Average Quote 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…

— 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…

— Arne Duncan

We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle…

— Arne Duncan

States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.

— Arne Duncan

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

— 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.…

— 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.…

— Arne Duncan

So instead of watching TV, we read every night together as a family.

— 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…

— Arne Duncan

Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.

— 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…

— 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…

— Arne Duncan