Education Secretary Arne Duncan (left) and Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam, a Republican, take part in an education forum on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. Mr. Duncan plans to reward states, among them Tennessee, with waivers from the No Child Left Behind education law. (Associated Press)
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Education Secretary Arne Duncan (right) discusses waivers for No Child Left Behind at the White House on Monday as White House press secretary Jay Carney looks on. The Obama administration has moved forward with a plan to grant waivers to states if they demonstrate reform and maintain high levels of student achievement. Several states will apply for relief.
"We can't sit here in Washington and turn a deaf ear to what's going on around the country. Right now, Congress is pretty disfunctional. They're not getting stuff done." - Education Secretary Arne Duncan
President Obama presides at a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. In the background from left are Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Interior Secretary Kenneth L. Salazar, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, the president, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. In the foreground from left are, Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis, Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner. (Associated Press)
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan on Monday contended the Dream Act would reduce the federal deficit by $1.4 billion over the next decade by allowing more illegal immigrants to stay in the country and pay taxes. (Associated Press0
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is set to open a third round of Race to the Top education grants Wednesday. (Associated Press)
"Any reduction to the Pell program would come at a much higher cost for our country down the road," said Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat, admitting "tough budget decisions" are ahead. Education Secretary Arne Duncan projected that the Pell Grant program that helps low-income students afford college could face a $20 billion shortfall in 2012. (Associated Press)
President Barack Obama walks with budget director Jack Lew and Education Secretary Arne Duncan on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington as they travel to Baltimore, Md., Monday, Feb. 14, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
