Arne Duncan

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan heard several answers directly from New Haven teachers as he took part in a discussion Tuesday morning at the Brennan/Rogers School in West Rock. Duncan didn't come to town to give a speech. He played the ...  

HARTFORD — U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making an announcement with Gov.Dannel P. Malloy at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the state Capitol. Jim Polites, spokesman for the state Department of Education, said he could not discuss the ...  

REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstSecretary of Education Arne DuncanU.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today lavished praise on several Twin Cities school districts, teachers unions and board members for the progressive nature of their relationships.Their partnerships, he said, are producing the types of innovations he hopes to reward with two new grant competitions worth nearly $800 million.“I just think you have not just collaboration for...  

President Barack Obama now commands center stage after his formal announcement that, yes, he supports same-sex marriage. But for perspective on how we got to this point, we should shift our sights to three days before the president's announcement.  

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan endorsed same-sex marriage this morning on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” When asked whether he thought same-sex couples should have the legal right to marry, Duncan said simply, “Yes. I do.” This news comes ...  

U.S. – Following Vice President Joe Biden’s remarks about gay marriage on Sunday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan expressed his views on the issue on a nationally syndicated morning program Monday. As reported by The Ticket, Duncan ...  

Yesterday, Vice President Joe Biden said that he was “absolutely comfortable” with gay marriage. Now, another member of the Obama administration has come out to say the same. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said on “Morning Joe” that ...  

"Arne Duncan joins Joe Biden now in embracing civil marriage for committed gay and lesbian couples. Duncan speaking out is particularly important given his role as the nation's top education official. In supporting marriage ...  

Yes, I enjoyed a free bagel. But more importantly, our nation's educator-in-charge, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, said two things that show me his thoughts are in the right place. Teachers know that legislating educational progress is a bad -- and ...  

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan became the latest person in the Obama administration to support same-sex marriage Monday morning, one day after Vice President Joe Biden made his announcement. Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Duncan was ...  

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan expressed his support for legalizing same-sex marriage on Monday, according to Politico. While appearing on MSNBC's "Morning Joe," Duncan was asked by Mark Halperin, "Do you believe that same sex men and women should be ...  

A day after Vice President Joe Biden said he was "absolutely comfortable" with gay marriage, signalling the Obama administration's evolving views on same-sex marriage, Sec. of Education Arne Duncan said on "Morning Joe" that he believes it should be legal.  

Barack Obama's secretary of education, Arne Duncan, has become the latest administration official to declare support for same-sex marriage, going beyond the president's "evolving" views on the issue. Asked on MSNBC's Morning Joe show on Monday ...  

Like Vice President Biden, former Presidents Clinton and Carter, former Vice Presidents Gore and Cheney, Laura Bush, and the majority of Americans. Secretary Duncan knows that loving and committed gay couples seek the freedom to marry for the ...  

Astonished at the recognition, Amy told Arne that she was flattered, but that she was only successful because she had such strong administrators to work with. As Amy explained, “Good administrators make all of the difference.” How does a ...