Arne Duncan

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August 30, 2022
The new school year is underway in most states across the country and teachers are doing what they can to…
May 24, 2022
Harris said she and Biden were still monitoring the incident, saying “Every time I've cracked a tragedy like this happens,…
January 14, 2021
Concern remains about armed violence leading into Inauguration Day as officials work to figure out what to do to turn…
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos
January 8, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: Lawmakers and experts say undoing the harm caused by COVID-19 and DeVos' inaction should be a top priority.
February 16, 2014
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Film star Kevin Hart's reign as the best celebrity basketball player of NBA All-Star weekend has…
November 19, 2013
ANALYSIS - Duncan, in very impolitic terms, was trying to make an important point: lackluster American schools are not just…
November 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Education Secretary Arne Duncan continued to face criticism Monday over reported remarks that seemed to dismiss 'white…
February 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The first lady's decision is not surprising, as the Obamas often weigh in on matters that galvanize…
September 19, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department is awarding $228 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities. The five-year…
May 29, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) - Another eight states are gaining flexibility from the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law, U.S. Education Secretary…
May 8, 2012
ANALYSIS - Making an outright declaration of support for gay marriage carries risks. First, it would reinforce what many conservatives…
May 7, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's election-year vagueness on gay marriage is coming under fresh scrutiny...
April 2, 2012
Nearly 50 students were suspended Thursday from the Frederick Douglass Academy in Detroit after staging a protest, according to the…
February 27, 2012
A task force in Palm Beach County, led by a district principal, has sets its sights on increasing the graduation…
August 8, 2011
(AP) - Arne Duncan says he will announce a new waiver system Monday to give schools a break from student…
July 19, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he has been in contact with the department's independent investigative arm…
March 2, 2011
TELEMUNDO - Arne Duncan believes that these figures could be key in figuring out the reasons behind the high drop-out…
February 17, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - If anyone is waiting on Superman, it may be the president...
January 31, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - "Everybody can't be a business major," Lee told the auditorium packed with male high school and college…
September 14, 2010
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Sharpton will unveil his 30-minute show, "Education Superhighway," Thursday morning at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 40th…