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Obama publicly declares support for same-sex marriage; Romney opposes

Global Politics

President Barack Obama shook up the presidential campaign on Wednesday by declaring his support for same-sex marriage. The decision comes after two members of his leadership team declared their own support.

American educational decline: Not so bad

Development & Education

Sen. Coburn Talks Deal to Avoid Higher Student Loan Interest Rates

President Obama Supports Same-Sex Marriage

Does Obama Support Gay Marriage?

US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Student Debt

It may take years for the millions buried in student loan debt to pay their way out.  Roughly 36 million Americans currently hold debt they accrued earning higher education. Last week President Obama unveiled a plan he says would ease the financial pain of some of those borrowers. The president’s plan  to allow borrowers to pay back […]

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on No Child Left Behind proposal

Global Politics

Yesterday, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced a major override of the No Child Left Behind accountability law for schools. Duncan’s proposal will mean that states can apply to bypass performance requirements in the law. One of those requirements is that 100 percent students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Arne Duncan talks […]

The World

Secretary Arne Duncan on teacher evaluations and saving jobs in a recession

Global Politics

Secretary Arne Duncan talks to us about the tension between what local school districts are dealing with during this recession and the goals that the Obama administration is laying out for them.

The World

Budget cuts affecting schools across the country

Business, Economics and Jobs

Across the country, cash-strapped schools say budget cuts are forcing them to lay off teachers. Secretary of education Arne Duncan has called the layoffs ? which may number in the hundreds of thousands ? a potential catastrophe for the education system.

The World

Education Sec. Arne Duncan on education reform

Global Politics

We’re ‘Getting Schooled’ this week on the future of education, pre-K through 12, in America. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan joins us to discuss the reforms circulating in Washington right now.