Secretary Duncan to Hold #AskArne Twitter Town Hall
The Department of Education announced today that Secretary Arne Duncan will participate in the first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall on August 24, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. EDT. Veteran education journalist...
View ArticleWant to #AskArne a Question? Tweet Today
The response to ED’s first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall has been overwhelming. The questions and comments on Twitter are rolling in, and Arne looks forward to addressing the important issues you’ve...
View ArticleDuncan Takes to Twitter to Answer Your Questions
(Official Department of Education Photo by Paul Wood) During the past week, thousands of Twitter users submitted questions to Secretary Duncan for his first-ever #AskArne Twitter Town Hall, and the...
View ArticleDuncan on Parent Involvement and Fixing NCLB
Secretary Duncan recently sat down to respond to a few comments he received on his Facebook page. Duncan describes the importance of parents in a student’s education, and he says that it’s important...
View ArticleArne on Dumbing Down Standards and the Next Generation of Assessments
Secretary Duncan sits down several times a month to answer questions he receives via his Facebook page. This past week, Arne answered questions that had been received on Facebook’s Facebook in...
View ArticleArne on Teacher Evaluation Metrics and Celebrating Success in STEM
Arne recently sat down to answer a couple of questions posted to his Facebook page. In response to Lori’s question about teacher evaluation metrics, Arne said that we have to look at multiple measures...
View ArticleArne on the Income-Based Repayment Program and Community Colleges
Arne took time last week to answer a couple of questions he received on his Facebook page. Daniel had a question on the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) program and the President’s recent pay-as-you-earn...
View ArticleSecretary Duncan to Hold Second #AskArne Twitter Town Hall
Secretary Duncan announced today that he will hold his second #AskArne Twitter Town Hall on Monday November 14, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. ET. Veteran education journalist John Merrow will return to moderate...
View Article#AskArne Twitter Town Hall Kicks Off American Education Week
Secretary Duncan talks with John Merrow during the first #AskArne Twitter Town Hall in August 2011. (Official Department of Education photo by Paul Wood) To kick off American Education Week, Secretary...
View ArticleTown Hall: 140 Characters at a Time
Secretary Duncan and John Merrow during the #AskArne Twitter Town Hall (Official Department of Education Photo by Paul Wood) “I love my job,” Secretary Duncan said at the close of yesterday’s second...
View ArticleArne on Teacher Salaries and Standardized Tests
Arne sat down recently to respond to a couple of questions he received on his Facebook page. Kenny commented on how teacher salaries make it difficult to stay in the teaching profession. Duncan noted...
View ArticleArne on Thanking Teachers and College Debt
Arne sat down last week to answer a couple of questions and comments he received on his Facebook page. Ginger and Adriana wrote about thanking great teachers, and Arne encouraged others to take time...
View ArticleED & SBA Host Twitter Chat: Connecting Grads to Resources to Help Them Startup
Cross-posted from SBA.gov Graduation season is right around the corner and to help grads that are looking to start a small business, SBA and the U.S. Department of Education will host a Twitter Q &...
View ArticleED Mailbag: Arne on Standardized Testing and 360° Accountability
Secretary Arne Duncan recently responded to two questions he received via social media. He first addressed a question from Nate concerning the overreliance on standardized testing. Duncan explained...
View ArticleArne on Cost of College and Pell Grants
Secretary Arne Duncan sat down recently to answer questions he received via social media, email and mail. Zack wanted to know if Arne thought the rising cost of college would keep Americans from a...
View ArticleED Mailbag: Arne Answers Your Questions
Secretary Arne Duncan sat down recently to answer questions he received from social media, email and regular mail. Duncan responded to Dillon’s question about the future of charter schools, saying that...
View ArticleAsk Arne: Elevating the Teaching Profession
As a teacher, I have an axe to grind with how teachers are perceived by many folks outside the education system. Too often we are caricatured as either saviors or deadbeats, and both outsized images...
View ArticleAsk Arne: Talking Teacher Prep
Teacher prep needs to be better in this country. An overwhelming share of teachers don’t feel prepared to be an effective teacher on day one— and, as a member of the New York City Teaching Fellows in...
View ArticleAsk Arne: Connecting All Schools to High Speed Internet
“In a country where we expect free Wi-Fi with our coffee, why shouldn’t we have it in our schools?” –President Obama, June 6, 2013 Last month, President Obama and Secretary Duncan traveled to...
View ArticleSecretary Duncan Answers Question from Teachers
Joiselle Cunningham, one of ED’s 2013-14 Teaching Ambassador Fellows at the U.S. Department of Education (a teacher on leave from her school for a year to help bring educator voice to the policy...
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