Borrowing to pay for college used to be the exception; now it's the rule. Arne Duncan More Quotes by Arne Duncan More Quotes From Arne Duncan I worry when athletes are simply used by their universities to produce revenue, to make money for them, nothing to show at the back end. I grew up with a lot of players who had very, very tough lives after the ball started bouncing for them. And that's why I'm going to continue to fight. Arne Duncan fighting athlete player Most teachers still say they love teaching though they wouldn't mind a little more respect for their challenging work and a little less blame for America's educational shortcomings. Arne Duncan educational teaching teacher Research shows that children do better in school and are less likely to drop out when fathers are involved. Engaged parents can strengthen communities, mentor and tutor students, and demonstrate through their actions how much they value their children's education. Arne Duncan father children school Young people know how important it is for dads to be involved in their lives. As I travel the country and talk with students, some of them tell me that their lives would be totally different if their father was around. Arne Duncan dad country father Whether it's in an inner-city school or a rural community, I want those students to have a chance to take A.P. biology and A.P. physics and marine biology. Arne Duncan marine cities school To be clear, we the Department of Education want curriculum to be driven by the local level. We are by law prohibited from directing curriculum. We don't have a curriculum department. Arne Duncan levels law want 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. Arne Duncan differences teacher children We need to invest in very different ways. Get the students the support they need, get them the best principals, get them the great teachers, and I promise you those students would do extraordinarily well. I have seen it all my life. Arne Duncan support teacher promise There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad. Arne Duncan supportive dad important The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree. Arne Duncan degrees cost college I think the best thing that happened to the education system in New Orleans was Hurricane Katrina. Arne Duncan hurricanes new-orleans thinking There's so much that we're doing wrong today. And studies show we're one of three countries that doesn't invest more in disadvantaged communities. Arne Duncan community today country We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change. Arne Duncan recovery reform years To encourage more top-caliber students to choose teaching, teachers should be paid a lot more, with starting salaries more in the range of $60,000 and potential earnings of as much as $150,000. Arne Duncan salary teaching teacher A postsecondary education is the ticket to economic success in America. Arne Duncan economic tickets america What you see around the world is that poverty is not destiny. In other countries, much more systemically, student after student, school after school, year after year, educate poor and disadvantaged young people. And, so, anyone who says that you can't overcome these battles is a huge part of the problem. Arne Duncan destiny country school 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. Arne Duncan average two school States should not balance their budgets on the backs of students. Arne Duncan balance states students I think every student needs access to technology, and I think technology can be a hugely important vehicle to help level the playing field. Arne Duncan technology important thinking This is a devastating problem, is, the longer our children are in school, the worse they do. Year after year after year, our children in America are falling further behind. Our 3- and 4-year-olds enter kindergarten OK, and they fall further and further behind. Each year, children in other countries are learning more than children in this country. And so the gap between American student performance in Singapore and Finland and South Korea and Canada and these other countries, the gap widens year after year after year. Arne Duncan country children fall
