitchen, machine lab and apprenticeship facilities. The visit will highlight the apprenticeship and workforce development programs offered at Grand Rapids Community College.

Secretary DeVos will also visit Van Andel Education Institute on Tuesday where she will observe a student STEM program and participate in a teacher roundtable. The visit will highlight science education and STEM instruction at Van Andel.

The travel plans were announced by the U.S. Department of Education this evening.

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