Secretary Arne Duncan Testifies on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request Before the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
Thank you for this opportunity to testify on behalf of President Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget for the Department of Education, and to talk with you about how together we can lay the foundation for a generation of reform that can restore American leadership in education.
Deputy Under Secretary of Education Robert Shireman Testifies Before the House Education and Labor Committee
Mr. Chairman, Mr. McKeon, Members of the Committee:
Secretary Arne Duncan Testifies Before the House Education and Labor Committee
Thank you Chairman Miller, Representative McKeon, and all the members of the committee for the invitation to be here today. It is my pleasure to share with you President Obama's plan for American education. It is a comprehensive plan that meets the educational needs of our youngest citizens from cradle to career.
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Good evening. Yesterday marked 100 days for the Obama administration100 very long days.
It seems like a year ago that I got the call that brought me here, and since that day I have been to 12 states and 14 cities, met with more than 300 organizations, and had over 70 media interviews.
Secretary Arne Duncan Speaks at the National Science Teachers Association Conference
Good morning. Thank you so much for inviting me.
As you can imagine, it's been a pretty eventful couple of weeksfrom starting a new jobto moving my familyto passing a massive stimulus bill that includes over $100 billion in new funding for education.
Secretary Arne Duncan Testifies Before the House Budget Committee on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request
Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testifed before the House Budget Committee on the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education. Following is his prepared opening statement:
Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee:
U.S. Education Secretary Visits Charter School in New York City, Discusses State-by-State Estimates
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan today visited Explore Charter School in Brooklyn to discuss the importance of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in saving jobs and advancing reforms. He discussed the state-by-state estimates of new education revenues included in the stimulus bill and set a goal of releasing a third of the more than $100 billion in funding within 30 days.
Secretary Arne Duncan Speaks at the 91st Annual Meeting of the American Council on Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan delivered remarks today at the American Council on Education's (ACE) 2009 Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The ACE represents accredited, degree-granting colleges and universities and higher education in the U.S. Together, ACE member institutions represent almost 80 percent of today's college students.
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Speeches prior to January 20, 2009 are at http://www2.ed.gov/news/speeches/archive/index.html.