Category Op-Eds 42 articles to read

Taking action on college racial harassment

The following op-ed is cross-posted from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch By Arne Duncan In recent weeks, incidents at the University of Missouri and Yale University have placed in the public…

Where California schools need to put their money

The following op-ed is cross-posted from the Los Angeles Times By Arne Duncan On the Westside of Los Angeles, there’s a school where eighth-graders code and build websites, develop entrepreneurial ventures…

Hold Shady Colleges Accountable

The following op-ed is cross-posted from Politico By Arne Duncan It’s time to ask: When career colleges defraud their students, who pays the price? Right now, the answer is simple: students…

Increase access to quality preschool

The following op-ed is cross-posted from The Hill By Arne Duncan and Reps. Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) and Bobby Scott (D-VA.) The foundation of a thriving middle class relies on a…

America’s kids need a better education law

The following op-ed is cross-posted from the Washington Post By Arne Duncan The nation’s most sweeping education law — the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, better known as…

How Technology Will Revolutionize Testing and Learning

The following op-ed is cross-posted from Scientific America Greater broadband access will bring the latest digital tools to more teachers and students Recently I had the opportunity to visit the…

High-quality preschool is a sure path to the middle class

The following op-ed is cross-posted from the Washington Post By Arne Duncan President Obama put forward a plan last week to make access to high-quality early learning a reality for…

Want to change college athletics? Financially punish coaches

The following op-ed is cross-posted from USA Today By Arne Duncan and Tom McMillen March Madness is underway, but the 2011 champion, the University of Connecticut, is conspicuously absent. The…