PA.’S Acting Education Secretary Pedro Rivera Visits Campus

Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Education Pedro A. Rivera sat down with area school district superintendents and Lehigh College of Education faculty Tuesday, as they discussed public education and early childhood initiatives, state funding and workforce needs. Rivera, who has been tapped by Gov. Tom Wolf to be the next education chief, spent the morning at the College of Education, where he met in separate sessions with the superintendents and COE faculty, then addressed members of the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Lehigh Valley Workforce Development Council. “We’re really excited about the future of education here in Pennsylvania,” said Dean Gary Sasso in welcoming Rivera to campus.