Topic: Arne Duncan

Yee-haw!! Country music bands to perform at White House

Summer school got cut? Kids can still learn.

Online courses, new day camps, and tapping stimulus funds are ways to minimize 'learning loss.'

States weigh setting one bar for students

A 'common' standard for K-12 education is in the works.

Obama to make it easier to apply for college aid

The administration will reduce the number of questions on federal forms – currently so tortuous they deter many from applying.

What does 'p' in music mean? Twenty percent of US students know.

A report card on arts education released Monday shows room for improvement.

The Monitor's View: Lessons for Obama's education goals in the SAT

The shakiness of the college admissions test is a warning about setting national standards for states.

Push is on for a 'common' education standard for US schoolchildren

The state-by-state system leaves many students 'inadequately prepared,' Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Wednesday at a Monitor breakfast.

In tough times, graduates (and parents) assess the worth of a liberal arts education

At one Vermont college, commencement's joys trump worries about debt, job prospects.

Today's coverage agenda: car dealers, Pelosi, Obamas, nukes, Netanyahu

Obama pushes to reward great teachers

His stimulus package adds $200 million to a fund that supports new teacher compensation systems.

Schools wrestle with how to spend stimulus funds

Should they launch new programs to help kids or try to save jobs threatened by tough economic times?

The Monitor's View: See Obama run with education

His heart may lie more in reforming public schools than energy or healthcare.

Biden task force pushes 'green jobs'

The first meeting of the White House's Middle Class Task Force on Friday focused on how the creation of so-called green jobs can help fuel the economic recovery and bolster the middle class.

The Monitor's View: Mr. Duncan, show us the money

The Education secretary must build transparency into his stimulus spending.

Second-graders brighten Obama's Daschle-dashed day

Opinion: School change we can believe in

KIPP charter schools could be a great model for public schools.

For George Bush, every day brings a milestone

The Monitor's View: Obama's can-do education pick

Arne Duncan, Chicago schools chief, improved performance despite tight money.

For Obama, split looms over education reform

His pick for Education secretary, Chicago's Arne Duncan, faces a divide among Democrats.

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Obama names basketball buddy and fellow Harvard alum as Education Secretary