Education Podcast with John Merrow
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The Engine of Innovation-Education with John Merrow #134
Tue, 10 March 2009 10:07:58 -0600
Thanks to the federal stimulus package, new Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has a $160 billion budget -- and of that, he can spend $5 billion any way he pleases. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Duncan has a lot of options.
Duncan shares his thoughts on best strategies, and how he hopes to impact an education system where 3 out 10 ninth graders fail to graduate.
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Duration: 7:53
The Road Ahead-Education with John Merrow #133
Tue, 10 March 2009 10:07:58 -0600
Former Assistant Secretary of Education Christopher T. Cross has seen a lot of education secretaries come and go, but none with as large a budget as Arne Duncan.
Mr. Cross details the challenges Duncan will face as he aims to spend his department's $160 billion budget. With over 200 special interest groups and countless superintendents clamoring for his attention, Cross says Duncan has a tough job ahead.
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Duration: 7:53
Bridging the Divide-Education with John Merrow #132
Tue, 10 March 2009 10:07:58 -0600
Randi Weingarten, President of the American Federation of Teachers, believes that reform begins with teachers. But the question now is how to support them.
Weingarten offers her opinion on how the new secretary should use his budget and explains why she thinks national standards should be his priority.
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Duration: 8:03
