Education Secretary Arne Duncan Stepping Down

[appalachiablue]

Source: CNN

(CNN) Education Secretary Arne Duncan will step down in December, an administration official said Friday.

Duncan is one of the few original members of President Barack Obama's Cabinet who are still in office.

Obama will select Deputy Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. to replace him, and is expected to make the announcement Friday.

Obama is expected to speak at 3:30 PM ET in the State Dining Room.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/02/politics/arne-duncan-resigns-education-secretary-obama/index.html

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Article updated 11:32 AM ET, Friday Oct. 2, 2015. Includes Video of Secretary Duncan interviewed by CNN this morning.

[Human101948]

1. Going to Chicago to fuck up the educational system there...

You're doing a great job, Arne!

[hedda_foil]

2. Do you have a link for that?

Because Chicagoans don't want their schools privatized,what could be better than bringing back Arne?

[busterbrown]

4. Privatization Corps... Will be waiting at his doorstep..

Worst of all of Obama’s appointments..Any worse?

[appalachiablue]

7. Can't think of another worse appt. off hand except Rahm who left early thank goodness.

[appalachiablue]

5. Back from whence he came. Arne's notice to leave in Dec. rather than remain until the

end of Obama's 2nd term came as a surprise to some.



This Washington Post/Bezos Billionaire Gazette article of today explains more of Duncan's 'work' while secretary especially with Common Core, Charter Schools, etc.

Washington Post, "Education Secretary Arne Duncan Reportedly Will Step Down At End of Year", Oct. 2, 2015
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/education/wp/2015/10/02/education-secretary-arne-duncan-reportedly-will-step-down-at-end-of-year/

[sabrina 1]

17. One of the worst, and that includes Bush's Ed Sec who insulted teachers also, but was at least

forced to apologize, Ed Secs ever. That man is a business man period, he has not a single clue about education and his departure should have occurred years ago, in fact he never should have had that position. The failure of Ed System has only increased, and it was bad before, under his tenure.

Lost generations, we can't really make up for the damage caused by these businessmen injecting themselves as foxes to guard the nice little business they set up, starting with NCLB in our education system.

Cuomo was recently forced to admit the failure of Common Core, but only AFTER supporting it for too long.

I am proud of the parents here in our state of NY who fought it every step of the way. But we shouldn't have to fight our own government in order to get an education worthy of the money being spent, going mainly to BUSINESS.

[LeftishBrit]

3. Sounds like good news!

[appalachiablue]

6. Definitely good news, and Arne's notice to leave in Dec. rather than stay untl the end

of the 2nd admin. surprised some as noted in the longer WaPo article of today posted here, I believe.

[Feeling the Bern]

8. Teachers come from the bottom of the academic barrel - Arne Duncan

Don't believe he said that? Thank you, MadFloridian.

Good riddance, snake-oil salesman!

[appalachiablue]

9. Non educator Arne Duncan is the bottom of the barrel, not teachers. Be gone corporatist opportunist!

[Plucketeer]

16. In rare moments of sobriety I've wondered

how many snakes it takes to cure my shakes. How many lowly serpents give their all (their awl?) to make up that half a bottle I need to steady my nerves?

Aren Dunce'n leavin' DC will give SOME relief to my drinkin' habit. One more "cabinet" member who'd have served us better if he'd just STAYED in his damned cabinet.

"GOOD RIDDANCE, WEASEL!!!"

[JDPriestly]

20. Back when I went to school, business majors were the bottom of the barrel in terms of

intellectual ability.

And then those business majors became the business leaders that tore our country down.

We need good education with people in charge who have more than their own self-interest in mind.

Education is an altruistic field.

We need generous people to lead our education sector.

[Fearless]

10. Let us only hope that the prodigious damage he caused can be fixed.

I won't hold my breath for a true liberal education secretary. I'll put my money on his replacement being a corporatist third wayer.

[wolfie001]

11. Despicable corporate asshole!

Hey Arne, drop dead!

[msongs]

12. he must be tired of implement obama's education policy. maybe off to corporate $$ goldmine nt

[appalachiablue]

18. Wouldn't it be surprising if Arne got a juicy offer from a corporation say owned by

RUPERT MURDOCK, media mogul of NEWS CORP and FOX who's made major inroads into the BUSINESS $$$ of Education. Particularly since Murdock announced in November 2010,



~ When it comes to K through 12 education, we see a $500 Billion sector in the US alone that is waiting desperately to be transformed by big breakthroughs that extend the reach of teaching. ~ Rupert Murdock, Nov. 2010.

*"FOX IN THE SCHOOLHOUSE, RUPERT MURDOCK WANTS TO TEACH YOUR KIDS!"*, Mother Jones, Sept. 23, 2011
http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/09/rupert-murdoch-news-corp-wireless-generation-education

Corporate teaching & education from business giants in entertainment, media, tech & retail like Fox, Koch, Walton, Target, Coke, Discovery, Verizon, Comcast, Amazon, Google, Netflix and more.




>>PRESS SECRETARY OF ARNE DUNCAN LEAVES TO WORK FOR RUPERT MURDOCK, 2013, Diane Ravitch.
http://dianeravitch.net/2013/02/23/duncan-press-secretary-working-for-rupert-murdoch/

[Starry Messenger]

13. Finally!!!

But why now?? *cries*

[TwilightGardener]

14. Nobody is saying why. Why, with only a year to go?

[Angry Dragon]

15. comes none too soon

[McKim]

19. Why Now? Teachers Union Voters for 2016

Looks like the Democratic Party thought they had better do something pretty quick here to court the teachers' votes. Arne has been walking all over teachers and public education for many years now and making teachers angry. Now they are worried about votes.
Maybe Arne can go work for Bill Gates to further destroy public education, or further ruin Chicago Public Schools.

[salib]

21. Good riddance.

[Igel]

22. It's like blaming the hammer when it hits your thumb.

Hammers are just tools. Perhaps hard to handle, but still, just a tool. If Duncan had been not doing what his wielder wanted him to do, he'd have been gone a long time ago.

We seem to be at pains to say it's all Duncan's fault.

It's like saying hammers have minds of their own.

[salib]

23. Yeah, it sucks.

Still, good riddance.

[Myrina]

24. 6 years too late.

Let's hope he has to pass a bunch of standardized tests to be considered for his next job.