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Education Secretary Arne Duncan called on community leaders to step up efforts to ensure safety in schools in response to the previous week’s school shootings in Newtown, Connecticut, in his…

Representative Danny Davis (D-IL) spoke at a conference on ideas for improving the education of African-American males. State and local education officials focused on promising practices to …

Secretary Arne Duncan talked about the achievements of the Obama administration and his department in kindergarten through twelfth grade education during the preceding four years. He also no…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave the keynote address at a forum on new approaches to improving the education system. He highlighted recent progress in kindergarten through 12 grade educa…

Activities at the second day of the 2012 Democratic National Convention included official nomination of the party’s presidential and vice presidential candidates and a roll call vote of the …

Elected officials and education leaders talked about the release of a new national survey on child hunger in the public schools. Among the issues they addressed were pilot programs to connec…

Secretary Duncan talked about initiatives at the federal level to stop bullying. Topics included training programs for schools and the importance of adult oversight. He also responded to que…

The Education and Workforce Committee of the National Governors' Association met to discuss issues in the field of education and job training. Topics focused included the need for education …

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray discussed Obama administration efforts to make college financial information and costs more …

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan gave the commencement address to the 2012 graduating class of Howard University.

Jay Carney gave the daily White House briefing. Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke to reporters about the Obama administration’s efforts to convince Congress to prevent the interest rate …

Business and non-profit leaders talked about their efforts to increase high school graduation rates at an America’s Promise Alliance conference. Following opening remarks, Education Secretar…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and mayors and superintendents of Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago talked about their school reform initiatives. Topics included early childhood educat…

Secretary Arne Duncan and other officials spoke about a survey showing continuing disparities in the types of educational opportunities available across the country, from pre-kindergarden to…