A Profile of Arne Duncan: The Program

March 25th, 2009

A Profile of Arne Duncan
The Program

Produced by: Jane Renaud, Cat McGrath and David Wald / Duration: 8:17 min

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Thanks to the federal stimulus package, Obama’s new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a $160 billion budget — and of that, he can spend $5 billion any way he pleases. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Duncan has a lot of options.

How will he disburse the money? We sat down with Duncan to find out.

(Originally aired March 12, 2009)

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Tags: arne duncan, barack obama, education secretary, newshour, Video

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March 13, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Anne L. Bryant says:

I have been very impressed by everything Arne has done as Secretary, the number of times we have met, the openness of his team… I was pleased by President –elect Obama’s choice (because Arne was an active member of CUBE) and am even more gratified by the Secretary’s execution to date!

November 18, 2009 at 9:48 am
Bill Kennedy says:

Same old tune since Reagan’s concocted A Nation at Risk report. Confusing the “achievement gap” issue with the broader issue of what it means to be well-educated and why public schools are failing. At the same time, the private preparatory schools provide the obvious answer. Kids who are valued, in intellectually stimulating environments, thrive. Can’t afford it for everyone? Then build more prisons and more fast food chains.

January 10, 2010 at 10:34 am
R. Marraccino says:

In secondary education, it is not only about national standards:integrate career and college preparation. Follow the NYS plan: Regents’ State examination in core academic subjects and technical and performance assessment in Career and Technical Education CTE. In 2006, Congress adopted the NYS model for CTE education, so that is in place.
Commit to the fundamentals as in the NYSED Regents plan and organize the last two years with electives related to Career and Technical education that allow for business input and national career standards.
Arne bring your CTE Director from Chicago to Washington.

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