“If the goal is to dramatically improve college completion rates, not college-going rates by itself but college completion, it's not just a college problem. We need a big focus on early childhood education. Our early childhood education system is pretty good in this country. Not enough students have opportunity. And, very discouragingly, they lose their advantage because they go to poor schools after that. So, let's focus on our babies.” CountryEnoughProblemSchoolOpportunityGoalPoorFocusChildhoodStudentsCollegeBabyRateEducation SystemCompletionEarly Childhood 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 partner in the national effort to build a more environmentally literate and responsible society.” EnoughTodayEnergyEffortEnvironmentMovementPromiseResponsibleClimate ChangeCommittedPartnersDepartmentSustainabilityI Promise Author: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 different people. And you can't put a price tag - you can't put a value on that.” PeopleThinkingChildrenDifferentEnoughYoungValuesStudyStudentsPresidentialDifferent PeoplesYoung ChildrenTagPrice TagStudy Abroad 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 low-paying and not prestigious enough.” PeopleThinkingLongEnoughShowsYoungTeachingLowsCommittedProfessionReluctantSurveysHaulLong HaulPrestigious Author:Arne Duncan
