Media Advisory

Secretary Perdue in New Mexico TODAY

(Washington, D.C., September 9, 2019) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue will be in New Mexico TODAY, Monday, September 9th. 

Secretary Perdue to deliver remarks at National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Annual Meeting

WHAT: Secretary Perdue will deliver remarks and participate in a Q&A session at the NASDA Annual Meeting. Following his remarks, Secretary Perdue will hold a media availability.

WHEN: TODAY, Monday, September 9th beginning at 8:00am MT.

WHERE: Hotel Albuquerque, 800 Rio Grande Blvd NW, Albuquerque, NM 8710          ==================

Hi Dawn - hope you're well!

I just wanted to reach out and see if you might be interested in reviewing The Robson Street Hymns, the latest album from indie rock band The Statistics!

Self-released last Friday, September 6th, The Robson Street Hymns is The Statistics second album, and has recently been featured on Parade, Substream Magazine, PureGrainAudio, and more. On the lead single "Maryanne," Parade wrote: "With Elvis Costello-like overtones and a sweet video full of exploration and inspiration, "Maryanne" showcases a solid Americana Indie vibe with a bit of throwback defiance."

You can stream The Robson Street Hymns in full here. 

Would love for you to review the record! Let me know your thoughts, or if you need any additional information! 

x

Becky

The Statistics

New Album

The Robson Street Hymns

Available Now: http://bit.ly/2LIT9ev

Recently Featured on Parade, 

Substream Magazine, & PureGrainAudio

"With Elvis Costello-like overtones and a sweet video full of

exploration and inspiration, "Maryanne" showcases a solid

Americana Indie vibe with a bit of throwback defiance." - Parade

Prince George, BC, Canada - Indie rock duo The Statistics have released their brand new album, The Robson Street Hymns (produced by Elisa Pansaeng). Recently featured on Parade,  Substream Magazine, and PureGrainAudio, The Robson Street Hymns is out now and available at http://bit.ly/2LIT9ev

On the new album, Darby Yule shares: "I wrote the Robson Street Hymns about a time of great change in my life. I had just moved from a small town to a big city then right back again. I think this is an album for anyone who is a hopeless romantic or dreamer and is still trying to find their place."

Born in an industry town, 800 kilometres from anything, The Statistics created their own unique style of Americana-Indie Rock. Comprised of Darby and Erin Yule, these two brothers accomplished more in 5 years through pure-grit and a love for the craft than most do in a lifetime. True singer-songwriter personalities mixed with an early love for punk rock helped Darby and Erin create a style that they can truly say is their own.

The Statistics started their journey with the release of their first EP Haunts (produced by Paul Boechler), to a sold-out crowd in a church basement with a blown out PA system. Being the restless hearts that they were, the Yule boys started expanding out of their home-town of Prince George, BC and playing road shows, as well as opening for bands such as Bend Sinister, Birds of Bellwoods, Kingsfoil, and Illscarlett.

By the time they released their single "Jealous Heart" (produced by Elisa Pangsaeng) in 2016, they were doing full tours and headlining festivals such as UBC Goosehunt Festival, Canadian Music Week, and Parks Alive!.

In November 2016, they released their country inspired, regretful single "Old Habits feat. Amy Kirkpatrick"(produced by Elisa Pangsaeng. They were also nominated for "Best Out of Province Act" at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. They finished the year with placing in Semi-Finals at Indie Week Toronto's "Best in Fest" award.

In the spring of 2017, The Statistics went back into studio to start recording their new record The Robson Street Hymns. Produced by Elisa Pangsaeng and The Statistics, the album features an all-star line up of members from Said the Whale, Bachman Turner Overdrive, Colin James, and Wide Mouth Mason. Though it has taken over a year to release, The Statistics first single off the new album, "True North," reached 40,000 streams in the first month and 86,000 streams to date. In late, 2018 The Statistics teamed up with Redwoods and The Fallaways to co-headline the popular WTF Tour across British Columbia.

The Robson Street Hymns, the latest album from The Statistics, is out now. To hear the album, please visit: http://bit.ly/2LIT9ev.

For More Information, please visit:

Website: www.thestatistics.org

Facebook: www.facebook.com/statisticsband

Twitter: www.twitter.com/statisticsband

Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_statistics

The Robson Street Hymns Tracklisting:

1. Maryanne

2. True North

3. Turn Up The Radio

4. Sparks In The Night

5. Girls My Age

6. Rainy City

7. Run Run Run

Upcoming Tour Dates:

October 12 - Buffalo, NY @ Buffalo Distilling

October 18 - Washington, DC @ Seasons and Sessions

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TEN ESSENTIAL READS FOR #Edreform

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TEN ESSENTIAL READS FOR #Edreform

From the CER bookshelf, in honor of #NationalReadABookDay, here are Ten Essential Reads that illuminate the history, progress & character of the authentic #edreform movement.  Present and past, the stories told, cases made and the theories behind them are at the heart of how this nation can succeed. 

1. No Struggle No Progress: A Warrior’s Life From Black Power to Education Reform, by Howard Fuller   @HowardLFuller
   A first hand account of how ed choice became the focus for this and scores of other civil rights leaders, and how success can be achieved,if you’re willing to put differences aside. History will judge Dr. Fuller with reverence.
    
2.  The Knowledge Deficit: Closing the Shocking Education Gap for American Children, by E.D. Hirsch, Jr. 
    @ed_hirschjr
   This progressive educational authority and pioneering author of Cultural Literacy and What Your Kids Should know teaches us what’s at the root of our educational failures.
    
3. Getting to Bartlett Street: Our 25-Year Quest to Level the Playing Field in Education, by Joe and Carol Reich   
   @charterjoe
   This story of this beautiful couple’s fight to create a new school for some of the poorest children in NYC underscores the fight that tens of thousands since have waged, and still endure. As you’ll see it’s worth the struggle.
    
4. Lessons of Hope: How to Fix our Schools, by Joel Klein   
   @JoelIKlein
   Few other authorities in American life have the perspective of this unique and brilliant individual whose career moved from high level government litigator to NYC Chancellor. It’s a tale everyone should know, and lessons all should apply.
    
5. Getting Smart: How Digital Learning Is Changing the World,
   by Tom Vander Ark   
   @tvanderark
   While everyone seems to recognize the extraordinary role technology now plays in our lives, few seem to grasp its importance and application across all education sectors. Understanding that is the key to ensuring global excellence and equity for all.
    
6. A Light Shines In Harlem: New York’s First Charter School and the Movement It Led, by Mary C. Bounds  
   @lightinharlem
   The people involved in starting some of the first and best innovative new schools for kids are often the least known. In this amazing story you learn how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr inspired the Big Apple’s educational revolution.
    
7. Charter Schools: Creating Hope and Opportunity for American Education, by Joe Nathan   
   @JoeNathan9249
   The real story of how charter schools got started, and why they represent the best of what’s possible in education for teachers, students and families, as told by one of the few people present then and since.
    
8. The War Against Hope: How Teachers’ Unions Hurt Children, Hinder Teachers, and Endanger Public Education, by Rod Paige  
   @rodpaige
   One of the nation’s unsung heroes and a quiet, driving force for education excellence from when he was Houston Superintendent to US Education Secretary, this quiet-spoken leader minces no words when it comes to telling the truth about how education has suffered under union control.
    
9. Our Children & Our Country: Improving America’s Schools & Affirming the Common Culture, by William J. Bennett   
   @WilliamJBennett
   Historian, author, media person and the most well-known of Education Secretaries made the case that our schools must be places where we build commonality, character and unity.  Once controversial, it’s Ironic that more than 30 years later, this is what people are demanding.
    
10. Class Warfare: Inside the Fight to Fix America’s Schools, by Steven Brill  
    @StevenBrill
    An in-depth look by a renowned investigative reporter whose analysis vindicated we “ordinary” people and caused the media to look more deeply at the unnecessary and tragic failures of education.

Founded in 1993, the Center for Education Reform aims to expand educational opportunities that lead to improved economic outcomes for all Americans — particularly our youth — ensuring that conditions are ripe for innovation, freedom and flexibility throughout U.S. education.