Secretary of Education

Pima Community College acted appropriately in mandating that Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner obtain a mental exam, according to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reports.

College Handled Jared Loughner's Strange Behavior Appropriately The Huffington Post 2011

This announcement yesterday by the Secretary of Education, which shocked parents all over the country, has been directly traced to the combined effects of the government programs No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top.

The day all the public schools died 2011

Instead the president ignored pleas to put an actual educator in charge of the Education Department and installed Arne Duncan, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, the title providing clear evidence what direction he would take as Secretary of Education.

Randy Turner: NEA Endorsement of Obama: A Suicide Pact for Public Education? Randy Turner 2011

When the Secretary of Education says, as he did in his Twitter Town Hall, that any more than 10 days spent on testing and test-prep was a cause for concern, that could be a sign that the times will soon be a-changin'.

John Merrow: The Pendulum Swings, and Choices Await John Merrow 2011

As a fig-leaf to his acknowledgement that the standardized testing mania is a failure, the Secretary of Education has indicated that in order for a state to get a waiver, it has to agree to certain stipulations, some of which could be as restrictive and harmful as the ones that are being waived.

Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: Has Arne Duncan Seen the Light? Joel Shatzky 2011

Pima Community College acted appropriately in mandating that Tuscon shooter Jared Loughner obtain a mental exam, according to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan reports.

College Handled Jared Loughner's Strange Behavior Appropriately The Huffington Post 2011

As a fig-leaf to his acknowledgement that the standardized testing mania is a failure, the Secretary of Education has indicated that in order for a state to get a waiver, it has to agree to certain stipulations, some of which could be as restrictive and harmful as the ones that are being waived.

Joel Shatzky: Educating for Democracy: Has Arne Duncan Seen the Light? Joel Shatzky 2011

Arne Duncan is the current Secretary of Education.

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Arne Duncan is the current Secretary of Education.

Timothy Geithner: Using Education to Cope With a Complex Economy 2010

He worked with Mr. Duncan, who is now Secretary of Education, until 2008.

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