Not a man to mince words, former Harvard basketball star Duncan recently incited a flurry of debate when he stated in his Washington Post Op/Ed article that “10 of the 68 men’s teams in the NCAA tournament are not on track to graduate half of their players,” citing a “litany of excuses.”Don’t miss this opportunity to hear directly from the nation’s number one advocate for education as he summarizes the Department of Education’s priorities and its blueprint for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (No Child Left Behind), as well as the need for programs like Race to the Top. (See Race to the Top Has Unique Role to Play in Reforming Schools for the Future by Arne Duncan; posted 9/29/10.)
Trivia:
- The agency's official acronym is ED (and not DOE, which refers to the United States Department of Energy).
- The Department of Education was formed in 1867, lost cabinet status the next year, and didn’t regain it again until 1979. At that time, President Jimmy Carter divided the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) into the Department of Education (ED) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
- The Secretary of Education is 16th in line for Presidential succession.
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sarkari naukri
Arne Duncan is hardly an "advocate for education." Rather, he is an advocate for the privatization of education. He is a believer in the business model of school change (lay off "ineffective" teachers, close schools). He is an enemy of teachers unions. He denies the impact of poverty on children, denies the importance of class size. We NCTM members should protest Duncan's appearance at our conference.
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