The commission, founded in 1989, aims to emphasize "academic values in an arena where commercialization of college sports often shadowed the underlying goals of higher education."
If Sterling's alleged racist remarks are proven to be accurate, Duncan told reporters "I don't think he has a place in the NBA."
On Sunday's edition of NBC's Meet the Press, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for college coaches' and athletic directors' pay to be tied to the academic performance of student-athletes.
Duncan laced up the old basketball shoes to participate in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game for the fourth straight year on Friday, putting on a show for all in attendance.
Four school officials were charged by a grand jury in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl by two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio.
The U.S. secretary of education believes the balance between academic and athletic bonuses in college coaches' contracts is badly out of whack.
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will once again be participating in the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game on Feb. 15.
Hours before the polls closed for the 2012 elections, President Obama found himself on a basketball court with Arne Duncan and former Chicago Bulls star Scottie Pippen.
Duncan joined students at the Denver-based Lowry Elementary School for a "Cupid Shuffle," in recognition of Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative.
StudentsFirst, the education advocacy group founded by former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee, unveiled an advertisement this weekend that's been drawing criticism from educators ever since.
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