Arne Duncan
Arne Duncan
Arne Duncanwas the United States Secretary of Education from 2009 through early 2016. His tenure as Secretary was marked by controversy. Conservatives and some parents opposed his push for all U.S. states to adopt the Common Core Standards to determine what students had learned, and teachers unions disliked his emphasis on the use of data from student tests to evaluate teachers and schools. When Duncan announced his resignation the president of the AFT teachers union said, "there’s no question that...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth6 November 1964
CityChicago, IL
With innovative programs like Nourish for Knowledge and partnerships with organizations like the Greater Chicago Food Depository, the Chicago Public Schools is working to provide our children with the solid foundation they need for a successful academic career.
Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.
When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in the lives of children.
Hungry children are distracted children. We want to make sure nothing gets in the way of our children performing well academically, including hunger.
Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education.
I just think we can't do enough of this [student exchanges]... And when you get young children traveling internationally, I think they come back different people. And you can't put a price tag - you can't put a value on that.
It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who - all of a sudden - their child isn't as brilliant as they thought they were and their school isn't quite as good as they thought they were, and that's pretty scary,
We have to say this will not go on.
It is unbelievable that guys can run up and down like it's the Wild West with assault rifles.
About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.
I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.
States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.
The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree.
There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.