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Matt Weber: 10 Minutes With Arne Duncan

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Fielding a gamut of current educational queries, from the rising cost of college tuition to the changing role of education schools across the country, Sec. Duncan reflected on these issues facing the field. Read More... More on Education ReformRead Full Story

Is Duncan Moving the Target

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This from Schools Matter : Evolution (?) of Arne Duncan's position on the use of standardized tests for teacher evaluation Arne Duncan’s position on the use of value-added test scores seems to have changed in the last two years. In August, 2010, he seems to be saying that test score gains are a measure of teacher effectiveness. In May, 2011, he seems to want to use value-added measures as part of teacher evaluation, and in February, 2012 he seems to be against the whole idea. August, 2010...Read Full Story

A Conversation With Arne Duncan

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This from Politics K-12 :  Michele McNeil sat down with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently for a wide-ranging interview on the hot education topics of the day: waivers, Race to the Top, reauthorization, and the election. If you want more than just the highlights , check out the full transcript . On Waivers Q. The first waiver announcement is expected soon from your department. You've talked about how this is not a competition, and so you want all states that want to, and can...Read Full Story

Teach Plus: Teachers At the Table With Secretary Duncan

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"Teacher voice is needed in order for real reform to take place," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the inaugural cohort of Teach Plus D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows last week. Read More... More on TeachersRead Full Story

News: Santorum Victory Cakes, Madonna, Arne Duncan, Syria

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Madonna to start recording new album in July. Equality Matters:  Rise of same-sex adoptions deflates right wing talking points on marriage . Scientists: Sun heading toward rare period of inactivity . Sacha Baron Cohen has a new ridiculous look for his movie The Dictator. South Africa Ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane launches bid to fight hate speech fine : "A former Sunday Sun columnist, Qwelane was found guilty of hate speech by the Johannesburg Equality Court last Tuesday for an...Read Full Story
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Arne Duncan gave a GREAT speech at Harvard's Ed School on Monday highlighting how misguided some of the fights are in the ed reform space and how there's room for collaboration and compromise (the full text of the speech is at the end of this email, and the audio of a related interview with him is posted at:www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2012/02/the-arne-duncan-interview/): Now, if a curious visitor from another country plunked down in the...  
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On Tuesday, January 31, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joined more than 200 teachers and policymakers to celebrate the launch of Teach Plus D.C. In addition to addressing the crowd and answering questions from teachers, Secretary Duncan introduced ...  
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Secretary Duncan answers questions at the Hispanic Twitter Town Hall. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. An engaged audience with a broad range of questions joined Secretary Arne Duncan on ...  
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I support using alternative methods to student performance on standardized tests to evaluate teachers. In fact, I have a long list of “tried and true” alternatives at The Best Articles Describing Alternatives To High-Stakes Testing.  
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Duncan, Kerry call for action on tuition US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Senator John Kerry joined 13 college presidents and some 100 students from across the area for a wide-ranging discussion yesterday that emphasized the need to keep higher education affordable for the middle class. In an interview after the meetings, held at Emerson College, Kerry said one key point would be to convince government officials - and voters - that...  
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"Teacher voice is needed in order for real reform to take place," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan told the inaugural cohort of Teach Plus D.C. Teaching Policy Fellows last week, when he joined more than 200 teachers and policymakers to celebrate ...  
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“We’ve stayed in the sideline for fall too long… We have dropout rates of 40 ... but also graduation rates, looking at college-going rates, looking at college-perseverance rates, looking at students passing [Advanced Placement] classes.  
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