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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - AUGUST 06: 10th grade English teacher Tony Danza speaks during "Teach: Tony Danza" panel during the A&E Networks portion of the 2010 Summer TCA pres tour held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on August 6, 2010 in Beverly Hills, California.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining actor-turned-teacher Tony Danza for a town hall meeting on teaching.
Monday's event at Temple University in Philadelphia will include a panel discussion of the rewards and challenges of teaching as well as information on how to enter the profession.
Panelists include local teachers, a principal, Philadelphia schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, Duncan and Danza.
The actor spent a year as a 10th-grade English instructor at Northeast High School in Philadelphia for the A&E reality show called "Teach."
At a separate event on Monday afternoon, Duncan and Gov. Ed Rendell will discuss the state of education in Pennsylvania.