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Education

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1. This is important.

Sun Jul 13, 2014, 08:28 PM

Jul 2014

Maybe Obama will ask Duncan to resign and the Ed. Dept. can be run by someone who actually likes educators.

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AFT joins NEA with conditions, asks Arne to resign. [View all] madfloridian Jul 2014 OP

This is important. iemitsu Jul 2014 #1

Sure, maybe Obama can. But Arne Duncan is Obama's pick since '09. delrem Jul 2014 #5

Sorry, that's not quite enough for me to feel any better. iemitsu Jul 2014 #13

I assume Arne is carrying out policies Obama wants... HooptieWagon Jul 2014 #2

Needs a better headline MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #3

Good for them! BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #4

On the contrary, Third-Way is "the base" of the Democratic Party. delrem Jul 2014 #6

No, they are not. madfloridian Jul 2014 #7

I don't fully believe that. delrem Jul 2014 #8

Third Way took over when DLC shut down. madfloridian Jul 2014 #9

The base refers to the bottom of the pyramid, not the pinnacle BrotherIvan Jul 2014 #11

It *is* really important. Starry Messenger Jul 2014 #10

so true. madfloridian Jul 2014 #12