Tag: Arne Duncan

Mitch PerrySeptember 14, 2015
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College access and affordability will top the agenda Monday of President Barack Obama’s town hall meeting with high school students. Obama and  Education Secretary Arne Duncan also plan to discuss allowing more flexible deadlines to the college financial aid system. Using that as a pivot point for his own struggling candidacy, Marco Rubio had an  op-ed […]

Associated PressSeptember 12, 2015
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President Barack Obama on Saturday debuted a redesigned online tool with college-specific information about student costs, loans and potential earning power, scaling back a planned ratings system that critics derided as too subjective and unworkable. The College Scorecard — at https://collegescorecard.ed.gov — provides a snapshot of what former students of each school might earn, how […]

Julie DelegalAugust 3, 2014

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Dear Arne Duncan, You’ve taken some flak recently for saying that children’s disabilities can be improved by “high expectations.” As President Barack Obama’s Secretary of Education, you’ve surely developed a thick skin. But as the parent of a child with unique brain wiring, and as someone who once thought autism was “curable,” I understand. I’ve […]


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