Arne Duncan Answers Teachers’ Questions on the Role of Private Funds and...
As a Teaching Ambassador Fellow at the U.S. Department of Education— a teacher on leave from my school for one year to help bring educator voice to the policy world— I recently had the opportunity to...
View ArticleThe State of Education
This year’s State of the Union Address was unlike any I had ever experienced before. I had just sat down in a room full of educators when I heard the word “teacher” come out of the President’s mouth,...
View ArticleTaking the Temperature on School Climate and Discipline
In many schools across America, we begin each day with a morning ritual, the pledge of allegiance. Students stand sleepy-eyed with their hands over their hearts and recite the words that make our...
View ArticleAsk Arne: Procuring Privacy
When I think of privacy a few images pop into my head: a “do not disturb” sign, the settings on my social media accounts, or me locking the bathroom door so that my kids can’t come barging in after...
View Article#AskArne: Teaching and Leading
At this year’s National Board for Professional Teaching Standards Teaching and Learning Conference, over 5,000 educators from all 50 states shared in two days of teacher paradise, which included some...
View ArticleAsk Arne: The Importance of Teacher Diversity
The importance of teacher diversity hits home for me as a former teacher in an urban school district. That is why I am currently a doctoral candidate studying education at Johns Hopkins University....
View ArticleTesting: Can We Find the Rational Middle?
Recently I visited Glen Iris Elementary School in Birmingham, Alabama to meet with a group of teachers and their principal. I was in Birmingham as a Teaching Ambassador Fellow and it was highly...
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Duncan 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...
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#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...
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Town 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...
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ED & 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...
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