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<title><![CDATA[Arne Duncan - Articles - RealClearPolitics]]></title><link>http://www.RealClearPolicy.com/authors/rss/archive/19978.xml</link><description><![CDATA[Arne Duncan]]></description><category domain="19978">Author</category><item>
							<title><![CDATA[Catherine Lhamon Will Make Our Schools Better &amp; More Just]]></title>
							<link>https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/562488-catherine-lhamon-will-make-our-schools-better-fairer-and-more</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[I am confident that the United States is on the move toward a stronger and fairer nation, in part because of a new generation striving to make discrimination a relic of the past and justice and equality the promise for a brighter future.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Going to School Is Dangerous Without 8 Steps]]></title>
							<link>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/these-8-basic-steps-will-let-us-reopen-schools/ar-BB16wvGn</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2020 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In any other July, millions of American schoolchildren, their families, and their teachers would be eagerly anticipating, or perhaps dreading, the start of a new school year. This year is different. With coronavirus case counts increasing rapidly in many states, it'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s natural to...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[U.S. Economy Isn't Working for Too Many]]></title>
							<link>https://www.chicagotribune.com/opinion/commentary/ct-opinion-michael-bloomberg-arne-duncan-trump-20200109-xpbqcs7hsff5tnyp2zburbbo6q-story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jan 2020 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg and former Education Secretary Arne Duncan say President Donald Trump has done too little to help American find good jobs.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[How to Get Back on Track on Improving Schools]]></title>
							<link>https://www.cnn.com/2019/05/02/opinions/education-us-priority-duncan-paige/index.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Arne Duncan and Rod Paige write that helping students in the US become more successful in school starts with making the challenges they face a national priority again.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Staying Home From School to Stop Gun Violence]]></title>
							<link>https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2018/05/25/santa-fe-parkland-school-shooting-parents-arne-duncan-boycott-column/641548002/</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 28 May 2018 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[After the Santa Fe and Parkland school shootings, parents need to draw the line. We can make Congress pay attention by keeping our kids at home.]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Thoughtless, Cruel, Sad Rollback of Transgender Rights]]></title>
							<link>https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-white-houses-thoughtless-cruel-and-sad-rollback-of-transgender-rights/2017/02/23/52990948-fa03-11e6-9845-576c69081518_story.html?utm_term=.e5973039b073</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[This week'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s decision by the Trump administration to withdraw guidance to school communities about how to protect transgender students reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the federal role in protecting the civil rights of students. Worse yet, it confuses states and school...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Telling the Truth on Achievement Gaps]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/arne-duncan-better-education-starts-with-honesty-about-achievement-gaps/2014/01/23/7f276928-7ed2-11e3-93c1-0e888170b723_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[In education, it sometimes takes courage to do what ought to be common sense.'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('‚').';' That'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s a key lesson from several recent national and international assessments of U.S. education. These include the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), known as the nation'&#'.ord('Ã').';''&#'.ord('¢').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('€').';''&#'.ord('Â').';''&#'.ord('™').';'s...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Universal Preschool a Sure Path to Success]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/arne-duncan-high-quality-preschool-is-a-sure-path-to-the-middle-class/2013/04/18/9fa194ee-a629-11e2-a8e2-5b98cb59187f_story.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Arne Duncan is secretary of education. Source information about studies mentioned in this column has been posted at www.ed.gov/early-learning/research.President Obama put forward a plan last week to make access to high-quality early learning a reality for every 4-year-old in America by...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Lower Student Loan Interest Rates]]></title>
							<link>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arne-duncan/lower-student-loan-intere_b_1458338.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently offered a stark assessment of the threat to his state's future that is posed by mounting pension and retiree health-care bills for government workers. Unless Illinois enacts reform quickly, he said, the costs of these programs will force taxes so high...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Cutting Schools Hurts Kids, Economy]]></title>
							<link>http://www.desmoinesregister.com/article/20100608/OPINION01/6080337/1036/Opinion/Guest-opinion-Cutting-schools-hurts-kids-economy</link>
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							<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Schools across the country are facing a full-blown financial crisis. As  many as 300,000 teachers could be laid off before the next school year.In  addition to potential layoffs, states and districts are cutting  programs that are vital for the success of students. They're canceling  or...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[A Better Way to Invest in Education]]></title>
							<link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/25/AR2010022503965.html#</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[For too long, bankers have gotten a free ride from the U.S. Department of Education.

Under current law, taxpayers provide as much as $9 billion each year to subsidize guaranteed student loans issued by banks. The banks earn profits on the interest; if students default, taxpayers take...]]></description>
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							<title><![CDATA[Banks Don't Belong in the Student Loan Business]]></title>
							<link>http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514404574588751838773352.html</link>
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							<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
							<author>Arne Duncan</author>
							<description><![CDATA[Since I arrived in Washington, I've been looking at every line item in the budget of the U.S. Department of Education with two questions in mind: Is this program helping students learn? And is it a good use of taxpayer money? In the case of the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL)...]]></description>
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