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Obama’s Gay Marriage Conundrum
When Vice President Joe Biden and Education Secretary Arne Duncan expressed support for gay marriage in recent days, their candor underlined the calculated approach their boss has taken on the topic. As a candidate, Barack Obama …
Obama’s Education Waiver Plan: No Child Left Behind’s Final Chapter?
President Obama announced on Friday his plan to offer relief to states that are chafing under the strict requirements of No Child Left Behind, the federal education standards championed by George W. Bush in 2002. The proposal would grant states waivers from some NCLB rules that officials have long complained are impossible to meet, …
Arne Duncan Pulls Punches On Texas Critique
Education Secretary Arne Duncan came out swinging this week, when he attacked Rick Perry’s education record in Texas, saying that he feels “very, very badly for the children there.” But a few hours later, Duncan had moderated his attack line, in an interview with TIME’s Andrew Rotherham.
When I asked Duncan about this dire assessment in
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Barack Obama, Olympic (Committee) Bound
The marketing of Chicago’s 2016 Olympic bid has hinged considerably on the international celebrity of Barack Obama and his enthusiasm for the project. In a video address to the International Olympic Committee in June, Obama’s senior adviser and close friend Valerie Jarrett announced the following:
The Obama Administration is fully
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