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“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.”

Quote by Arne Duncan

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Arne Duncan is an American politician who served as the United States Secretary of Education. He has extensive experience in the field of education and is dedicated to promoting educational reform and improving educational quality. more

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