第二夫人乌莎·万斯到访阿肯色：与桑德斯州长同推儿童阅读，表彰绩效教师
美国第二夫人乌莎·万斯10月20日在阿肯色州中部与州长莎拉·赫卡比·桑德斯共同度过"教育日"。据州长办公室19日发布的媒体通告，两人上午到访北小石城的格伦维尤小学，进教室听课、举行教育圆桌会，并为全校学生主持集会；下午在小石城州长官邸举办招待会，表彰通过州"优秀教师激励基金"获得奖金的阿肯色教师。
万斯把儿童阅读作为自己主要的公共事务项目：今年6月1日至9月4日推出的"暑期阅读挑战"要求幼儿园至八年级学生读完12本书并提交阅读记录，完成后可获得证书、第二夫人的亲笔信和合作伙伴奖品，优胜者还可抽奖参观白宫。此前她已在佛罗里达、科罗拉多、北卡罗来纳、德州多所学校和军事基地，以及休斯顿的NASA约翰逊航天中心推广该项目。
万斯是耶鲁毕业的前诉讼律师，2025年1月随丈夫JD·万斯就任副总统后成为美国历史上首位印度裔第二夫人。通告未公布两场活动的具体时间，也未说明这是否是她首次公务到访阿肯色。
Second Lady Usha Vance Visits Arkansas: Promotes Children's Reading Alongside Gov. Sanders, Honors Merit-Pay Teachers
Second Lady Usha Vance spent an "education day" in central Arkansas on October 20 with Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders. According to a media advisory issued by the governor's office on October 19, the two visited Glenview Elementary School in North Little Rock in the morning, sat in on classes, held an education roundtable and hosted an assembly for all students; in the afternoon they hosted a reception at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock honoring Arkansas teachers who received bonuses through the state's Merit Teacher Incentive Fund.
Vance has made children's reading her main public initiative: her "Summer Reading Challenge," which ran from June 1 to September 4, asked students from kindergarten through eighth grade to read 12 books and submit a reading log; those who finished received a certificate, a signed letter from the Second Lady and partner prizes, and top readers could enter a drawing to visit the White House. She has previously promoted the program at schools and military bases in Florida, Colorado, North Carolina and Texas, and at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Vance, a Yale-educated former litigator, became the first Indian American Second Lady in U.S. history when her husband, JD Vance, became vice president in January 2025.
The advisory did not give specific times for the two events, nor did it say whether this was her first official visit to Arkansas.
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