CQ Politics CQ Transcript: Education Secretary Duncan on CBS’s ‘Face the Nation’
[*] SCHIEFFER: Today on “Face the Nation,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan on President Obama’s speech to school kids, swine flu, and fixing America’s educational system. President Obama’s upcoming speech to the school children Tuesday has created such an uproar that some schools are not going to show it. And some parents say they’ll keep their children at home.
What is going on? And are the schools prepared for the onslaught of swine flu this fall? Then to the deeper problems. We spend more per capita on students than any country in the world, yet our students lag behind those in most nations. Can our schools be fixed? Those are the questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan .
Then, I’ll have a final word on a real mess of a summit. But first, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on “Face the Nation.”
[*] SCHIEFFER: Today on “Face the Nation,” Education Secretary Arne Duncan on President Obama’s speech to school kids, swine flu, and fixing America’s educational system. President Obama’s upcoming speech to the school children Tuesday has created such an uproar that some schools are not going to show it. And some parents say they’ll keep their children at home.
What is going on? And are the schools prepared for the onslaught of swine flu this fall? Then to the deeper problems. We spend more per capita on students than any country in the world, yet our students lag behind those in most nations. Can our schools be fixed? Those are the questions for Education Secretary Arne Duncan .
Then, I’ll have a final word on a real mess of a summit. But first, Education Secretary Arne Duncan on “Face the Nation.”