December 24, 2008

Former Tutor Nominated as Secretary of Education

Arnie Duncan’s mother ran a tutoring program and his father was a professor at the University of Chicago. After his stint as a pro athlete in Australia where he also tutored students, Duncan returned to Chicago to help run, with his sister, the Ariel Education Initiative, a mentoring and tutoring program.

The following is from Time.com, orignally published on 12/17/08.

Barack Obama’s choice for education secretary, Chicago school chief Arne (Ar-NEE) Duncan, is getting a warm welcome from most factions of the education community. He’s been, in many ways, an unconventional leader willing to find creative solutions to some of public education’s oldest dilemmas, including school attendance and dropout rates. The 44-year-old will have a lot on his plate, if confirmed, including what to do with President Bush’s much maligned No Child Left Behind policy and how to make college more affordable.

Click on the following link for the Time profile on Arne Duncan

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