Policy in Practice has learned that Arne Duncan, the CEO of Chicago Public Schools, will be Barack Obama’s pick to serve as the next Secretary of Education.
An Academic All-American basketball player at Harvard, Duncan has spent his professional career working in education in Chicago, having spent seven of those years as the public school system’s CEO.
The New York Times profiled Duncan on November 20th. In July, Duncan testified before the House education committee, saying the following about his tenure in Chicago:
“We are one of the few districts in the country that has shut down underperforming schools and replaced the entire school staff. This turnaround school strategy has taken some of our lowest-performing schools and doubled or tripled test scores within a few years. Same kids, different teachers, new leadership, a new educational approach, and the results are dramatic.”
Here’s some video excerpts of his testimony:
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December 2, 2008 at 3:05 am
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