Meet Secretary of Education Arne Duncan

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Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks about the source of his passion for education reform — and why he thinks it’s about more than education, it’s about social justice. B&W photos by Sandra Steinbrecher (This video is public domain)

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25 Comments For This Post

  1. Cyberologist Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    There are a lot of closings of Chicago Schools that reopen under “privateers” a lot of unemployed teachers; the order of the day charter schools under a questionable leadership..favoritism, neoptism, cronyism under his watch…Its how he got his job…the regular “neighborhood” schools suffer while they highlight magnet schools in the media…

    A longtime Obama basketball buddy & fellow Harvard alumnus,

  2. hogsonquads Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    YOUTUBE/RESEARCH NEW WORLD ORDER!!

  3. flipdude06 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Arne good luck with this position, hope you make America proud!

  4. ICAPSbook Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    DOWN WITH AMERICA

  5. bittergunowner12 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Improvements? Obviously not enough. Trying to call me a stupid, uneducated hick is hilarious, but go ahead keep trying your cheap shots, they’re not working.

  6. maldonadomc Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    My point is that there are improvements. My point is that saving historically failing systems with little money, political backing, and societal support takes time. If you knew much, you would know that most all urban schools are in a very similar situation. However, you very obviously have no background in or desire to educate yourself on the actual intricacies of our failing schools. You have no argument because you have no facts or expertise.

  7. bittergunowner12 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Yet they are still one on of the worst in the country.

  8. bittergunowner12 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Yet despite that, Chicago Public schools still remain one of the worst in the nation? Your point?

  9. maldonadomc Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    “Under Duncan’s watch, the city’s schools for the past seven years have seen increases in some state test scores, though they continue to lag behind the Illinois average. But the graduation rate has risen 6%, and 53 new schools have opened.” -KATHLEEN KINGSBURY (TIME)

    This is not bad to worse. In fact, this is, at the very least, progress. Somehow you felt your uneducated comment would be valuable?

  10. Valthecatlover Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Better rest up for the mandatory civil service plan rolling out soon, courtesy of Rahm Emmanuel. Hope you’re not between the ages of 18 - 25.

  11. DealingTheTruth Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    You make no sense. You said CPS went from bad to worse under Arne when in actuality the district is improving.

  12. bittergunowner12 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Yet Chicago public schools are still one of the worst in the country. Whats your point?

  13. DealingTheTruth Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Increased ACT scores, increased attendance, increased # of students going to college. Sounds like a terrible district to be in. Who is the moron?

  14. bittergunowner12 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Under this morons watch, Chicagos public schools went from bad to worse.

  15. neimanphoto Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    How about school choice for all? That would be a dramatic improvement. There is no evidence that simply spending more and more money on the same system is going to give us a better result. Competition creates and rewards excellence. The system we have rewards mediocrity.

    Why shouldn’t all children have the same opportunity for education as the President’s?

  16. TuNnL Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Follow your dreams. Just remember, there’s only so much you can accomplish as an educator when you’re up against goliath. Look at Bill Ayers. The man has a Ph.D and has received countless awards for his work in education. What do MOST Americans think when they hear his name?

    What this country needs most is people on the front line. And those are the ones in a position to question authority.

  17. jedwhelchel Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Does anybody know what thegas4free.blogspot,com is that Obama has been talking about?

  18. LoveAmericaStyle Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Google GOD loves Jeff Fisher and Jane Bowell.
    Jeff Fisher’s Peace Plan for the Children of the Book.
    Jeff loves all & that means Palestine will come to Nationhood before March 17th 2009 with Al Gore & Cynthia Ann McKinney leading the way restoring America also,

    Mr. Obama is really born in Kenya, not Hawaii. Spread this everywhere to break the Zionistic Controlled media Forever.

  19. BlueFireWitch Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    I’m an English/Education major now. I think it better suits who I am. But I’m still thinking about taking a media minor.

  20. tergingafdslsdfasdsr Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Deport All Non-Whites

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  21. TuNnL Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Good choice. Too bad you gave it up.

  22. BlueFireWitch Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    Yeah, I used to be a journalism major.

  23. TuNnL Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    make sure you include how bad it was BEFORE arne duncan took over. you need to make a comparison in order to be fair and objective. you do know what that means, right?

  24. BlueFireWitch Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    I’m doing observations in Chicago schools this month for my Education Certification. I’ll do a video on what I think of them.

  25. thewalrus45 Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:24 pm

    ya the scary thing is it is an improvement the CPS system was really THAT bad.

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