Read more Arne Duncan stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/36769/arne-duncan.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:25:42 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72378/president-has-delivered-real-change-in-education.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's huge success in education reform has been overlooked amid all the carping about his failure to deliver as much change as expected, writes David Brooks. The $4.3 billion Race to the Top fund Obama and Arne Duncan established has helped accelerate real reform in education and has...http://www.newser.com/story/72378/president-has-delivered-real-change-in-education.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 23 Oct 2009 5:35:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71290/we-ran-into-a-president-with-some-serious-game-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Barack Obama and a few members of his cabinet played basketball tonight at the White House with a handful of House members, two of them Republicans. "We ran into a president with some serious game," said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash. Obama had "a sweet crossover move" and appeared to...http://www.newser.com/story/71290/we-ran-into-a-president-with-some-serious-game-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 21:27:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71205/lawmakers-get-court-date-with-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFour cabinet secretaries and one GOP representative who walked out of President Obama’s joint address to Congress last month are among some 16 invitees for tomorrow’s White House fall basketball game. Rep. John Shimkus is the lone Republican on the list; that Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner has enough game for...http://www.newser.com/story/71205/lawmakers-get-court-date-with-obama.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 22:27:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70471/obama-wants-more-school-less-summer-break.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWell, Barack Obama’s approval rating just plummeted in the K-12 demographic. The president is calling for longer school days and a shorter summer break, arguing that it’s a necessary step to catch up with kids from around the world. The president admits they’re “not wildly popular ideas. Not with Malia...http://www.newser.com/story/70471/obama-wants-more-school-less-summer-break.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 14:09:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70441/obama-to-pitch-chicagos-olympic-bid-in-denmark.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Thursday to back Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympics, senior adviser Valerie Jarrett said today. The president will be joined by Michelle Obama and his education and transportation secretaries. Chicago is bidding against Tokyo, Rio de Janiero, and Madrid, but none of...http://www.newser.com/story/70441/obama-to-pitch-chicagos-olympic-bid-in-denmark.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Sep 2009 7:08:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69861/et-tu-barack-teachers-lose-another-ally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTeachers union members are fuming over President Obama's desire to stay the course and evaluate educators based on student test scores, McClatchy reports. Obama is even threatening to withhold California stimulus money unless the state enshrines the student-teacher performance link into law. "It takes more than the ability to fill...http://www.newser.com/story/69861/et-tu-barack-teachers-lose-another-ally.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 20 Sep 2009 17:35:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68745/newt-obama-school-speech-good-for-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWho says bipartisanship in Washington is dead? Today, top Republicans sided with President Obama on both his planned speech to schoolchildren and his strategy in Afghanistan, Politico reports. On Fox News Sunday , Newt Gingrich called Obama’s Tuesday speech “good for America.” On Afghanistan, Tim Pawlenty rejected calls by conservative columnist...http://www.newser.com/story/68745/newt-obama-school-speech-good-for-america.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 06 Sep 2009 12:13:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66514/duncan-poised-to-be-most-powerful-ed-sec-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTight with President Obama and with $5 billion at his disposal, Arne Duncan may become the strongest education secretary in history, writes Nia-Malika Henderson for Politico . “Never ever have they had $5 billion to decide what to do in the education system,” says an education advocate. And it’s up to...http://www.newser.com/story/66514/duncan-poised-to-be-most-powerful-ed-sec-ever.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Aug 2009 7:03:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65186/prez-to-unveil-4b-education-boost-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama will offer struggling states a carrot and a stick today, as he unveils draft guidelines for a new $4.35 billion education initiative designed to push charter schools, linking teacher pay to performance, and adopting common academic standards. The Race for the Top program, part of the stimulus...http://www.newser.com/story/65186/prez-to-unveil-4b-education-boost-today.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 6:46:00 CDT