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Panelists at the 2014 White House Tribal Nations Conference talked about global climate change and education reform efforts. This event was part of a White House annual Tribal Nations Con…

President Obama talked about education as part of the administration’s ConnectED Initiative, which is aimed at increasing access to broadband Internet access in U.S. classrooms.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered remarks and participated in a panel discussion on steps his department was taking to support teachers, school leaders, and students during a tran…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan opened the White House daily briefing to talk about the Obama administration’s “Excellent Educators for All Initiative.” Afterward, Josh Earnest briefed repor…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke at the daily While House briefing about changes to be made to student loan programs. Then, Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest took questions …

Attorney General Eric Holder held a news conference to announce the Department of Justice filed the first lawsuit involving student loans under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Th…

Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan spoke to reporters on a conference call about public school districts nationwide denying enrollment to immigrant students in …

Secretary Arne Duncan testified on the Department of Education’s fiscal year 2015 budget request. He talked about the increase in high school graduation in 2012 and his department’s effort t…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan talked about the administration’s efforts to improve education across the nation. He was a featured speaker at a plenary session of the Council of Chief S…

Jay Carney led the daily White House briefing. He told reporters, “We are late in the game,” regarding the situation in Crimea and the country’s coming referendum vote. He also updated U.S. …

Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Richard Cordray spoke at the first public meeting of the President’s Advisory …

Members of the National Governors Association Education and Workforce Committee chaired by Governor Steven Beshear (D-KY) discussed early childhood education. Education Secretary Arne Duncan…

Education Secretary Arne Duncan talked about education policy with members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' Education Reform Task Force chaired by Mayor Michael Hancock. Topics included rec…