Opportunity Is Not Optional: Secretary Duncan’s Vision for America’s Landmark...
Secretary Duncan laid out a bold vision for the ESEA that continues a focus on the nation’s most vulnerable students. (Photo credit: Leslie Williams/U.S. Department of Education) Secretary Arne Duncan...
View ArticleWhat They’re Saying About Secretary Duncan’s Vision for a New Elementary and...
On Monday – which marked the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) – Secretary Duncan laid out a bold vision for the nation’s education law that...
View ArticleIt’s Past Time to Move Beyond No Child Left Behind: Addressing America’s...
For more than a decade, states and schools throughout this country have worked within the narrow confines of the No Child Left Behind law. It’s long past time to move past that law, and replace it with...
View ArticleThe Opportunity and Necessity for a New ESEA
Secretary Duncan has called for replacing No Child Left Behind, the current version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), with a law that ensures opportunity for every child, expands...
View ArticleDuncan Highlights Grad Rate, Calls for More Action
Secretary Duncan sat down for a conversation with America’s Promise Alliance’s president and CEO, John Gomperts, Tuesday to talk about the state of education in the country. The conversation came on...
View ArticleFixing ESEA: Looking Out For All Students
The demands of the real world have changed – and with them, the educational needs of our young people. This week, the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives will make important decisions that...
View Article