By Eliza Krigman
With nearly $100 billion to distribute from the economic stimulus, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has had an unusual first year in office. Devising ways to dole out the money -- more than one and a half times the amount appropriated to the department the previous year -- has shaped Duncan's role as America's education chief. Race to the Top, the Obama administration's $4.35 billion grant competition for stimulus funds, sent states into a legislative scramble to boost their chances of getting a share -- 40 states applied last week for the first round of the competition. Signaling a longer-term commitment to the program, President Obama recently announced that he would ask Congress for an additional $1.35 billion.
In 2009, Duncan also conducted a "listening and learning tour" to gather feedback on the reauthorization of President Bush's 2002 No Child Left Behind law, which is three years overdue for renewal. The Education secretary sat down with National Journal recently to reflect on the past year and the next one.
Read extended excerpts from the interview here.
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Responded on February 16, 2010 6:01 PM
Conservababe
No, people do NOT want schools to stay open longer and be community centers.
Responded on November 17, 2010 9:28 AM
Pete Ponder
i think the UK schools really need looking at, some are getting close due to poor performance and some manage to stay open. its the same case with mobile phones that no body knows what is android, compared to the iPhone which everyone knows about
Responded on November 26, 2010 9:12 AM
Giacomo Feromini
I agree, people definitely do not want schools to stay open longer - Cabine armadio