Arne Duncan

Surveys show that many talented and committed young people are reluctant to enter teaching for the long haul because they think the profession is low-paying and not prestigious enough. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#committed #enough #enter #haul #long

Teachers say their schools of education did not adequately prepare them for the classroom. They would have welcomed more mentoring and feedback in their early years. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#classroom #did #early #education #feedback

Teachers support evaluations based on multiple measures: student growth, classroom observation and feedback from peers and parents. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#classroom #feedback #growth #measures #multiple

The cost of college should never discourage anyone from going after a valuable degree. ↗

— Arne Duncan

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There was nothing more important I could do than be supportive as a dad. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#dad #i #important #more #nothing

To encourage more top-caliber students to choose teaching, teachers should be paid a lot more, with starting salaries more in the range of $60,000 and potential earnings of as much as $150,000. ↗

— Arne Duncan

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We all have a role to play - the President, Congress, parents, students and schools - in making college affordable and keeping the middle class dream alive. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#alive #class #college #congress #dream

We've seen more reform in the last year than we've seen in decades, and we haven't spent a dime yet. It's staggering how the Recovery Act is driving change. ↗

— Arne Duncan

#change #decades #dime #driving #haven

When I ask teachers why they teach, they almost always say that it is because they want to make a difference in the lives of children. ↗

— Arne Duncan

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Whether it's in an inner-city school or a rural community, I want those students to have a chance to take A.P. biology and A.P. physics and marine biology. ↗

— Arne Duncan

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