When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Hungry children are distracted children. We want to make sure nothing gets in the way of our children performing well academically, including… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives. — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Far too many of our children today, our students, need remedial education. We have been lying to them. They're not really ready… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
If children are hungry, they need to be fed. It's hard to learn if your stomach is growling. We need to take… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
It's fascinating to me that some of the pushback is coming from, sort of, white suburban moms who - all of a… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
We need to lengthen the school day. We need to lengthen the school year. Our calendar is based upon the agrarian economy.… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
I just think we can't do enough of this [student exchanges]... And when you get young children traveling internationally, I think they… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
This is a devastating problem, is, the longer our children are in school, the worse they do. Year after year after year,… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
I just think we can't do enough of this [student exchanges]... And when you get young children traveling internationally, I think they come back… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Other countries haves passed us by. They're outworking us. They're outcompeting us. We have got to wake up and we have got to start… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule. — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Far too many of our children today, our students, need remedial education. We have been lying to them. They're not really ready for college.… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Whether it's in an inner-city school or a rural community, I want those students to have a chance to take A.P. biology and A.P.… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives. — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality, the classroom… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
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