Education Week: As Obama is Nominated, Duncan Speech Finesses Touchy Issues

Charlotte, N.C.

On the night President Barack Obama’s name was formally placed in nomination for re-election, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan used his high-profile Democratic convention speech to tout the president’s work to avert teacher layoffs and revamp student loans.

But the education secretary steered clear of mentioning charter schools expansion, teacher evaluation, and aggressive school turnaround—policies at the heart of the Obama administration’s agenda during Duncan’s tenure as secretary.

via As Obama is Nominated, Duncan Speech Finesses Touchy Issues.

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