Author Archives: asmigiel
Call With Education Grantmakers
On August 21, the Department of Education hosted a quarterly conference call for education funders with Secretary Arne Duncan. Secretary Duncan talked about two of the Department’s grant competitions, Investing in Innovation (i3) and Race to the Top District, and … Continue reading
Call with Education Grantmakers
On October 26, the Department of Education hosted a quarterly conference call for education funders with Secretary Arne Duncan. Secretary Duncan talked about the American Jobs Act and the Obama administration’s new proposal to allow about 1.6 million students to … Continue reading
Back-to-School Tour Highlights from Day Two
The second day of the “Education and the Economy” Midwest Back-to-School Bus Tour saw Secretary Duncan and other ED officials meeting with education stakeholders in Michigan, Indiana, and other points of the compass. Check out some of the day’s noteworthy … Continue reading
Education Stakeholders Forum July 14
An Education Stakeholders Forum will be held Thursday, July 14th, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., at the Department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. This month’s forum will be a listening session with senior Department officials. As part of the President’s administrative flexibility … Continue reading
Summit Closing Opens Universal Doors
A Rural U.S. Principal Reflects on Collective Lessons from the Closing Session of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the closing session of the International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New York City … Continue reading
Secretary Calls Black Men to the Blackboard
ATLANTA—On Monday, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan renewed his call for more black men to pick up the chalk and teach. Joined by filmmaker Spike Lee, Duncan issued the invitation during a town hall meeting and panel discussion hosted by … Continue reading
Small Town School Beats the Odds with Effective Leadership
Motorists driving down Route 95 South past Philadelphia might never know that tucked away off exit 9 B, right before the Philadelphia International Airport, lies a community so dedicated to its schools that it has overcome immense odds in order … Continue reading
First Stakeholders Forum of 2011
Thanks to those of you who were able to join us for our first Stakeholders Forum of 2011, which featured the Secretary’s summary of our priorities for the upcoming year, an overview of the Education Dashboard, and a preview of … Continue reading
Education Funders Conference Call
On Monday, the day before the President’s State of the Union Address, the Department of Education hosted the first quarterly conference call of 2011 for education funders with Secretary Arne Duncan. Secretary Duncan talked about the importance of reauthorizing ESEA, … Continue reading
Reflections on the State of the Union: Rebuilding America, One Student At A Time
A Classroom Teaching Fellow Responds to the President’s Jan. 25, 2011, State of the Union Address Like millions of Americans, I watched President Obama’s State of the Union Address Tuesday. I watched it particularly with hopes that his words and … Continue reading
“New Normal” Is Harsh Reality, Duncan Tells Principals
The “new normal” was the subject of a conversation for school leaders last week between Secretary Duncan and Dr. Gerald Tirozzi, executive director for the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Dr. Tirozzi was interviewing Arne for NASSP’s online … Continue reading
At Carl Harvey Elementary, Data Drive Learning
Seasoned educators have a sixth sense about what works in the classroom. At Carl Harvey Elementary School, in Santa Ana, California, the faculty of experienced teachers combine intuition with analysis of ongoing test results to determine students’ needs. The approach … Continue reading
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