America Needs the Next Generation
Thank you! What a wonderful convention we have here today! As I look around Freedom Hall, I am so hopeful about our nation's future. In this crowd of 15,000 strong are the future leaders of America. I...
View ArticleBuilding a Stronger Pipeline of Globally-Competent Citizens
Good afternoon, everyone – and welcome to our Department's kick-off event for International Education Week. As we get started, I want to thank Maureen McLaughlin and her staff, for their dedicated work...
View ArticleThe Threat of Educational Stagnation and Complacency
Thank you, Mr. Secretary General, and thank you, Governor Wise, for your comments and for joining the release of the 2012 PISA results today. In a number of important respects, the United States has...
View ArticleMaking the Financial Aid System Sustainable
I'm pleased to be back at the FSA conference. And I'm excited to speak to you today for two reasons. First, I want to celebrate the critically important but too often unrecognized work that financial...
View ArticleEducating Every Student for College and Career Success
Good evening, everyone. Thank you, Doug, for the warm welcome, and for all your hard work and leadership at ACTE. I also want to recognize our UFT colleagues in the room, for your tireless efforts on...
View ArticleRethinking School Discipline
My thanks to CEO Edwards and President Dukes for their comments, and for that gracious introduction. I thank you for your unwavering commitment to equal opportunity for all students and your leadership...
View ArticleParent Voices for World-Class Education
Thanks, David, for that warm introduction, and for all your leadership. I'm delighted to see leaders whose work has been so important to empowering parents: Otha Thornton of the National PTA; Janet...
View ArticleSeize the Day: Change in the Classroom and the Core of Schooling
I am pleased to speak to ASCD's leadership because I believe educators across the country today have finally reached a long-sought turning point.
View ArticleFast-Forward on FAFSA
Thank you for that kind introduction, Principal Maxey. Today, is a great day here at T.C. Williams High School for two reasons. First, we’re here to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student...
View ArticleThe Top Ten List for Why the Expansion of High-Quality Early Learning is...
Thank you, Governor Beshear. It’s great to be back at the NGA. And I welcome this opportunity to talk about the role of early learning with our governors. On both sides of the political aisle, it’s the...
View ArticleTechnology in Education: Privacy and Progress
I want to thank Jim Steyer and Common Sense Media for bringing this event together and starting this important dialogue – and for your tireless efforts to keep the digital world that our kids inhabit...
View ArticleTeach to Lead: Advancing Teacher Leadership
Thanks, Ron [Thorpe] for that warm introduction and for all of your leadership. Congratulations on what has become one of the most dynamic discussions of teaching anywhere. You’ll be very relieved to...
View ArticleThe New Spotlight on America's Opportunity Gaps
Thank you, Catherine [Lhamon]. I can't thank Catherine enough for the extraordinary leadership that she has shown as head of our Office for Civil Rights and for her passionate commitment to protect and...
View ArticleTestimony of U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan: The U.S. Department of...
Chairman Rogers, Ranking Member Lowey, Chairman Kingston, Ranking Member DeLauro, and Members of the Subcommittee: Let me begin by thanking you for your work on the 2014 appropriation, which increased...
View ArticleRemarks to Grad Nation Summit 2014
At the Building a Grad Nation Summit, Sec. Duncan celebrated the country’s record 80% high school graduation rate, and called for a focus on college completion, especially for minority and low-income...
View ArticleStatement for the Record by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on the U.S....
Mr. Chairman, Ranking Member Miller, and Members of the Committee:
View ArticleEducational Equity: The Theme of the FY 2015 Budget
In the opening statement to the Senate Appropriations subcommittee, Secretary Duncan hailed a record high school graduation rate and increased college attainment in the U.S. but said that large and...
View ArticleThe New American University: The Graduate as Change Agent
[Note: Secretary Duncan deviated in spots from his prepared remarks] Thank you, President Crow. And congratulations, Sun Devils! On the way over, President Crow gave me a quick tutorial on how to make...
View ArticleSixty Years after Brown: Where is the Outrage?
Secretary Duncan spoke both to why education is the civil rights issue of our generation and the unfulfilled promise of Brown v. Board of Education. Equity is a theme of virtually all the Obama...
View ArticleGrounded in Tradition, Charging Into the Future
[Note: Secretary Duncan deviated in spots from his prepared remarks] Thank you, President DePoe, for that kind introduction. I am honored to be here, in the home of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai...
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