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NEWS ABOUT: Arne Duncan

Arne Duncan stories: 20 news summaries
DAVID BROOKS

 President Has Delivered
 Real Change in Education

Race to the Top program has sparked a 'quiet revolution' in education

Oct 23, 09 5:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's huge success in education reform has been overlooked amid all the carping about his failure to deliver as much change as expected, writes David Brooks. The $4.3 billion Race to the Top fund Obama and Arne Duncan established has helped accelerate real reform in education and has... More »

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education • teachers' unions • Obama administration • President Obama • Arne Duncan • Race to the Top

'We Ran Into a President With Some Serious Game': Rep.

Obama in great shape at White House hoops

Oct 8, 09 9:27 PM CDT
(AP) - President Barack Obama and a few members of his cabinet played basketball tonight at the White House with a handful of House members, two of them Republicans. "We ran into a president with some serious game," said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash. Obama had "a sweet crossover move"... More »

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basketball • White House • Jeff Flake • Ken Salazar • Baron Hill • Brad Ellsworth • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Shaun Donovan • Arne Duncan • Heath Shuler • John Shimkus • Jay Inslee • Mike Arcuri

Lawmakers Get Court Date
With Obama

Rep. who walked out on health speech among hoops invitees

Oct 7, 09 10:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four cabinet secretaries and one GOP representative who walked out of President Obama’s joint address to Congress last month are among some 16 invitees for tomorrow’s White House fall basketball game. Rep. John Shimkus is the lone Republican on the list; that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has enough... More »

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basketball • White House • Ken Salazar • Obama administration • President Obama • Timothy Geithner • Cabinet secretary • Arne Duncan • John Shimkus • cowboy hat

 Obama Wants More School, 
 Less Summer Break 

Wants to give US kids boost globally, idea 'not popular' with Sasha, Malia

Sep 28, 09 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Well, Barack Obama’s approval rating just plummeted in the K-12 demographic. The president is calling for longer school days and a shorter summer break, arguing that it’s a necessary step to catch up with kids from around the world. The president admits they’re “not wildly popular... More »

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education • Barack Obama • Department of Education • Obama administration • Arne Duncan • summer vacation

 Obama to Pitch Chicago's 
 Olympic Bid in Denmark  

First visit by a president to lobby for Olympics

Sep 28, 09 7:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Thursday to back Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said today. The president will be joined by Michelle Obama and his education and transportation secretaries. Chicago is bidding against Tokyo, Rio de Janiero, and Madrid, but none of... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • Arne Duncan • Ray LaHood

Et tu, Barack? Teachers Lose Another Ally

Embattled unions don't want evaluation based on test scores

Sep 20, 09 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Teachers union members are fuming over President Obama's desire to stay the course and evaluate educators based on student test scores, McClatchy reports. Obama is even threatening to withhold California stimulus money unless the state enshrines the student-teacher performance link into law. "It takes more than the ability to... More »

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education • Barack Obama • California • reform • NAACP • teachers' unions • teachers • Arne Duncan • stimulus funds

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Newt: Obama 
 School Speech 
 'Good for America' 

Dean: green jobs czar 'brought down'; CDC chief warns of swine flu challenges

Sep 6, 09 12:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Who says bipartisanship in Washington is dead? Today, top Republicans sided with President Obama on both his planned speech to schoolchildren and his strategy in Afghanistan, Politico reports. On Fox News Sunday, Newt Gingrich called Obama’s Tuesday speech “good for America.” On Afghanistan, Tim Pawlenty rejected calls... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • Newt Gingrich • Howard Dean • US troops • Tim Pawlenty • George Will • Arne Duncan • Van Jones

analysis

 Duncan Poised to Be 
 Most Powerful Ed Sec Ever 

Tight with prez, Duncan holds keys to $5B in stimulus funds

Aug 10, 09 7:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tight with President Obama and with $5 billion at his disposal, Arne Duncan may become the strongest education secretary in history, writes Nia-Malika Henderson for Politico. “Never ever have they had $5 billion to decide what to do in the education system,” says an education advocate. And it’... More »

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education • public schools • economic stimulus package • charter school • Obama administration • President Obama • Arne Duncan • stimulus funds • secretary of education

Prez to Unveil $4B Education Boost Today

Rewards states that push charter schools, teacher performance

Jul 24, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama will offer struggling states a carrot and a stick today, as he unveils draft guidelines for a new $4.35 billion education initiative designed to push charter schools, linking teacher pay to performance, and adopting common academic standards. The Race for the Top program, part of the stimulus... More »

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education • charter school • Obama administration • President Obama • Arne Duncan • Race to the Top

(Newser) - Arne Duncan isn’t quite the miracle worker Barack Obama made him out to be, according to a new study from a Chicago civic group. When Obama introduced his nominee for education secretary, he boasted that Duncan had boosted elementary school test results “From 38% of students meeting the... More »

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education • Barack Obama • Chicago • Department of Education • Chicago School • No Child Left Behind • Arne Duncan

 Feds to Streamline 
 Infamous Financial Aid Form 

Government hopes trimming FAFSA will get more aid to those who need it

Jun 24, 09 5:49 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House today will unveil its plan to make it easier for students to get federal aid by cutting the fiendishly complex application down to size, the New York Times reports. The FAFSA—Free Application for Federal Student Aid—is notorious for being harder to fill out than a... More »

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higher education • universities • colleges and universities • financial aid • Arne Duncan • FAFSA

Obama Razes 'No Child Schoolhouse'

Bush-era name ditched as administration seeks to overhaul education law

Jun 23, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - A model of a little red schoolhouse used to promote the launch of the federal policy "No Child Left Behind" is no more, the Washington Post reports. In a highly symbolic move, the structure at the entrance of the Department of Education and policy logos of the Bush administration... More »

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Bush administration • education • Department of Education • No Child Left Behind • Obama administration • Arne Duncan

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich and Al Sharpton ran into each other today at the White House, on purpose, to discuss education reform with President Obama, USA Today reports. Sharpton noted that they were “two who have not agreed on anything politically,” but joined in an effort to remedy a “... More »

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education • Newt Gingrich • Al Sharpton • Michael Bloomberg • Obama administration • President Obama • Joel Klein • Arne Duncan • schools

'No Child' Law Fails to
Narrow Racial Gap

Minority students lag behind whites despite overall improvements since 2004

Apr 29, 09 1:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - The achievement gap between white and minority students has not been changed by federal No Child Left Behind initiative, the New York Times reports. Scores from a federal test considered to be the most accurate yardstick of reading and writing proficiency show that elementary students have improved across the board... More »

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education • race • No Child Left Behind • Obama administration • racial gap • Arne Duncan

OPINION

Duncan to Schools: Uncle Sam Is Watching

Education sec says they'd better spend bailout money wisely

Apr 22, 09 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - States should be careful when spending their stimulus education windfall, because Uncle Sam will be watching, the US education secretary writes in the Wall Street Journal. “We will require an honest assessment of key issues like teacher quality, student performance, college readiness, and the number of charter... More »

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education • Department of Education • school systems • charter school • Arne Duncan

(AP) - Education Secretary Arne Duncan today released nearly $4 billion to California, the first state to benefit from a special fund for states that was created by the economic stimulus law. The fund will replenish state budgets that have been cut or threatened because of the recession. Most of the money... More »

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California • Arnold Schwarzenegger • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • President Obama • Arne Duncan

 $150B Stimulus to Double 
 Education Budget 

$150B spending expected to permanently expand government's role in education

Jan 28, 09 6:15 AM CST
(Newser) - The stimulus plan before Congress today more than doubles the Department of Education's budget, reports the New York Times. An unprecedented extra $150 billion in federal aid would provide funds for nearly every aspect of education, from school construction to college grants. Opponents and backers alike agree that the... More »

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education • student loans • Department of Education • school • Pell grants • economic stimulus package • Obama administration • Arne Duncan

(Newser) - The Senate met after the inauguration today and promptly confirmed seven of President Obama’s nominees by unanimous vote, with the notable exception of Hillary Clinton, the Chicago Tribune reports. A vote on Clinton has been scheduled for tomorrow after Harry Reid and Sen. John Cronyn, who has concerns... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Congress • Senate confirmation hearings • Ken Salazar • Tom Vilsack • Janet Napolitano • Obama administration • President Obama • Cabinet secretary • Arne Duncan • Steven Chu • Eric Shinseki

Obama on Ed Pick: Gifted Leader (and Great Jump Shot)

Also promises reform and stuff

Dec 16, 08 1:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama introduced Arne Duncan as his secretary of education pick today, lauding the Chicago educator's accomplishments in reforming the country's third-largest school district, and noting that he's also a longtime basketball buddy who has a better jump shot than the president-elect. “I didn't pick Arne because he's a... More »

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Barack Obama • basketball • Department of Education • President Obama • Arne Duncan

(Newser) - Barack Obama has chosen Chicago schools reformer Arne Duncan for secretary of education, the Wall Street Journal reports. During his 7 years as Chicago schools chief, Duncan has been known for hiring new teachers and closing struggling schools without alienating unions. He is also friendly with Obama and plays pick-up... More »

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education • Barack Obama • Obama Cabinet • Arne Duncan

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