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Arne Duncan Years

Duncan's track record, part 3
December 19, 2008
By: Debra Williams and Lorraine Forte

Schools CEO Arne Duncan has had seven years to make his mark on public education in Chicago.

In this last installment in a three-part series, Catalyst explores his legacy in tackling teacher quality, elementary education and preschool.

Teacher quality Recognizing that teachers are the frontline to student success, Duncan has taken a number of steps to infuse the system with high-quality teachers. 

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Duncan's track record, part 2
December 18, 2008
By: Lorraine Forte and Sarah Karp

In his seven years as CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan has taken on a host of urban education policy challenges to varying degrees of success.

In this second installment in a three-part series, Catalyst examines the Secretary of Education nominee’s efforts around principal leadership and special education.

Principals and leadership

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Duncan's track record
December 15, 2008
By: Sarah Karp and John Myers

 

In his seven years as CEO of Chicago Public Schools, Arne Duncan has taken on a host of urban education policy challenges to varying degrees of success.

This week, Catalyst revisits some of these signature initiatives, and weighs their significance on the national scene.

Today, we look at the efforts of the Secretary of Education designate to transform high schools, offer families more and better school choices and raise the performance bar for teachers, principals and administrators.

Reforming high schools

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