Arne Duncan

A 90-minute Town Hall meeting on gun violence was held at Loch Raven High School on Wednesday night. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan who led the meeting and said that Congress needs to do more when it comes to gun control. “It’s a good first step but there’s much more to go,” he said. Duncan said the time to do something is right now. Several students also addressed those in attendance, urging immediate action. “I think the time has picked us,” Duncan said. “If we as a country don’t...Read Full Story

Home  |  Articles  |  Categories  |  About  |  Privacy  |  Contact Struggling Utah schools might soon have to make dramatic changes. The U.S. Department of Education is giving Utah $17.4 million to turn around the state’s persistently lowest achieving schools, the department announced Thursday. Read more on The Salt Lake Tribune People also are reading: Utah to receive $17.4M to help lowest achieving schools Utah to receive $17.4M to help lowest achieving schools U.S...Read Full Story

This from "Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me" on NPR: Arne Duncan is President Obama's secretary of education, and if, while he's on this show, a disaster befalls the president, the vice president, the speaker of the House and every other member of the Cabinet except Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security, he would be president. We've invited Duncan to play a game called "Now, don't be fresh ... I just take dictation!" Three questions for the secretary of education about the education of secretaries...Read Full Story

This from Politics K-12: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has long been seen as an administration asset. But this past week, he's also been the chief spokesman for the White House claims about the potential impact of sequestration on education jobs. Now those estimates have run afoul of fact-checkers—and that could ultimately undermine the administration's effort to make education a poster child when it comes to the impact of sequestration on domestic programs.Some background: On...Read Full Story

Home  |  Articles  |  Categories  |  About  |  Privacy  |  Contact Connecticut is expected to receive $25.7 million in federal School Improvement Grants aimed at closing achievement gaps in the lowest performing schools. Read more on New Haven Register People also are reading: Va. gets $59.8M for struggling schools Va. gets $59.8M for struggling schools RICHMOND – Virginia will receive $59.8 million in federal money to overhaul its lowest-performing schools, and...Read Full Story