Arne Duncan
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd L) speaks as the 2013 National Teacher of the Year recipient Jeff Charbonneau (L), a high school science teacher from Zillah, Washington, and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (4th L) listen during a Rose Garden event at the White House April 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. President Obama held the event to honor the 2013 National Teacher of the Year and finalists for their hard work and dedication in the classroom.
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This is not just Mayor Emanuel. This is Arne Duncan. This is our president ... They have set up this national system encouraging charter schools to proliferate at the expense of our neighborhood schools. This isn’t just a Chicago-centric problem. This is a national problem.
The fact that that debt surpasses a trillion dollars, there's no upside there
A strong, bipartisan reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act remains the best path forward in education reform, but as these states have demonstrated, our kids can't wait any longer for Congress to actMore quotes »
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Afternoon Announcements: State Education Spending Per-Pupil Lowest in Three Decades
Arne Duncan testified this week before the House Education and the Workforce Committee on the President’s 2014 fiscal year budget, he received numerous questions on student loan interest rates that are set to rise this summer, No Child Left Behind Waivers, 5/22/13 from High School Soup Read more »
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Statement from U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the Tragedy in Oklahoma
"I offer my deepest condolences to the families who lost loved ones because of the severe weather that has swept through Oklahoma. I commend the courageous efforts of first responders, including the teachers and educators, working on-site to respond to thi from U.S. Department of Education Read more »
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Arne Duncan Signals Worry Over Student Debt Levels
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Tuesday expressed concern at record student debt levels, signaling growing worry within the Obama administration and perhaps adding momentum to efforts meant to alleviate debt burdens. At an estimated $1.1 trillion, according from The Huffington Post Read more »
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House Panel Presses Arne Duncan on Loans, Waivers, Common Core
loans are at the top of Congress' agenda this summer—and they were the number one topic when U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified today before the House Education and the Workforce Committee on President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2014 budget. from Education Week Read more »
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Three Additional States Granted NCLB Waivers, Brings Total to 37
states have been approved for waivers from some of the provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act, US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced earlier this week. The waiver approvals for Alaska, Hawaii and West Virginia mean that a total of 37 states and from Education News Read more »
