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Superintendents Discuss Turnaround Schools
On Friday, December 10th, Secretary Arne Duncan sat down for a candid conversation with the American Association of School Superintendents’ (AASA) 2010 Superintendents of the Year. This group of 29...
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Duncan Meets with DC Mayor at Sousa
Arne Duncan, incoming union president Nathan Saunders, Mayor Vincent Gray, Interim Chancellor Kaya Henderson, recently-nominated State Superintendent Hosanna Mahaley, and Sousa Principal Dwan Jordon....
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4-H and Extensions Offer Partners for School Turnarounds
“I couldn’t be more hopeful, more optimistic about your generation” Secretary Duncan told a group of nearly 500 4-H youth delegates earlier today at the National 4-H Youth Conference in Chevy Chase,...
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Building Capacity for School Turnaround: The 2011 SIG Regional Conferences
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education This morning, I’m excited to help kick off the 2011 School Improvement Grant Eastern Regional Conference in...
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Supporting Rural Schools
Cross-posted from the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE) Blog As I’ve mentioned in this blog before, we in OESE are taking a new approach to working and helping districts build...
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SIG Grant Invested in Teachers, Technology at Rural Turnaround High School
Teachers and administrators in the rural village of DePue, Ill—more than 100 miles southwest of Chicago—are connecting with their colleagues and students in new and exciting ways as they lead the...
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Staying Competitive: President and Business Leaders Announce New Education...
Cross-posted from the White House Blog. President Barack Obama hosts an education roundtable in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building with business leaders and America’s Promise Alliance Chair Alma...
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Duncan Greets Students on First Day of School
(Official Department of Education Photo by Joshua Hoover) For many high school students, the first day of school usually involves shuffling through the halls trying to find next period’s classroom and...
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Back-to-School Bus Heads to the Great Lakes
During last week’s #AskArne Twitter Town Hall, Sarah, a third grade teacher, asked if it is possible for Arne to “tour and sponsor real town halls with educators.” This week, ED announced that...
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Cleveland-area Superintendents Talk Back to Washington
Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-Ohio) convened Tuesday's conversation with Cleveland-area school superintendents and ED's Michael Yudin. CLEVELAND—After a morning spent with students promoting school nutrition...
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School Turnarounds Are Succeeding
Portland, Ore., Public Schools Superintendent, Carole Smith, DC Public School teacher Mrs. Rose Smith, and DC Public Schools student Daquan Burley join Arne for a panel at the Grad Nation Summit....
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The Hard Work of School Turnarounds
Hammond High School junior Katherine Lopez has seen a big change in teachers’ attitudes since her freshman year at the northwest Indiana school in 2009/10. “Teachers seem much more involved with...
View ArticleA Preliminary Progress Report on Turning Around the Lowest-Performing Schools
As Secretary Duncan highlighted earlier this month at the Grad Nation Summit, we are now starting to get preliminary achievement data on the first year of state and local efforts to turn around the...
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Oklahoma City Turnaround School is Doing More Than Just OK
Crutcho Elementary School sits on a flood plain near Oklahoma City. One could say its location is a metaphor for the school’s challenges. Just as the school is at risk of flooding, its students are...
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Duncan Talks Obama Education Record at Mom Congress
Secretary Duncan speaks to the 2012 Mom Congress delegates. Official Department of Education photo by Leslie Williams. What is the proper role of the federal government in education? Secretary Arne...
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Whatever It Takes: School Turnaround Realities
When Principal Roy Sandoval of Arizona’s Alchesay High School says that he and his staff do “whatever it takes” to create a safe and orderly environment for students to learn, he is not kidding around....
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Leaders and Teachers ‘Go the Extra Mile’ to Transform Milwaukee’s Hamilton High
“Turning around schools is one of the toughest, and important, challenges we face in education,” said Jason Snyder, a deputy assistant secretary from ED, as he toured Milwaukee Public Schools’...
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School Sees ‘Turnaround’ Progress in Just Two Years
Those questioning whether a school can dramatically turn around should look no further than Emerson Elementary School in the Argentine community of Kansas City, Kan. The school recently opened its...
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Duncan Kicks Off “Let’s Read! Let’s Move!”
Secretary Duncan visited students at Vashon High School in St. Louis to kick off Lets Read! Let's Move! Official Department of Education photo by Leslie Williams. Secretary Duncan kicked off this...
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Sitting Higher Upon Camelback
As with any good school, it’s all about the students. At Imagine Elementary at Camelback in Phoenix, Marcos, a 7th-grader, says, “Being in this school really helped me out with my future . . . becoming...
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Announcing a New School Turnaround AmeriCorps Program
Secretary Arne Duncan and Corporation for National and Community Service CEO Wendy Spencer with two Americorps members at Grad Nation. Yesterday, as education leaders from across the country gathered...
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Youth Succeed with Great Educators, Help from ED
Think back to that moment when you decided to pursue your dream. Who influenced your decision? A mentor? A parent? Or maybe a friend? For many people, their moment was sparked by an educator. Earlier...
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Back-to-School Tour Launches in the Land of Enchantment
Secretary Arne Duncan kicked off his annual back-to-school bus tour in New Mexico. Official Department of Education photo by Joshua Hoover. Santa Fe, N.M., is a testament to our country’s diversity and...
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Partners in Progress: Turning Around a Washington, DC School Takes Teamwork...
National and local education leaders met at the DC Scholars Stanton Elementary School, where 18 City Year corps members currently serve. The visit included a roundtable discussion on the school’s...
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Boston School Turns Around With Focus on the Arts
Orchard Gardens (MA) first graders recite a portion of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s “I have a dream” speech during a school assembly earlier this week. “I have a dream!” Orchard Gardens’ first graders...
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