Duncan: Congress Is Pretty Dysfunction

Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan talks about the inability of Congress to pass the long overdue reauthorization bill for No Child Left Behind. He says that we can’t have a law that impedes progress and has perverse incentives. (0:19)

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Duncan: U.S. Falling Behind World In Education

Education Secretary Arne Duncan says the United States is falling behind the world when it comes to many aspects of education, something that is pivitol to an economic recovery. (0:34)

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Do Whatever It Takes To Keep Teachers Teaching, Says Education Secretary

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, says he wants teachers to stay at the schools in minority communities and schools need to do whatever it takes to make that happen. (0:36)

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Minorities Lead High School Drop Out Rate, Says Education Secretary

Arne Duncan, U.S. Secretary of Education, says that there are 2,000 high schools around the nation responsible for nearly 75% of the country’s minority drop out rate. (0:28)

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Education Reform Will Raise The Bar For Students, Close Achievement Gap, Says Duncan

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan explained during a hearing Wednesday that the steps toward education reform taken by the administration are meant to raise the bar for students and close the achievement gap. (0:20)
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400,000 Jobs Saved With Recovery Act Dollars Sent To Education Department, Says Secretary Duncan

During his appearance on Capitol Hill, Education Secretary Arne Duncan emphasized the Recovery Act's role in his department.

"The Recovery Act dollars given to the Department of Education helped save an estimated 400,000 jobs at the state and local levels," said Duncan. (0:16)
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Reauthorization Of Elementary And Secondary Education Act Will Give States Flexibility To Improve Schools, Says Education Sec.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan stressed the importance of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act during a hearing Wednesday before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee.

"We want to create a fair system of accountability that instead of stigmatizing schools and educators, rewards them for [their] excellence. We want to focus on growth and gain rather than absolute test scores," said Duncan. "Rather than dictating one size fits all solutions, we want to give states and districts more flexibility to improve in the vast majority of schools." (0:26)

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Student Loan Reform Making Significant Steps Toward Keeping Interest Rates Affordable, Says Duncan

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said that Tuesday that one of his major priorities is keeping interest rates for student loans low. (0:22)
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Country Is Moving Towards Direct Lending For Student Loans, Says Education Secretary

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says in a live webcast that the U.S. is going to end the role banks play in student loans and push for more direct lending. Duncan says such a move will save the U.S. $68 billion. (0:25)
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Arne Duncan Says America Must Reconsider The Amount Of Time Children Spend In School To Remain Competitive

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that the time American children spend in schools needs to be reconsidered for the U.S. to remain competitive against students' internationally. (0:47)
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Student Loans Will Be Forgiven After A Decade Of Public Service, Says Education Secretary

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that student loans will be forgiven after ten years of public service are performed. Duncan says that this will allow those who have considered careers in public service, but wary of the economic limitations, to pursue their goals. (0:38)
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Education Secretary: Community Colleges Could Soon Be Free For Some Students

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan touted the expansion of Pell Grants Tuesday and noted that through it, many students will be able to attend community colleges for free. (0:26)
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Americans Who Choose Careers In Public Service Could Receive Breaks On Student Loans, Says Duncan

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan touted recent changes to the education system Tuesday after President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, explaining that Americans who choose a career in public service will receive benefits.

“If you go into public service… after 10 years of public service work, all of your debt will be forgiven.” (0:23)
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Billions Left In Education Grants, Says Education Secretary

Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that although only Tenessee and Delaware received education grants as part of the Obama administration's "Race to the Top" program, there is still over $3 billion in grants remaining for states wishing to compete in the second phase of the competition. (0:11)
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Banks Have Been Under Serving Student Loan Customers, Says Education Secretary

Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan says banks have been failing student loan customers, and explains how student loan reform could fix the system. (0:47)
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Student Loan Reform Would End "Boondoggle" For Banks, Says Education Secretary

Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan says student loan reform would enable families to invest in their children, rather than creating massive profits for banks. (0:35)
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Education Budget Aimed At Turning Around "Chronically-Failing" Schools, Says Secretary Duncan

Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan says during a confernce call on Monday to outline his department's proposed budget for the 2011 fiscal year that a certain amount of funding will go toward "turning around" badly-performing public schools, like those in the District of Columbia. (:33)
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Duncan: Americans Hungry For Education Reform

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says "there's an appetite, there's a willingness now, a sense of urgency around the country that hasn't existed before. And our goal is to capture that to build upon the courage, the great leaderships of the local level and fundamentally transform education." (0:21)
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Education Secretary: "When Adults Fight, Children Lose"

Speaking on Wednesday about the need for drastic education reform, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says that say that "when adults fight, children lose."(0:50)
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New Program Is Not A "Competition Between States" Says Education Secretary

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan says he doesn't see the "Race to the Top" program as "a competition between states," but more of "a test of two things: the courage and the capacity within states to deliver dramatically better results for children." (0:38)
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