Arne Duncan
Read our coverage of the ninth U.S. Secretary of Education, who served from 2009 to 2016
Arne Duncan, Ninth U.S. Education Secretary: Biography and Achievements
Background and highlights of Arne Duncan's tenure as the ninth U.S. Secretary of Education.
Standards & Accountability
Opinion
Raising the Common Core Bar Until Nobody Can Get Over
The Common Core is just another set of standards. We can raise and lower, tweak and replace standards until the cows come home, but until other things are in place (clean, safe classrooms, say--or books, supplies and experienced teachers), it's an exercise in blah-blah over reality. Most important: if we're going to dump everything we've been working on, let's put the rebuilding back in the hands of educators, not politicians.
Federal
Arne Duncan, Priscilla Chan Discuss Next Steps for K-12 Education
Duncan and Chan talked about what they have learned from their past endeavors and where they see K-12 education going from here at the NewSchools Venture Fund conference.
Federal
Obama White House Reflects on K-12 Legacy
The White House has issued a report on what it sees as its greatest hits in K-12, including early childhood education and STEM teachers.
Federal
Arne Duncan Joins Brookings Institution as a Fellow
Duncan's analysis and opinion pieces will appear on the Brown Center Chalkboard, the Institution's policy blog.
Federal
Opinion
Mr. Duncan's Sad Legacy
In Shakespeare's Macbeth, when reporting that Cawdor died with honor, Malcolm observes, "Nothing in his life became him like the leaving it." It's too bad that Mr. Duncan didn't figure this out regarding his own departure from public office.
Federal
Arne Duncan: School Spending Disparities Between Rich, Poor Should Spur Action
In a conversation with Andrew Rotherham of Bellwether Education Partners, Duncan stressed that school funding gaps between wealthy and non-wealthy schools persist despite federal law, and are quite stark.
Federal
Arne Duncan to Focus on Disconnected Youth at the Emerson Collective
Duncan's official title will be managing partner for the Palo Alto, Calif.,-based philanthropy and advocacy organization, which is led up by Laurene Powell Jobs, the widow of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
Federal
What Are John King's Edu-Predictions for 2016?
The new acting secretary is expecting another record high graduation rate and high-speed Internet access for more students.
Federal
Arne Duncan's Final Speech Centers on Gun Violence
Duncan's voice broke with emotion as he talked about the 16,000 children killed by gun violence across the country during his first six years as secretary of education.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Ten Politics K-12 Headlines You Probably Won't See in 2016
"President-Elect Ted Cruz Appoints Arne Duncan as Education Secretary" and other stories you likely won't be reading next year.
Every Student Succeeds Act
The Top 10 Politics K-12 Blog Posts of 2015: Yes, ESSA Dominates
We've been pretty occupied with news and analysis of the Every Student Succeeds Act at the end of this year—and our readers have been pretty busy reading about it.
Federal
National Graduation Rate Increases to All-Time High of 82 Percent
Data for the class of 2014 also showed that graduation gaps between white students and their black and Hispanic peers continued to close, even as each group's rate rose.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Is ESSA the ESEA Reauthorization Bill Arne Duncan Was Hoping For?
The Every Student Succeeds Act would include key Obama administration priorities, such as pre-K, but not others, such as dramatic school turnarounds and teacher evaluation through student outcomes.
Standards & Accountability
What the Ed. Dept.'s New Race to the Top Report Reveals, and What It Avoids
The Education Department says all states in the competitive-grant program made progress toward their goals, but makes little mention of areas where they stumbled or backtracked.
