Arne Duncan discusses his career as secretary of education during the presidency of Barack Obama. Duncan outlines key Department of Education initiatives undertaken during his leadership, including the Race to the Top program, the implementation of Common Core standards, and efforts to reform No Child Left Behind. Duncan emphasizes the importance of uniform and high national education standards and effective measures for evaluating student growth and teacher performance. Duncan focuses on efforts to identify and redress inequities in American education, reflecting on his experiences working with poor and minority communities both nationally and in Chicago. Duncan also discusses the relationship between charter and public schools, his involvement in Obama administration attempts to reduce gun violence, and approaches to student debt relief
Presidents--United States; Common Core State Standards (Education); Charter schools--United States; Public schools--United States; Student loans--United States; College costs--United States; Gun control--United States; Violent crimes--United States; Duncan, Arne; Obama, Barack; Race to the Top (Program : U.S.); United States. Department of Education; United States; No Child Left Behind Act of 2001
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2020
Physical Description
127 pages
Note (Biographical)
Arne Duncan is the former CEO of Chicago Public Schools, who served as United States secretary of education between 2009 and 2015. Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED), a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence
Note
Interviewed by by Dov Weinryb Grohsgal on March 3, 2020, and March 4, 2020, and July 24, 2020. This interview is part of the Columbia University: Obama Presidency Oral History
Note (Provenance)
Arne S. Duncan, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2022