Arne Duncan Quotes

Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule.

No one is mandating merit pay.

Hungry children are distracted children. We want to make sure nothing gets in the way of our children performing well academically, including hunger.

Even in a time of fiscal austerity, education is more than just an expense.

The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree.

Schools and districts and unions are working together on some really innovative things.

Money is not the reason that people enter teaching.

When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in the lives of children.

Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents.

About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.

I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field.

So instead of watching TV, we read every night together as a family.

Education is the civil rights issue of our generation.

A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America.

States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students.

There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad.

City Year is taking on some of the toughest work in education.

Almost 24 million children - one in three - are likely growing up without their father involved in their lives.

Wherever you find something extraordinary, you'll find the fingerprints of a great teacher.