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With states jockeying for extra school dollars from the economic stimulus, Education Secretary Arne Duncan reminded them Tuesday the point is to help kids do better.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan appealed Friday for a new generation of extraordinary teachers, calling education the civil rights cause of our time.
After an honor student's brutal beating, the Rev. Jesse Jackson is joining parents in escorting a group of students who attend a high school on Chicago's South Side.
President Barack Obama is sending Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to Chicago next week to discuss the recent beating death of a 16-year-old honors student.
Getting fathers involved in their children's education will take turning off the TV at home and opening the school doors to them, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday.
The Obama administration is committed to the school accountability at the heart of the No Child Left Behind law championed by former President George W. Bush but also wants to make changes, says Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says dads need to turn off the TV and spend more time with their kids, and schools must do more to make fathers part of their children's education.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan says President Barack Obama feels that it's critically important to speak directly to America's school students because academic performance must be improved.
On the very first day of the school year, 12-year-old Mileena Rodriguez was reminded by President Barack Obama himself that hard work can take you places.Mileena listened to Obama's plea to study hard and stay in school Tuesday, watching along with several of her classmates at Thurgood Marshall Elementary School and students across the country. For all the hubbub among adults over the back-to-school speech, many youngsters took the president's message to heart.
Classrooms are filling up as kids head back to school, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan's two children are among them.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering to pull some strings to get construction started on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial planned for the National Mall.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is joining forces with two unlikely allies, the Rev. Al Sharpton and Republican former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, to push cities to fix failing schools.
Don't panic, schools. The government is urging school officials to stay calm when swine flu strikes this fall, closing buildings only in drastic cases and allowing sick students to return as soon as 24 hours after their fever is gone.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan challenged members of the National Education Association Thursday to stop resisting the idea of linking teacher pay to student achievement.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is releasing $2.7 billion in stimulus dollars earlier than planned to help states confront increasingly tighter budgets.
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is offering federal cash incentives to achieve one of his priorities: developing national standards for reading and math to replace a current hodgepodge of benchmarks in the states.
Teachers should be judged on student performance, though not solely on test scores, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday.
The federal government is launching a $7 million grant program to help kick-start training to prepare laid-off autoworkers and other unemployed people for a second career, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford requested stimulus cash for the state's schools Monday, telling the U.S. education secretary he's doing so under duress and the $700 million in bailout money will create more problems.
States will hurt their chance to compete for millions of federal stimulus dollars if they fail to embrace innovations like charter schools, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Thursday.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday he will ask state school chiefs around the country about the use of restraints and confinement of pupils in the classroom.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday that Detroit's troubled public schools are "ground zero" for education in the U.S. and promised federal help if leaders are willing to make necessary changes.
Embarking on a "listening tour," Education Secretary Arne Duncan asked teachers, parents and students Tuesday how they would improve No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.
The tally of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States jumped Sunday to 245 in 35 states, but officials said that's largely from catching up on a backlog of lab tests rather than a sudden spurt in new infections.
Op-Ed Contributor - Teach Your Teachers Well - NYTimes.comARNE DUNCAN, the secretary of education, recently called for sweeping changes to the way we select and train teachers
The wild gangs of Chicago. Saturday, October 10, 2009 Chicago, President Barack Obama's adopted hometown, has become the nation's leader in youth violence and dispatching Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan to the windy city isn't likely to change a condition whose root causes seem almost unsolvabl …
Obama Administration Defiantly Defends Another Radical Appointee. by David Limbaugh. Tuesday, October 06, 2009I continue to be amazed at the naiveté of people who keep giving President Barack Obama the benefit of the doubt concerning his radical appointments, saying his administration isn't doing its job in vetting the appointees.
Lawmaker calls on Obama to fire official in gay sex ed controversy. By: Byron York, Chief Political Correspondent. 10/05/09 6:47 AM EDT Iowa Republican Rep. Steve King is calling on President Obama to fire gay activist Kevin Jennings, the controversial head of the Education Department's Office of Safe & Drug Free Schools.
Douglas County School Will Allow Parents To "Opt Out" of Letting Their Kids Watch the President's Address To the Nation's SchoolchildrenLast week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent a letter to principals across the country, on view later in this post, informing them that President Barack Obama would be delivering a speech to the nation's schoolchildren on Tuesday, September 8.
Easing a College Financial Aid HeadacheThe Obama administration is moving to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or Fafsa, a notoriously complicated form that asks students seeking financial aid for college as many as 153 questions. "The Fafsa improvements will reduce the burden on the 16 million …
Obama's education secretary vs. the education establishment and unionsThe following lines from the article sums up the problem of education reform well:
Obama wants to see 5,000 failing schools closeThe administration could spend as much as $5 billion to facilitate turnarounds, which could translate to $1 million for every school that is closed and reopened.
Education Standards Likely to See TougheningThe administration appears to be preparing important fixes to what many see as some of the law's most serious defects. But its emerging plans are a disappointment to some critics of the No Child Left Behind law, who hoped Mr.
Is Merit Pay a Distraction in the Fight for Meaningful Education Reform?Merit pay is the hot topic in education policy. But the history of American education reform suggests we should be skeptical of single-faceted solutions to multifaceted problems.
Education Department to Distribute $44 Billion in Stimulus Funds in 30 to 45 DaysU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that $44 billion in stimulus funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) will be available to states in the next 30 to 45 days.
If Dr. Seuss were alive, he'd be 105!The beloved children's book author continues to inspire kids to read, as the White House celebrates his birthday with Read Across America Day.
For Education Secretary, Stimulus Means Dollars and RiskWASHINGTON — The $100 billion in emergency aid for public schools and colleges in the economic stimulus bill could transform Arne Duncan into an exceptional figure in the history of federal education policy: a secretary of education loaded with money and the power to spend larg …
Education chief: Schools crucial to recoveryEducation Secretary Arne Duncan said the economy won't improve without the billions of dollars for schools in the president's recovery plan.
What 'Yes, We Can' Should Mean for Our Public Schools At KIPP, we believe that "the actual proves the possible." Barack Obama's election embodies this credo.
Few Specifics From Education PickArne Duncan, the Chicago schools chief, told the Senate on Tuesday that he would work for "real and meaningful change" in the nation's schools if confirmed as education secretary and said he hoped President-elect Barack Obama's example as a model student could inspire mil …
Schools Led by Obama's Education Secretary Designee Failed No-Child-Left-Behind Standard for Five Years(CNSNews.com) – The Chicago Public Schools, whose superintendent, Arne Duncan, has been tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to be the next education secretary, failed to meet the Illinois state standards set under the No Child Left Behind Act for the last five years.
A 'Third Way' for Arne Duncan? By Chester E. Finn, Jr., and Michael J. Petrilli on National Review OnlineNational Review offers their opinion on what the new education secretary should do about public education. While the view is obviously partisan, it provides a measured approach that I appreciate.
Obama Pledge Stirs Hope in Early EducationMr. Melmed was not alone in his excitement. After years of what they call backhanded treatment by the Bush administration, whose focus has been on the testing of older children, many advocates are atremble with anticipation over Mr.
David Boaz on Arne DuncanI don't know much about Arne Duncan, President-elect Obama's choice to be Secretary of Education. But I do note this...
Our new Education Secretary believes in bribing students for good gradesSome might call it bribery. But Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan says the time has come to pay students for getting good grades.
Greg Palast: Obama's "Way-to-Go, Brownie!" Moment?Has Barack Obama forgotten, "Way-to-go, Brownie"? Michael Brown was that guy from the Arabian Horse Association appointed by George Bush to run the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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