Why you should be worried about Arne Duncan

I’ve got a new piece published at Truthout.org titled “The Corporatization of Public Education” about a recent indication made by Secretary of Education Arne Duncan to put more mayors in charge of underperforming urban school districts. Something must be done in many of our urban school districts—to decrease drop-out rates, to boost student achievement, to provide underprivileged students with some stability, to give them the best education available with the... Read More