The weekend is waiting, so we’ll keep this short

U.S. Department of Education We don’t want to add to your email overload, so here are the two things we think you might like to see before the weekend starts: Commitment to Early Education Secretary Duncan made a visit this week to Patrick Henry Elementary School in Alexandria, Va. The school’s teachers talked about their enthusiasm for the benefits that preschool brings to their classroom. (click to watch the video) My Brother’s Keeper Anniversary This week we celebrated the first anniversary of the My Brother’s Keeper Initiative. Secretary Arne Duncan wrote about the anniversary and a new report on the White House blog.