Missouri Education Commissioner Chris Nicastro
Missouri was slow out of the starting blocks, but now has gained its footing in the U.S. Department of Education’s ambitious “Race to the Top” competition. At stake: a share of $4.35 billion in federal stimulus money…
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan (center) talks with St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Kelvin Adams (right) at Lexington Elementary School in August 2009.
Forget about urban school reform on a grand scale. A modest, hyper-local approach may be the surest way…
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan was in St. Louis last week with Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers, to visit city public schools. At a joint appearance at Lexington School, the secretary was happy to cede the spotlight to…
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President-elect Barack Obama took playground basketball to new heights when he nominated Arne Duncan to become the next U.S. Secretary of Education.
Mr. Duncan, 44, is a veteran of the president-elect’s Chicago pickup hoop games, and he also is the…
