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12 Apr 2011, 6:45 am
Some of the biggest recipients of the $32 billion in federal student loans and Pell Grants each year paid to for-profits are in her district - including major Democratic donor John Sperling, founder of the online University of Phoenix, the nation's largest for-profit college.The issue arose after Education Secretary Arne Duncan proposed a rule that would stiffen federal aid requirements for for-profits, making them provide stats showing that their students actually are getting… [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 7:54 am
., who writes a blog for Education Week, suggested that the president was disavowing the policies of his education secretary, Arne Duncan, which include expanding student testing to evaluate teachers and developing new tests to be given several times a year to measure student progress. [read post]
4 Apr 2011, 10:03 pm
News release: "Today, Vice President Biden and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan introduced comprehensive guidance to help schools, colleges and... [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 1:42 pm
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, whose department is pushing tighter regulation of for-profit colleges, expressed concern in September that some schools may violate the spirit of the law, which was meant to ensure that they offer an education good enough that some students are willing to pay for it out of their own pockets. [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 5:50 am
Keynote Remarks Arne Duncan, U.S. [read post]
MORE ON THAT DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION INSIDER-TRADING SCANDAL: “A key watchdog group issued a legal …
18 Mar 2011, 5:03 am
Arne Duncan and his top aides under the Freedom of Information Act relating to the influence of Wall Street short sellers on a controversial new regulation governing for-profit or ‘career’ colleges. [read post]
THE SOLUTION, OF COURSE, IS TO CHANGE THE LAW: “Education Secretary Arne Duncan told Congress on We…
10 Mar 2011, 7:18 am
THE SOLUTION, OF COURSE, IS TO CHANGE THE LAW: “Education Secretary Arne Duncan told Congress on Wednesday that 82 percent of the nation’s public schools could be failing by next year under the standards of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind law. [read post]
3 Mar 2011, 10:44 am
Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to share records CREW obtained through its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against Education. [read post]
AN INSIDER TRADING SCANDAL AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION? “Today Citizens for Responsibility and E…
2 Mar 2011, 10:56 am
Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan to share records CREW obtained through its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against Education. [read post]
2 Mar 2011, 6:44 am
She’ll be joined by actress Jessica Alba, Super Bowl champ Donald Driver, NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and others. [read post]
28 Feb 2011, 3:02 pm
Education Secretary Arne Duncan to the Equity and Excellence Commission, reports the MetNews. [read post]
25 Jan 2011, 6:09 pm
Arne Duncan hates you. [read post]
2 Dec 2010, 8:36 am
Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan) are working feverishly to encourage a "yes" vote before Congress breaks for the holiday, the Washington Post reports. [read post]
22 Nov 2010, 12:58 pm
The costly provision would grant the undocumented students heavily discounted tuition at the nation’s public universities and colleges but the investment will pay off, says Education Secretary Arne Duncan, because the U.S. will become the country with the largest percentage of college graduates per capita. [read post]
20 Nov 2010, 8:44 am
Despite a lame-duck session and an incoming Republican Congress come January, President Obama, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano all support passage of the DREAM Act. [read post]
19 Nov 2010, 3:38 pm
"President Obama has pledged to help Democrats pass the bill, and Education Secretary Arne Duncan also pressed the case on Thursday, saying that potential beneficiaries are an "untapped pool of talent. [read post]
16 Nov 2010, 1:59 am
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have urged lawmakers to act quickly on a bill they say will improve school meals.In a joint statement Monday, Vilsack and Duncan highlighted opportunities for improving the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs through the child nutrition bill pending in the House.The Senate has already passed the Child Nutrition Reauthorization bill -- called the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act -- which… [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 10:38 am
Enter President Obama and Arne Duncan. [read post]
3 Oct 2010, 6:55 pm
The Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, supports value-added teacher evaluations (and informing parents of the teachers' scores); the teachers' unions oppose it as a step toward merit-based pay of public school teachers or even elimination of tenure. [read post]
3 Oct 2010, 2:16 pm
The support by Arne Duncan, the US Secretary of Education, of the newspaper's publication of this information is highly commendable. [read post]
