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31 Oct 2009, 8:16 am by Phil Cave
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and some of America’s top retired military brass will hold a news conference at the National Press Club Thursday to call for immediate action to address this national security threat. [read post]
1 May 2014, 6:20 am by LaJuana Davis
Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that the ED will release new plans this summer that would reward colleges of education that meet certain metrics, including job placement, pass rates on licensing exams, and teacher evaluations. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 10:13 am by Derek Black
Today eleven more civil rights groups released recommendations to President Obama, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, Congressional and State Educational Leaders urging increased educational opportunity and equity for students of color through improvements to local,... [read post]
9 May 2014, 5:24 am by Derek Black
The Departments of Education and Justice have released this new guidance on access to school for immigrant children: Dear Colleague: Today, Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder announced updated guidance to assist public elementary and secondary schools to ensure enrollment processes are consistent with the law and fulfill... [read post]
12 Dec 2017, 2:00 pm by Vanessa Sauter
Arne Duncan, a Brookings nonresident senior fellow and former secretary of education, recently interviewed Samakie to describe growing up in Syria, the harrowing experience of being a teenager under Assad’s regime, and what he envisions for his future—and his country’s. [read post]
29 Jul 2015, 9:25 am by LaJuana Davis
Inside Higher Ed reports that ED Secretary Arne Duncan is expected to announce an experimental sites program this week for prisoners to receive Pell Grants to take college courses. [read post]
28 Oct 2014, 9:59 am by LaJuana Davis
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights wrote ED Secretary Arne Duncan yesterday to urge the Department to sustain its federal oversight and monitoring for states to earn Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) / No Child Left Behind waivers. [read post]
18 Mar 2011, 5:03 am by Glenn Reynolds
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]
8 Dec 2011, 7:14 am by Glenn Reynolds
You can’t do much better than the recent offerings from Education Secretary Arne Duncan. [read post]
2 Apr 2012, 2:08 pm by Liz Wu
Good news for parents and educators looking for resources on bullying and prevention: Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently relaunched the Stop Bullying website. [read post]
26 Nov 2012, 7:54 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
  Last week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced in a blog post on the DOE’s web site that more than 500 colleges and universities have agreed to use the Shopping Sheet for financial aid awarded during the 2013-2014 school year. [read post]
25 Sep 2010, 7:14 am by William Carleton
Todd Bishop wrote something thoughtful last Sunday about game consoles: that they are computers, that they are in millions of homes, and that it is shortsighted of such an influential a leader as Arne Duncan to dismiss them as potential means for education, even if they are not employed that way today. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Karen Duncan, wife of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Christie Vilsack, wife of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, are scheduled to attend the debut for the film, which is a joint project of the Healthy School Campaign and Applegate Farms, created by Chicago-based Uji Films.The Health School Campaign has been active in organizing the effort for the passage of a stronger--and better-funded--child nutrition bill. [read post]
20 Sep 2010, 2:59 am
Karen Duncan, wife of Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Christie Vilsack, wife of Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, are scheduled to attend the debut for the film, which is a joint project of the Healthy School Campaign and Applegate Farms, created by Chicago-based Uji Films.The Health School Campaign has been active in organizing the effort for the passage of a stronger--and better-funded--child nutrition bill. [read post]
5 May 2009, 6:32 pm
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced on April 17, 2009 that nearly $4 billion is now available for California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. [read post]
5 May 2009, 6:27 pm
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced on April 17, 2009 that nearly $4 billion is now available for California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. [read post]
5 May 2009, 6:32 pm
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced on April 17, 2009 that nearly $4 billion is now available for California under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) of 2009. [read post]
14 Jan 2014, 4:00 am by John L. Culhane, Jr.
Culhane, Jr.Private student loan lenders and servicers who met last week with CFPB Director Cordray, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Acting Deputy Treasury Secretary Mary Miller got the “memo” that the regulators think they should be doing more to expand refinancing opportunities for  private student loan borrowers. [read post]