Wednesday, December 17, 2008

President-elect Obama announces Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education

President-elect Obama announces Arne Duncan as Secretary of Education (Update 2: video)
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 05:43pm EST / Posted by Dave Rochelson

For Arne Duncan, CEO of the Chicago school system, "school reform isn't just a theory in a book -- it's the cause of his life," President-elect Obama said in announcing him as his choice for Secretary of Education.

"In the next few years, the decisions we make about how to educate our children will shape our future for generations to come," President-elect Obama said. "And the results aren't just about test scores or statistics, but about whether our children are developing the skills they need to compete with any worker in the world for any job."

Read more and watch a video:

http://change.gov/newsroom/entry/president_elect_obama_announces_arne_duncan_as_secretary_of_education/

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