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Duncan courts state lawmakers on reform agenda
- 06-17-2010
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Blog by Lesli Maxwell/Education Week
Seeking more allies for his school improvement agenda, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today asked a select group of state legislators to keep "pushing very, very hard" on the policy levers that he and President Barack Obama have made a top priority. Mr. Duncan also asked the lawmakers to back the administration's beleaguered $23 billion jobs package that he has said is crucial for saving hundreds of thousands of teaching jobs. "We need bipartisan support for this," he said, asking them to use "your collective voices, as much as you are comfortable talking about this." The lawmakers, representing 17 states, spent the day at the Education Department's Washington headquarters listening to presentations and asking questions of Duncan's top deputies. (more...)
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