Speaking to a group of state schools superintendents on Friday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said it was “fascinating” that some of the opposition to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is coming from “white suburban moms who – all
According to a study released by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), American adults lag significantly behind other countries in their job skill sets. Young adults lag behind in literacy, math, and technology, as do middle-aged Americans. Secretary
(AP) Administration: Colleges should seek diversityBy KIMBERLY HEFLINGAP Education WriterWASHINGTONThe Obama administration told colleges and universities Friday they can continue to use admissions to increase diversity among their students, even in the wake of a Supreme Court ruling that could
Should American school days start later? President Obama’s Secretary of Education Arne Duncan started a lively debate on Twitter Aug. 19 when he wrote, “Common sense to improve student achievement that too few have implemented: let teens sleep more, start school
The Department of Education (DOE) announced Friday that it is awarding $12.3 million to 35 school districts in 17 states to expand mental health services to elementary school students. CNS News reported the DOE news release regarding the grants: Research
A new Education Department study reveals that for the first time ever, a majority of college students (57%) now receive federal financial aid. The number of undergraduate students taking out loans has also increased from 35% to 41% over the
In 2014-2015, the federal government will make a groundbreaking shift: fathers and mothers will not be included on federal student aid forms. Instead, the Department of Education announced Thursday that income would be listed “from a dependent student’s legal parents
On Monday, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said he misspoke when he tried to scare the American people a week before the sequester hit last Friday by claiming the across-the-board cuts would force school districts to give teachers “pink slips.” “There
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responded to criticisms of the White House threatening Bob Woodward by saying that the White House and the Administration is always “respectful” to journalists trying to do their job. Carney claimed that anyone who
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan spoke at the Neval Thomas Elementary School in Washington, D.C., on December 21. Duncan, an ardent proponent of gun control, hails from Chicago, where such shootings are ridiculously common despite gun control. At the
(AP) Funerals become a sad routine in NewtownBy DAVID KLEPPERAssociated PressNEWTOWN, Conn.A season that should be a time of joy has been marked by heart-wrenching loss in Newtown, as more victims from the massacre of 20 children and six adults
When the nation’s teachers and the curricula they teach are not doing the job, parents are uninvolved, and students are not learning the way they should, what should be done about it? If you’re Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, or
During the 2012 campaign, President Barack Obama’s Education Secretary Arne Duncan said the administration’s goal was to make “student loans available to as many people as possible” regardless of credit score, something Obama called an “economic imperative in the 21st
Paul Ryan wants America’s students to succeed, and he’s not afraid of challenging the behemoth that is the public school system in order to do it. The NEA, which has presided over the decline of American education and has spearheaded
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UPI) —Student loans soared beyond students’ ability to pay due to the same lax lending that brought on the subprime mortgage crisis, two U.S. agencies said Friday. Private lenders made loans from 2005 to 2007 with little
At a press conference with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Thursday, President Barack Obama, again playing election year politics as he has done with immigration, accused Republicans of “playing chicken” with student loans and said, “It’s mind-boggling that we’ve
Appearing on MSNBC’s Morning Joe top Obama administration official, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, publicly supported gay marriage which is in opposition with President Obama position.
ARLINGTON, Va., May 4 (UPI) —U.S. President Barack Obama urged high school students Friday to tell lawmakers to approve a measure that would keep student loan interest rates from doubling. Obama, joined by U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, made the
Spurred on by the need to court a waning youth vote, the Obama Administration addressed a concern that has been on many students’ and recent graduates’ minds: The cost of education in America. Calling college presidents from across the country
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis called a press conference yesterday to go on the offensive and attempt to blame our organization, Education Action Group, for the ugly words she recently uttered at a conference for union activists. On Monday,
Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis recently appeared before the Northwest Teaching for Social Justice group and laid it on thick. Lewis, who is also a vice president of the American Federation of Teachers, leveled a cheap personal attack at
JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV Briefing by Press Secretary Jay Carney with Domestic Policy Council Director Melody Barnes and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Later this month, several Obama Administration officials are scheduled to participate in the 2nd annual Latino Education & Advocacy Days (LEAD) Summit hosted at the California State University campus in San Bernardino. Notably, the U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Big Government has covered the Obama Administration’s war on career colleges before, particularly the the Wall Street connections: noted short-seller Steve Eisman, who’s testimony in front of the Department of Education and in Congressional committees is shaping the Administration’s policy
