(DES MOINES) - Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds today launched EducationLeadership.Iowa.gov, a website for the second Iowa Teacher and Principal Leadership Symposium, which will be held on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. Featured speakers include Vivien Stewart from the Asia Society, Ee-Ling Low from the National Institute of Education in Singapore, and Barnett Berry from the Center for Teaching Quality. Also featured are Iowa's first 39 school districts to launch teacher leadership systems in 2014-15 as part of Iowa's landmark 2013 education reform package, two Iowa school districts - Central Decatur and Saydel - that started teacher leadership systems in 2013-14 with the help of a federal grant, and a student panel on the difference great teaching makes.

The event is open to the public, with the goal of attracting a broad cross section of Iowans, including educators, parents, school board members, business leaders and legislators. The website includes the agenda, speaker biographies, sponsors and information on how to register.

REGISTER NOW FOR THE IOWA TEACHER AND LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM

The purpose of the symposium is to continue the public conversation about the critical role teacher and principal leadership will play as Iowans work to give students a world-class education.

"Iowa has many exceptional teachers, and the 2013 transformational education reform elevates the profession to a higher level by recognizing how teacher leadership can improve instruction to raise student achievement," said Branstad. "We look forward to learning from those who have started to experience the teacher leadership and compensation system as well as experts from outside Iowa who are steeped in this work."  

"We want to ensure the Teacher Leadership and Compensation System is as successful as possible, and the symposium is one way to continue the dialogue and make certain our children are prepared to be competitive in a global, knowledge-based economy," added Reynolds.

Click here to register for the symposium. Registration for the day is $30, with room for about 465 attendees.

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- Christina Perri and MKTO to Join Tour as Special Guests -

iWireless Center / Moline, IL

Saturday, October 11, 2014

Tickets On Sale Friday, 6/6 at 10am!

- Tickets On Sale Starting June 6, Through the Live Nation Mobile App and at LiveNation.com-

LOS ANGELES (May 29, 2014) - Multi-talented, platinum-selling recording artist Demi Lovato announced today the North American dates for her all-new World Tour that kicks off on Sept. 6 in Baltimore, Md. at the Baltimore Arena. Produced and promoted by Live Nation and sponsored by the Tampax and Always Radiant Collection, the tour will make stops in 25 cities across the United States and Canada, with shows planned in San Diego, Chicago, Montreal and Miami,with additional cities to be announced soon. Christina Perri and MKTO will join Demi's World Tour as special guests. Tickets go on sale starting Friday, June 6 through the Live Nation mobile app and atwww.livenation.com.

Citi® cardmembers will have access to pre-sale tickets beginning Tuesday,June 3 at 10:00 a.m.local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program.For complete pre-sale details,visit www.citiprivatepass.com.

Earlier this month, in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the release of her album Demi, Lovato launched a social media storm with her #DEMIVERSARY campaign. After a temporary black out of all her social networking sites, Demi's fans (the self-titled "Lovatics") quickly decoded the message of the #DEMIVERSARY, and caused numerous worldwide social media trends. The Demi album has yielded the hit singles "Heart Attack" and "Neon Lights" and sold over 5 million tracks globally.

The #DEMIVERSARY celebration has featured a host of new content. VEVO debuted video footage from Demi's Neon Lights Tour. Spotify offered a worldwide stream of five songs recorded in London last year and a video previously available only on Demi's iBook for her poignant ballad "In Case," which went live on VEVO. VEVO also debuted the lyric video for Demi's sassy, up-tempo new single, "Really Don't Care," that has already amassed nearly 4 million views.

In support of the #DEMIVERSARY and her new single, "Really Don't Care," Demi will be performing on Good Morning America on June 6 and appearing on Late Night with Seth Meyers on June 4.

Long Grove, Iowa

Friday and Saturday June 6th and 7th

Friday Beach Party featuring

Blackout Unplugged

Doors Open at 6, Band Starts at 8

Saturday featuring

Coupe DeVille, the Cadillac of Rock and Roll

Doors Open at 6, Band Starts at 8