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Teachers@ED: Lisa Vazquez, Information Resource Specialist
A passion for empowering individuals guided Lisa Vazquez’s teaching career throughout a broad range of schools and subjects. Her diverse skill set and varied teaching experiences enabled her to develop novel, “outside-the-box” techniques for empowering students and encouraging them to … Continue reading
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Duncan Greets Students on First Day of School
For many high school students, the first day of school usually involves shuffling through the halls trying to find next period’s classroom and comparing class schedules with friends, but for students at Eastern High in Washington, DC, the first day … Continue reading
Duncan Praises All-American Volunteers
Excelling in sports is no longer the only way to become an All-American. On August 9th, Parade Magazine announced the “starting line-up” of its second annual High School Service All-America Team, which it created in conjunction with the GenerationOn initiative … Continue reading
Duncan on the Importance of Play
Secretary Duncan recently responded to a couple of comments from his Facebook page regarding the importance of play for young children. Arne emphasized the need for innovative and reasonable assessments of children’s cognitive and social skills as they transition from … Continue reading
Teachers@ED: Brad Jupp, Senior Program Advisor on Teacher Initiatives
With fifteen years of classroom experience under his belt, former English teacher Brad Jupp now finds himself in Secretary Duncan’s office as a senior program advisor on teacher initiatives. In that role, Jupp uses his on-the-job knowledge of the profession … Continue reading
Ending the School-to-Prison Pipeline
Secretary Duncan joined Attorney General Holder yesterday for the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention forum to share the results of a groundbreaking study on school discipline and to announce the launch of the Supportive School Discipline Initiative. … Continue reading
Secretary Duncan on Common Core Standards and the Next Generation of Assessments
Secretary Duncan recently responded to several questions asked via his Facebook page, including a question from Annie about Common Core standards. The Secretary praised the courageous work of states that are refusing to dumb down standards and are working to … Continue reading
Posted in Arne Answers Questions, Headlines, News, Standards and assessments
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Finding an Affordable College Just Got Easier
Summer is here, and many recent high school graduates may still be weighing which college or university to attend during the upcoming fall semester. ED’s recently-launched College Affordability and Transparency Center is making that decision much easier by providing students … Continue reading
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