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Arne Duncan -- Get in the Game

Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

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Dennis Danziger

Duncan has the right stuff to make huge and positive changes in the lives of our public school children. He did it in Chicago and I want him to repeat those successes across our nation.

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Science is Back in the House

Bill Allen | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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Bill Allen

A worldwide study of education in science and math contains a mixed report card for the U.S. The good news: We did manage to beat Yemen soundly.

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Duncan is Smart Choice for Education Secretary

Rep. George Miller | Posted 02.13.2009 | Politics

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Rep. George Miller

Arne recognizes the seismic shift happening in education -- he knows first-hand that real change requires real leadership.

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The Hatchet Job On Linda Darling-Hammond

Gerald Bracey | Posted 02.04.2009 | Politics

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Gerald Bracey

That huge sucking sound you hear is Republicans trying to control their laughter. The two groups duking it out over education are largely within the Democratic Party.

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Obama and Education Reform

Bill Ayers | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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Bill Ayers

Obama is not a monarch -- Arne Duncan is not education czar -- and we are not his subjects. Educators, students, and citizens must press now for an education worthy of a democracy.

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A Rare Opportunity for Public Education

Benjamin Todd Jealous | Posted 01.15.2009 | Politics

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Benjamin Todd Jealous

As President-elect Obama prepares for the presidency, his attention necessarily is occupied by the deteriorating economy and the ongoing wars in Iraq ...

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Education Attacks on Darling-Hammond Don't Fit Obama's Post-Partisanship

John Affeldt | Posted 01.13.2009 | Politics

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John Affeldt

Calling Darling-Hammond a defender of the status quo is like calling Lincoln a defender of slavery because he wasn't as absolute in opposition as were some on his team of rivals.

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Whom Will He Choose?

Martin Carnoy | Posted 01.08.2009 | Politics

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Martin Carnoy

With government as the investor of last resort, Obama has broad support to implement major changes in the educational, health care, and energy systems using federal money.

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Like If I Hear "Like" One More Time I'm Gonna SCREAM!

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 01.04.2009 | Living

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Kathleen Reardon

If how our children speak is an indication of how they think, our young people and the country are in deep trouble.

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Howard Dean for Education Secretary

Cenk Uygur | Posted 12.26.2008 | Politics

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Cenk Uygur

I would love to have Howard Dean in the cabinet. Not so much because he's a progressive as because he is right. I am of the naïve belief that that should matter.

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Let's Get Creative: Why Not Ask Bill Gates to be Secretary of Education?

Paul Abrams | Posted 12.09.2008 | Politics

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Paul Abrams

Bill Gates is not considered partisan nor ideological nor beholden to any interest group, so it would difficult to deny his proposals by raising suspicions on any of those grounds.

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Obama's Secretary Of Education: Joel Klein?

Huffington Post | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

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***Check Back For Updates! For the latest news on the Obama cabinet, visit the Huffpo's Obama Cabinet Big News Page!*** Joel Klein, Chancellor of Ne...

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