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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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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Tom Unsicker describes his plan to deliver packets of courage to Congress at CPAC

Tom Unsicker talks about his ride across the United States, from Santa Cruz, CA, to Washington, DC, to deliver packets of courage (two ping pong balls in a small sack) to Democratic and Independent members of Congress unwilling to protect civil rights and stand up to the Bush Administration. Along the way, he spoke with citizens who agreed with his dissatisfaction with the current government. (4:49)
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