Other countries haves passed us by. They're outworking us. They're outcompeting us. We have got to wake up and we have got… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
There's so much that we're doing wrong today. And studies show we're one of three countries that doesn't invest more in disadvantaged… — 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
What you see around the world is that poverty is not destiny. In other countries, much more systemically, student after student, school… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
The jobs of the future, as you know so well, are knowledge-based. You need college-educated folks to do this work. And so… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
If the goal is to dramatically improve college completion rates, not college-going rates by itself but college completion, it's not just a… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Other countries have outeducated us. They have made this a priority. And a big part of what I'm trying to do, frankly,… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Whether you look at these recent PISA results, which we are mediocre at best, whether you look at a 25 percent dropout… — 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
