Press Secretary Justin Hamilton Leaves Education Department
Justin Hamilton, a spokesman for the U.S. Department of Education, is leaving the agency, the latest in a series of departures from the communications shop. Read Full Post >
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November 28, 2012
November 28, 2012
Duncan Sharpens Second-Term Agenda, Stresses Teacher Quality
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a speech that he thinks teacher preparation is broken and that the best educators need to be teaching the highest-need children. Read Full Post >
November 19, 2012
Cunningham, Chief of Messaging, To Leave U.S. Dept. of Ed.
The last day for Peter Cunningham, trusted adviser to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, is Nov. 30. Read Full Post >
November 15, 2012
Duncan Sketches Out Second-Term Agenda
Federal incentives to prod state and local action, principal preparation, and a focus on NCLB waivers top Education Secretary Arne Duncan's to-do list. Read Full Post >
November 08, 2012
In First Postelection Speech, Duncan Talks NCLB Waivers
Implementation of waivers under the No Child Left Behind Act will dominate much of U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's second term. Read Full Post >
November 07, 2012
Five Issues Facing Arne Duncan in a Second Term
In President Obama's second term, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will oversee implementing NCLB waivers, among other big-ticket programs. Read Full Post >
September 24, 2012
Miller to Duncan: Waivers May Offer Too Much Leeway On Grad Rates
Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., the top Democrat on the House Education committee, is worried that the department isn't holding states feet to the fire when it comes to monitoring graduation rates in states that have received waivers from parts of the No Child Left Behind Act. Read Full Post >
September 18, 2012
Dance Off: Arne Duncan Schooled By Kathleen Sebelius?
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan takes to line dancing as part of his back-to-school bus tour. Read Full Post >
September 18, 2012
Arne Duncan Busts a Move During 'Education Drives America' Bus Tour
Duncan joined students at the Denver-based Lowry Elementary School for a "Cupid Shuffle," in recognition of Michelle Obama's Let's Move! initiative. Read Full Post >
September 17, 2012
Obama Campaign on Teachers' Strike: It's Not a Political Distraction
Obama campaign spokesman Jen Psaki characterized the Chicago teachers' strike as a local political dispute that is not representative of the national debate on education. Read Full Post >
