We Need More Than Charm
What Has Arne Done For Us? by Fawn Johnson National Journal October 29, 2012 If nothing else, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made waves. In the last four years, he has brought about incredible...
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Vol. 15, No. 9 OK PINOCCHIO. Last week, Newswire sparked a mini-debate on what the sequester really means for education. But as CER president Jeanne Allen points out in today’s National Journal, “…...
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Morning news isn't just White House dogs and pirates
Two interesting education conversations on MSNBC’s Morning Joe this morning: 1) Walter Isaacson speaks some truth about NCLB, charter schools, mayoral control and teachers unions, but his argument that...
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No Admission
Bad news Fridays are becoming a theme for Sec. Arne Duncan and his public affairs team. News of an April 6th letter to parents serving notice on the potential for their children’s participation in the...
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Gingrich and Sharpton – An Odd Couple for Education, But Not the First
Tomorrow, on his continuing education tour, Education Secretary Arne Duncan will be joined in Philadelphia by two gentlemen who because of their obvious differences on many levels are called the Odd...
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From the cutting room floor
Four things you are guaranteed not to hear in Wednesday night’s SOTU: “While a little nerve-wracking for us around the White House, November elections by the people of New Jersey and Virginia...
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The sky is falling
If you’ve picked up a newspaper or turned on the evening news lately, it’s been all doom and gloom for schools, teachers and the future of American education. First, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan...
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All in the family
(originally posted on Politico‘s The Arena blog) Unpopular positions? Tough love? The teachers unions want you to believe they are being punished by the president’s policies. It makes for great copy...
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Fast Tracking the Status Quo
(Originally posted to the National Journal‘s Education Experts blog.) Perhaps it’s not so unusual that the same person who fought to get a waiver from NCLB’s tutoring requirement is the same person who...
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Obama Administration Flips on School Vouchers
WASHINGTON, DC – In a stunning turn of events, the Obama Administration today reversed course on the issue of school choice and vouchers, detailing an ambitious plan to create national school choice...
View ArticleWe Need More Than Charm
What Has Arne Done For Us? by Fawn Johnson National Journal October 29, 2012 If nothing else, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made waves. In the last four years, he has brought about incredible...
View ArticleNewswire: March 5, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 9 OK PINOCCHIO. Last week, Newswire sparked a mini-debate on what the sequester really means for education. But as CER president Jeanne Allen points out in today’s National Journal, “…...
View ArticleWe Need More Than Charm
What Has Arne Done For Us? by Fawn Johnson National Journal October 29, 2012 If nothing else, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has made waves. In the last four years, he has brought about incredible...
View ArticleNewswire: March 5, 2013
Vol. 15, No. 9 OK PINOCCHIO. Last week, Newswire sparked a mini-debate on what the sequester really means for education. But as CER president Jeanne Allen points out in today’s National Journal, “…...
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