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> [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. That's not higher education's fault. That's our fault K-12.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/far-too-many-of-our-children-today-our-students-need-remedial/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

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> [If children are hungry, they need to be fed. It's hard to learn if your stomach is growling. We need to take that on. If students can't see the blackboard, need eyeglasses, we need to do that. If students need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/if-children-are-hungry-they-need-to-be-fed-it-s-hard-to-learn-if-your/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

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## More by Arne Duncan

> [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/i-just-think-we-can-t-do-enough-of-this-student-exchanges-and-when/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/other-countries-haves-passed-us-by-they-re-outworking-us-they-re/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/we-all-have-a-role-to-play-the-president-congress-parents-students/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/states-should-not-balance-their-budgets-on-the-backs-of-students/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/borrowing-to-pay-for-college-used-to-be-the-exception-now-it-s-the/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/far-too-many-of-our-children-today-our-students-need-remedial/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/whether-it-s-in-an-inner-city-school-or-a-rural-community-i-want/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [So instead of watching TV, we read every night together as a family.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/so-instead-of-watching-tv-we-read-every-night-together-as-a-family/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/surveys-show-that-many-talented-and-committed-young-people-are/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/almost-24-million-children-one-in-three-are-likely-growing-up-without/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/we-ve-seen-more-reform-in-the-last-year-than-we-ve-seen-in-decades/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [I believe that education is the civil rights issue of our generation. And if you care about promoting opportunity and reducing inequality, the classroom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/i-believe-that-education-is-the-civil-rights-issue-of-our-generation/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [Historically the Department of Education hasn't been doing enough to drive the sustainability movement, and today, I promise that we will be a committed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/historically-the-department-of-education-hasn-t-been-doing-enough-to/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [State governments generate less revenue in a recession. As state leaders struggle to make up for lost revenue, legislatures tend to cut funding for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/state-governments-generate-less-revenue-in-a-recession-as-state/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

> [We have had this massive effort on K-12 reform, raising standards, great teachers, great principals, turning around chronically failing schools, raising the bar, huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arne-duncan/we-have-had-this-massive-effort-on-k-12-reform-raising-standards/)

[Arne Duncan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arne-duncan/)

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