We have had this massive effort on K-12 reform, raising standards, great teachers, great principals, turning around chronically failing schools, raising the… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
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
When schools truly become centers of the community, where you have extraordinary teachers, the best teachers, the best principals, great nonprofit partners… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
To encourage more top-caliber students to choose teaching, teachers should be paid a lot more, with starting salaries more in the range… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little… — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
Wherever you find something extraordinary, you’ll find the fingerprints of a great teacher. — Arne Duncan Copy Share Image
We need to invest in very different ways. Get the students the support they need, get them the best principals, get them… — 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
