Arne Duncan: Educating our way to a better economy
President Barack Obama recently challenged all Americans to overcome the stale debates that have paralyzed progress on education so that we can offer every child in this country the chance to out-compete any worker worldwide. That is a central mission of the budget that President Obama is submitting to Congress.
This budget makes a substantial down payment on our education agenda – aimed at preparing Americans from the cradle up through a career. That means raising the quality of early childhood programs; ending state caps on the number of allowable charter schools; rewarding good teachers and removing bad ones; adding learning time to the school year; and putting the dream of a college degree within reach for anyone who wants one.
Arne Duncan is the U.S. secretary of education.
